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Jul 13, 2009

Siemens PLM Software-Sponsored Wayne Taylor Racing Wins Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Race

Wayne Taylor Racing’s No. 10 SunTrust Ford Dallara Daytona Prototype Team Wins Brumos Porsche 250; Moves to within One Point of Rolex Series Championship Lead.

PLANO, Texas: Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that Siemens PLM Software-sponsored Wayne Taylor Racing – whose cars are developed with the help of Siemens PLM Software technology provided through an official technology partnership – won the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Brumos Porsche 250.

Wayne Taylor Racing’s No. 10 SunTrust Ford Dallara Daytona Prototype Team driver Max Angelelli won the race in a dramatic, nose-to-tail battle over the final 10 laps of the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway road circuit to score the team’s first victory of the season and move to within one point of the Rolex Series Championship Lead.

This was Angelelli and SunTrust’s 13th career victory in 73 race starts since joining the Rolex Series in 2004 and the third career victory for Angelelli’s co-driver, Brian Frisselle. With the win, the SunTrust team now has 198 championship points through the season’s first seven of 12 events.

“Siemens PLM Software congratulates Wayne Taylor Racing on the win and we wish the team good luck,” said Dave Shirk, executive vice president, Global Marketing, Siemens PLM Software. “Siemens PLM Software is proud to be an official technology partner and is pleased to know that the same seamless, open solutions that help our customers turn more ideas into successful products are helping the race teams put the best cars out on the race track to finish in the winners circle.”