Scotland's Ryan Dalziel, it was announce🐲d today, will return to the US-based Toyota Atlantic Series to fight for the 2004 championship racing the #28 ProWorks/Daily Record entry with Sierra Sierra Enterprises.

Dalziel claimed the champio♋nship runner-up position in his first season with the team in 2003. Sierra Sierra Enterprises, in addition to announcing Dalziel's return today, confirmed the young Scot's new team-mate as 2003 Fran Am Champion, Andrew Ranger.

Dalziel, duly installed as a favourite for the title, is delighteౠd to be returning to Sierra Sierra following a stellar debut season with the Nevada-based team which included pole to flag victories at Milwaukee and Portland, before the Scottish racer concluded his year with a maiden 750-bhp Champ Car test with Walke﷽r Racing in December.

"My thanks go to Dennis and Diane Kottke for bringing me back this year. They have assembled an outstanding team with whom I have a great relationship. We have the fastest and most reliable cars in the paddock and my intentions are to take our results on🍌e step further this year and win the cham🍒pionship," commented Dalziel.

He continued: "It is an exciting time for Toyota Atlantics, now running under the OWRS umbrella, and I am proud to be part of it. I plan to drive Champ Cars in the future anღd it gives me great confidence knowing that I am getting the best preparation possible in and out of the car driving for the best team in the c🥂ompetitive Atlantic series."

Sierra Sierra is entering their second full season in the Toyota Atlantic ser𝓀ies, after finishing second in the ch💞ampionship last year and earning nine podium finishes in the 12 race series, all courtesy of Dalziel.

Team owners Dennis and Diane Kottke commented on their driver line-up: "2003 was a year of learning and development for us and we believe in 2004 with Ryan and Andrew thꦡat Sierra Sierra clearly poses a very serious threat both to the Championship a✅nd the Rookie of the Year title."

Sierra Sierra recently completed their first test of the season with Dalziel and Ranger, manager of driver development and two-time Toyota Atlantic Champion David Empringham left the test confident for the upcoming 2004 season: "I am exc🐼ited to have two gifted drivers to work with this year. We have the perfect environment to attack the 2004 Championship. I feel fortunate to be working with Ryan again."

The 2004 Toyota Atlantic Championship♏ commences on 18th April at Long Beach, California.