Michael Shank Racing Riley Returns to Action at Homestead

(Homestead, FL) 1 December  2010- Nearly six months and countless man-hours later, the Michael Shank Racing Ford-powered Riley that was destroyed after being engulfed in flames in the closing moments of the Salen’s Six Hour at Watkins Glen returned to action on Wednesday at Homestead Miami Speedway as the Rolex Sports Car Series continued to test with the new specification Continental Tire ahead of the 2011 season-opener at Daytona International Speedway in January.

Appropriately enough, the same driver who was aboard the machine when it was sidelined by flames, Michael Valiante, was among the first drivers to take it to the track on Wednesday. While GRAND-AM is not releasing official timing information for the test, the hard work that Michael Shank Racing put into the Riley restoration was on display as the car was right on the pace with Valiante behind the wheel.
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