2008 ONLINE PRESS KIT
FAST FACTS . BACKGROUNDER . MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS . VIDEO CLIPS . PHOTOS . CONTACT INFO
JENNIFER TUMMINELLI
....Aggressive, Fearless, Very Fast!
FAST FACTS
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HOMETOWN: Los Gatos, California
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HOME TRACK: Sears Point + Laguna Seca
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RACING EXPERIENCE: Sports Cars, Open Wheel
RACING EXPERIENCE
- American Le Mans Series http://www.americanlemans.com
- Grand American Road Racing http://www.grand-am.com
- Women's Global GT Series http://www.panozracingschool.com
- Star Formula Mazda http://www.starmazda.com
- Porsche Club Racing http://www.pca.com
- CART-PPG Pace Car Team http://www.cart.com
- Dodge Neon Celebrity Race http://www.sccapro.com
- Porsche Driving Instructor http://www.pca-ggr.org
- Sports Car Racing http://www.scca.com
- Sports Car Endurance Racing http://www.nasaproracing.com
- Go-Karting
ADDITIONAL FACTS
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Earned pole/won SCCA Driver's School heat race
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Won first Autocross, Time-Trial and earned the pole/won her first race
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Recommended/Hired to 12-Women CART-PPG Pace Car Team
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Scored pole in Women's Global GT Series inaugural race (led most laps)
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Made history becoming first female to compete in open wheel and sports car during single race weekend
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Secured first $1M in corporate sponsorship
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First female to qualify/start the American Le Mans Series. Team's fastest qualifier
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Featured on Oprah, Evening Magazine TV, Cadillac Catera Ad
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Jennifer's professional racing resume includes driving for a Porsche and Mazda factory championship team, scoring the inaugural pole in the Women's Global GT Series, awarded the hard-charger in the Star Mazda Series for moving up the most positions, running second in the Dodge Neon celebrity race and a former CART PPG Pace Car Driver. In 2000, she competed as the only female driver among 60 top drivers in the American Le Mans and Grand-Am Series often qualifying and turning the fastest lap for her team.
A San Francisco Bay Area California resident, Jennifer lives next to some of the most technical racetracks in the world including Infineon Raceway (Sears Point), Laguna Seca Raceway and Thunderhill. Her fascinating life story has been featured on Oprah.
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- The Oprah TV Show
- Cadillac Catera Print Ad
- Car & Driver Magazine
- Evening Magazine Television
- Good Morning Cleveland
- The Houston Chronicle
- San Jose Business Journal
- San Francisco Examiner
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- FOX News (KTVU)
- San Jose Mercury News
- Weather Report (KRON)
- ESPN 2 TV
- NBC Sports TV (Live)
- Speed Channel TV
- Porsche.com
- A Female Fan's Guide to Motorsports (Book)
- Indycar Official Yearbook
- Inside Racing: A Season with the Pac West CART Team (Book)
- The Pennsylvania Times
- Oxygen Network TV
MEDIA IMAGES (Available for Download)
VIDEO / BETA CLIPS (Available by Request)
Exclusive
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Professional Racing Footage (Beta & Video)
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Crash Footage of Jennifer's Brother-in-law (Video)
Non-Exclusive
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TV Media Interviews (Video) including Oprah, Evening Magazine, etc.
CONTACT
jennifer@JenniferTumminelli.com
for online information....
