HURLEY HAYWOOD, JOHN PAUL JR.
SET FOR FIRST UNION SIX HOURS

 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Hurley Haywood and John Paul Jr., two of the top names
in the history of American road racing, will go head to head once again at
Watkins Glen International in the June 7-9 First Union Six Hours of the Glen.
 Haywood will team with Tom Hessert in a Porsche 911, while Paul joins Pete
Halsmer, Bill Auberlen and Javier Quiros with the three-car First
Union/Valvoline BMW M3 team.
 The First Union Six Hours of the Glen is a revival of a traditional World
Endurance Championship weekend which was held at the Glen from 1968-81. Haywood
started his racing career in the 1969 Six Hours, teaming with the late Peter
Gregg to win their class in a Porsche.
 "It's really nice that the Six Hours is back," said Haywood, who won a pair of
IMSA championship in addition to one Trans-Am title. "I think the length of the
race is a good one. It gives the fans something to watch. There are pit stops,
there's strategy involved, and I think it's a real intelligent race. It is a
format where you can get big fields and lots of drivers. I think it's good for
the sport."
 Haywood was the first driver to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 24 Hours
of LeMans in the same year (1977). He won the Rolex 24 five times, LeMans twice
and the 12 Hours of Sebring three times. He also won the first IMSA race at the
Glen in 1972, and returned to win both the Six Hours and Trans-Am races in
1977. A frequent visitor to the Glen's Victory Circle podium, his most recent
victory here was in the 1993 IMSA Supercar race. 
 Haywood will be join 1988 IMSA Camel Lights champion Tom Hessert in a Porsche
fielded by Alex Job Racing.
 "I'm pretty confident," Haywood admitted. "It's a long race, and it's a format
I enjoy doing. I think we should have a good time, and some good luck at the
Glen. The BMWs are really good on the shorter races, but I think when we go to
the long format, the BMWs will become tired quite quickly, and I think we'll do
quite well with our Porsches."
 John Paul Jr., one of the lead drivers for Tom Milner's BMW M3 team,
disagrees.
 "I think the Glen is a very good track for a BMW," Paul said. "The car has
excellent straight line speed, and we're getting pretty good with the handling.

 "I've raced in the old Six Hours lots of time, and I really missed it," added
Paul, who shared second place in class with the late Al Holbert in the 1976 Six
Hours. "I've always had good luck there in the past, and I'm really looking
forward to being back there with the BMW team. I think they're due for a win,
and it would be nice to do it at Watkins Glen."
 Practice for the First Union Six Hours of the Glen begins at noon on Friday,
June 7. Saturday's schedule includes qualifying for all three classes, followed
by a three-hour IMSA Endurance Championship race at 2 p.m. Sunday opens with a
40-minute debut of the new IMSA Slick 50 Pro Series at the Glen. The First
Union Six Hours of the Glen starts at 11 a.m. Wrapping up the schedule will be
the start of One Lap of America, with competitors opening the 4,500-mile rally
by taking a two-lap time trial, starting at 6 p.m.
 Tickets are now on sale for the First Union Six Hours of the Glen. For
additional information or credit card orders, call (607) 535-2481.
 
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