HAWTHORNE, Calif. (April 30, 2008) - Rum Bum Racing drivers Gene Sigal and Matt Plumb scored another big result in last Sunday's Bosch Engineering 250 at Virginia International Raceway. The Rum Bum drivers finished fifth overall after what can be described as a very difficult week for the team, which suffered major damage in the Mexico City race a week before.
 
The Rum Bum Racing crew started to work on the car early Thursday morning to make sure the car could be ready for the fourth round of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Right away the team found that the damage caused by the accident was more extensive than expected. The front nose, splitter, rear tail, engine cover, side pod, front and rear suspension, exhaust system, bell housing and gearbox damage needed to be repaired or replaced on the spot to make sure the car could return to a competitive mode for practice. On Saturday morning, it was time to start practicing to prepare for the race.
 
"We've been struggling with the car since the accident at Mexico City" declared Sigal, Rum Bum Racing team owner and co-driver of the No. 7 Rum Bum Dinan BMW Riley. "The guys did a great job putting the Rum Bum Dinan BMW Riley Daytona Prototype back together. That was our biggest task. The crew gave me a great car. I've been fighting a cold that he caught in Mexico, all week. On Sunday, I was just hoping to keep it clean and give it to Matt and hopefully, have him work for his pay."

Sigal qualified 17th on Saturday afternoon but was not feeling very well. Despite his illness, he took a great start and, considering his physical condition, ran a studied first one-hour stint Sunday and handed the car to Plumb in the top 10. Plumb started to pass cars right away after the pit stop. Thanks to a very good car put together by the Rum Bum Racing crew, Plumb was able to charge to the front and cross the finish line in fifth place, scoring the second top-five result in three races for Rum Bum Racing; a fantastic result that was totally unexpected after what happened to the team in the week prior to the race.