Alex Yoong joins Speedcar Series ahead of Malaysian GP
 Malaysia's
most successful driver, Alex Yoong will drive for Speedcar
Series in front of his home crowd this weekend at the support
race to the Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix
The first ethnic Chinese to reach F1, Alex participated in
16 races in 2001 and 2002 driving a Minardi. Having then dabbled
with the Australian V8 Supercar Series and Le Mans 24 Hours,
he found his calling as the director and principal driver
of A1 Team Malaysia. To date, Alex has won four A1 races.
Alex Yoong will share the track with F1 veterans Jean Alesi,
Johnny Herbert, Stefan Johansson, Ukyo Katayama and Gianni
Morbidelli, at Round 3 of the Speedcar Series inaugural season.
After Malaysia, Speedcar Series will feature next as the
support race at the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix before returning
to home soil for the final round in Dubai on April 11 and
12, 2008.
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