Magnus Racing’s Mega Millions' Numbers: 1, 8, 26, 40, and 44

March 27, 2012 (Salt Lake City, UT)- On Saturday, January 28 at 3:29PM, Magnus Racing entered the 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona as a team who had achieved podiums, pole positions, but had yet to achieve the elusive first win. Just 24 hours later, the team and their no. 44 Porsche GT3 Cup celebrated not only their first-ever victory in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, but led an incredible 1-2-3 sweep for Porsche at the storied 24-hour race.

Following an eight-week hiatus for the series, Magnus Racing heads in to this weekend’s Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, as not only the point leader in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT category, but also boasting several other interesting numbers to consider.

In honor of today’s Mega Millions jackpot, we figured we’d throw out some favorite numbers for good luck.

1. The current poinst position of Magnus Racing in the Rolex GT series. Having taken a historic first victory at The 50th Anniversary of the Rolex 24, the team heads in to this weekend’s race on top of the standings for the second time in team history.

8. The number of weeks elapsed between the last GRAND-AM race and now. While the team certainly had a good party following The Rolex 24, the team has taken very little time off since, including a strong test in Kershaw, South Carolina last week as well as hosting several fan contests to keep their fans engaged.

26. The number of races that Magnus Racing has competed in. Why is this significant? At Barber Motorsports Park in 2010, Magnus Racing was the only Porsche entered; thus giving them the current highest active streak among GRAND-AM Porsche entrants.

40. John Potter’s current active streak driving in consecutive GRAND-AM races. No other active Porsche driver currently hasa streak this high.

44. The total number of race John Potter has competed in while in GRAND-AM racing. This also happens to be his car number… coincidence?? Well, yes.

But it’s a good omen.

Magnus Racing’s Mega Number? Well, that remains a debate.

“Well we can’t give away all of our secrets,” stated John Potter, Team Owner and Driver of the Magnus Racing no. 44. “Being a resident of Utah I can’t exactly promote Mega Millions, but hopefully this will give our fans some numbers to think about. It’s actually really cool that we have the highest active streak among Porsche teams, both as a team and driver, and at what better race to promote that than the Porsche 250. It’s been great to have such a long break between races, our fan and media support have been fantastic, but I’m happy to just get back in and drive.”

Andy Lally's lucky number also appears to be. 44, driving a 44-branded Porsche in multiple major racing series this year.

“Magnus Racing is becoming a staple of Porsche racing and the last eight weeks really showed what kind of support we have,” stated Lally. “It’s been a great honor to run with such a group, and I’m happy that we can finally get on with the rest of the season this weekend.”

While luck plays both a role in racing and winning the lottery, the ultimate difference is that preparation and opportunity are what eventually create success in racing, and the team is hoping that Daytona was just the beginning.

The Porsche 250 will take place on Saturday, March 31, with same-day coverage on SPEED at 4PM ET. Magnus Racing will continue to provide updates and coverage throughout the week via their Facebook (facebook.com/RacingMagnus) and Twitter (@MagnusRacing), as well as via magnusracing.com.

More information about Magnus Racing can be found at www.magnusracing.com. Any organization interested in learning more about how to be involved with one of the most unique and visible teams in sports car racing can e-mail info@magnusracing.com. All press inquiries can be directed to press@magnusracing.com.