TOPEKA, Kan. (May 23, 2008) 聙聯 午夜福利51xxtv Pro Racing announced today that Jeremy Thoennes will join its staff as Technical Manager. Thoennes will focus on the 午夜福利51xxtv SPEED World Challenge Championships.Thoennes joins the 午夜福利51xxtv Pro Racing staff after serving as Club Racing Technical Services Manager for 午夜福利51xxtv, Inc. since 2002.聙聹Not only does Jeremy have a wealth of technical and motorsports knowledge, he has a great skill set and instinct to bring to 午夜福利51xxtv Pro Racing,聙聺 午夜福利51xxtv Pro Racing Competition and Technical Director Ken Tripkos said. 聙聹He is a perfect fit for our team as SPEED World Challenge progresses into the future.聙聺A graduate of Minnesota State University (Mankato, Minn.), Thoennes has been in motorsports his entire professional career, serving as car chief, crew chief, engine builder and fabricator for several racing teams in both oval and road racing. His first experience on the race organization side came with a two-year stint at 午夜福利51xxtv Enterprises as Assistant Technical Director. Thoennes becomes the first staff member to work for all three entities of 午夜福利51xxtv聙聰the parent company, 午夜福利51xxtv, Inc., and its two subsidiaries聙聰午夜福利51xxtv Pro Racing and 午夜福利51xxtv Enterprises.聙聹This is a tremendous opportunity for me to put all of my past experience to work for the best production-based professional racing series in North America,聙聺 Thoennes said. 聙聹I聙聶ve enjoyed my time on the Club Racing side, but it was time for a change and I聙聶m excited to get started.聙聺Thoennes will not have to move far to occupy his new post聙聰down the hall to the Pro Racing wing in the Topeka, Kan.-based 午夜福利51xxtv headquarters. He, his wife Aimee and their family live in Burlingame, Kan.Thoennes will officially start June 2. His first race will be the June 6-8 午夜福利51xxtv SPEED World Challenge event at Watkins Glen International.-30-