Yearly Archives: 2010

Successful Formula 3 Italia Test for Michael Lewis

Laguna Beach, California (December 21, 2010) — Michael Lewis completed a very successful four days of testing with the PREMA Powerteam Formula 3 Italia program in Spain at the Barcelona and Valencia race tracks this past week. In addition to testing in Spain, Michael’s test series also allowed him to gain track time testing at […]

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Michael Lewis Claims Second at Turkey Night Grand Prix

Laguna Beach, California — Michael Lewis’s Ford Focus Midget career came to a conclusion on a high note on Thursday, November 25, as he earned a second-place finish during the 70th annual Turkey Night Grand Prix, at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, driving the Western Speed #60 Ford Focus Midget tuned by Kevin and Kent Gerhardt. […]

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Michael Lewis Returns To Orange Show Speedway

Laguna Beach, California (October 11, 2010) — Western Speed Ford Focus driver Michael Lewis has been on a roll this season with his limited appearances in the competitive USAC Western Pavement Ford Focus series. Michael had a two race win streak going and was looking to make it “three in a row” at the Orange […]

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Strong Formula 3 Test for Michael Lewis

Laguna Beach, California (September 20, 2010) — After a strong finish at the concluding Formula BMW Europe events September 11 and 12, Michael Lewis continued to challenge himself, this time during a one-day Formula 3 Italia test, on Tuesday, September 14. Michael ended his 2010 Formula BMW campaign on a positive note with a strong […]

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Michael Lewis Earns Top-Five Finish At Monza

Monza, Italy (September 13, 2010) — American Formula BMW driver Michael Lewis scored his best result of the 2010 Formula BMW Europe season at the historic Monza circuit in Italy with a fifth place finish and 16 points on Saturday, September 11. Free Practice:Rookie Michael Lewis came to Monza on the back of some strong […]

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Michael Lewis’s S2 Stock Car Debut Featured in Article

Laguna Beach, California (September 9, 2010) — Racing Journalist Tim Kennedy covered the events at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, on Saturday, September 4, and featured in-depth coverage of Michael Lewis and his debut in an S2 stock car. The article appears below. KANKE WINS SRL 100 LAP FEATURE @ IRWINDALE – By Tim Kennedy Irwindale, […]

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Michael Lewis Strong in Stock Car Debut

Laguna Beach, California (September 6, 2010) — Having plenty of experience and several wins in open wheel race cars, Michael Lewis decided to jump into a race car with a roof and fenders and it quickly met to his liking. Michael qualified second in the #59 S2 stock car for High Point Racing and team […]

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Spa Brings Strong Qualifying for Michael Lewis

Spa, Belgium (August 30, 2010) — American Formula BMW driver Michael Lewis secured two season-best qualifying positions during his first experience of racing at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium (P3 and P4). However, two racing incidents meant that Michael was unable to convert these into strong race finishes. Free Practice:Michael’s first experience of racing at […]

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Winning Streak Continues For Michael Lewis

Laguna Beach, California (August 23, 2010) — Michael Lewis went to Roseville, California’s All American Speedway on Saturday night, August 21, for the first time with high expectations after his dominating performance the previous week at the Orange Show Speedway. Michael and his teammate Cody Gerhardt kicked it into high gear by being the fastest […]

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Girlracer Magazine Interviews Michael Lewis

Formula BMW and Ford Focus Midget racer Michael Lewis is featured in the August 20, 2010, edition of the United Kingdom’s Girlracer Magazine. Writer Emma Stonier discusses Michael’s current season in the Formula BMW Europe series, why he decided to make the move to Europe to race, and his plans for the future.   To […]

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Michael Lewis Wins At Orange Show Speedway

Laguna Beach, California (August 16, 2010) — Michael Lewis returned home to California from a six-month stay in Europe while competing in the Formula BMW Championship to earn a convincing 40-lap main event win driving the Western Speed Ford Focus midget Saturday evening at San Bernardino’s Orange Show Speedway. “It really felt good to be […]

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Tough Weekend For Michael Lewis At Budapest

Budapest, Hungary – July 30th – August 1st 2010 American Formula BMW driver Michael Lewis had a weekend of mixed results during his first experience of racing at the Hungaroring circuit in Budapest, Hungary. Lewis had tested at the circuit in May and was keen to return to the track for Rounds 11 and 12 […]

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Two Top-10s for Michael Lewis at Silverstone, England

Silverstone, England (July 12, 2010) — American Formula BMW driver Michael Lewis claimed two top-10 finishes at this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, England. Scoring a total of 14 points during Rounds 7 and 8 of the Formula BMW Championship means that rookie Michael Lewis has now scored top-10 finishes at every race weekend […]

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Hear Feederseries.net Interview with Michael Lewis

Catch up with Michael Lewis’s racing career as he was recently featured in an interview on The Feeder Series (www.feederseries.net) website, which is an important European website that covers and promotes a number of series featuring the racing stars of the future. Michael was interviewed by Jon Waldock, editor of The Feeder Series, at the […]

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Mixed Fortunes for Michael Lewis at Valencia

Valencia, Spain (June 26–27, 2010) — American driver Michael Lewis experienced mixed fortunes this past weekend as the Formula BMW Championship rolled into Valencia for Rounds 5 and 6. Michael and his two Eurointernational teammates, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Daniil Kvyat, were eagerly anticipating the opportunity to tackle this challenging street circuit located in the […]

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Michael Lewis Earns Valuable Points At Zandvoort

Zandvoort, The Netherlands (June 7, 2010) — Young American Michael Lewis brought high expectations for both he and Antonio Ferrari’s Eurointernational team when they arrived at Circuit Park Zandvoort, in The Netherlands, for the Formula BMW Europe series Rounds 3 and 4, which took place on Sunday, June 6. The race weekend began on a […]

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BMW Press Release

Official Formula BMW Europe Hungaroring Test Press Release

Both Michael Lewis and Eurointernational received prominent coverage in the recent release from BMW about the latest Formula BMW Europe Collective Test Session from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary, May 25 and 26, 2010. Please read here for the official Formula BMW release:   Formula BMW Europe Date 27 May 2010 Subject Formula BMW Europe: […]

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