A dupla Max Angelelli/ Ricky Taylor (SunTrust Racing/ Ford Dallara) venceu na segunda-feira (31/05), a Memorial Day Classic, no Lime Rock Park, nos EUA, 5ª etapa da GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. Foi a primeira vez que os carros Classe DP correram no circuito de Lakeville, de apenas 1,5 milha. As duplas Ryan Dalziel/ Mike Forest (Starworks Motorsport/ BMW Riley) e Michael Valiante/ Brian Frisselle (Michael Shank Racing/ Ford Dallara) completaram o pódio.
A dupla da SunTrust Racing assumiu a liderança pela primeira vez, com Taylor, na 21ª volta. Ao longo da prova, de 2h45m, disputada com temperaturas acima dos 30 graus, e após os pit stops obrigatórios, Angelelli/ Taylor se manteve sempre nas primeiras posições.
Na quarta e última relargada, na 155ª volta, Angelelli era novamente o lÁder, levando o carro Á vitória, depois de 174 voltas, com 4s791 de vantagem sobre Dalziel/ Forest. Foi a primeira vitória de Taylor na Classe DP. Frissele/ Wilkins cruzaram 7s808 depois.
A dupla Terry Borcheller/ João Barbosa (Action Express Racing/ Porsche Riley) terminou em 4º, seguidos pela dupla Burt Frisselle/ Mark Wilkins (AIM Autosport / Ford Riley). A dupla Jon Fogarty/ Alex Gurney (Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing/ Chevrolet Riley) fechou os seis primeiros.
O brasileiro Oswaldo Negri (Michael Shank Racing/ Ford Riley); em dupla com John Pew, foi o sétimo colocado.
LÁder do campeonato a dupla Scott Pruett/ Memo Rojas (Chip Ganassi Racing w/F.Sabates/ BMW Riley)Â abandonou na 13ª volta, com o carro avariado após uma batida entre Rojas e Fogarty na primeira curva da prova. Fogarty recebeu um Drive-Through, por contato evitável.
Pela Classe GT vitória da dupla Adam Christodoulou/ John Edwards (SpeedSource/Newman Wachs Racing/ Mazda RX-8), 10º no geral.
A próxima etapa, a Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, em Watkins Glen, acontece no próximo sábado (05/06).
Grid:
1 DP 1 Jonsson / Krohn Krohn Racing / Ford Lola 48.786    Â
2 DP 2 Garcia / Rice Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote 48.787 Â Â Â
3 DP 3 Angelelli / Taylor SunTrust Racing / Ford Dallara 49.049 Â Â Â
4 DP 4 Fogarty / Gurney GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley 49.123 Â Â Â
5 DP 5 Pruett / Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley 49.320
6 DP 6 Frisselle / Wilkins AIM Autosport / Ford Riley 49.541 Â Â Â
7 DP 7 Gidley / von Moltke Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 49.653 Â Â Â
8 DP 8 Frisselle / Valiante Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 49.871 Â Â Â
9 DP 9 Andersen / Lester Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley 49.893 Â Â Â
10 DP 10 Donohue / Law Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley 50.273   Â
11 DP 11 Dalziel / Forest Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley 50.384
12 DP 12 Negri / Pew Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 50.634
13 DP 13 Barbosa / Borcheller / France Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 51.082 Â Â Â
14 GT 1 Lamb / Taylor Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 53.315 Â Â Â
15 GT 2 Christodoulou / Edwards SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 53.468 Â Â Â
16 GT 3 Gue / Keen Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 53.628 Â Â Â
17 GT 4 Bomarito / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8Â 53.827 Â Â Â
18 GT 5 Edwards / Lally Banner Racing / Corvette 53.888Â
19 GT 6 Espenlaub / Foster Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 53.985
20 GT 7 Davis / Liddell Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 54.006 Â Â Â
21 GT 8 Collins / Gigliotti / Lux LG Motorsports / Corvette 54.260
22 GT 9 Bremer / Schaldach Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 54.333 Â Â Â
23 GT 10 Assentato / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 54.550
24 GT 11 Auberlen / Dalla Lana / Hand Turner Motorsport / BMW M6 55.029 Â Â Â
25 GT 12 Potter / Stanton Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3Â 55.518
26 GT 0 Â Curran / Davis Marsh Racing / Corvette sem tempo
Final:
1 DP 1 Angelelli / Taylor SunTrust Racing / Ford Dallara 174 voltas
2 DP 2 Dalziel / Forest Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley 174 Â Â Â
3 DP 3 Frisselle / Valiante Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 174
4 DP 4 Barbosa / Borcheller / France Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 174 Â Â Â
5 DP 5 Frisselle / Wilkins AIM Autosport / Ford Riley 174 Â Â Â
6 DP 6 Fogarty / Gurney GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley 174 Â Â Â
7 DP 7 Negri / Pew Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 174 Â Â Â
8 DP 8 Garcia / Rice Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote 172 Â Â Â
9 DP 9 Jonsson / Krohn Krohn Racing / Ford Lola 172 Â Â Â
10 GT 1 Christodoulou / Edwards SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 167 Â Â Â
11 GT 2 Gue / Keen Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 167 Â Â Â
12 GT 3 Assentato / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 167   Â
13 GT 4 Bomarito / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 167 Â Â Â
14 GT 5 Edwards / Lally Banner Racing / Corvette 167
15 GT 6 Bremer / Schaldach Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 165 Â Â Â
16 GT 7 Potter / Stanton Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3 165
17 GT 8Â Auberlen / Dalla Lana / Hand Turner Motorsport / BMW M6 164 Â Â Â
18 DP 10 Donohue / Law Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley 163   Â
19 GT 9 Â Espenlaub / Foster Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 163
20 GT 10 Curran / Davis Marsh Racing / Corvette 159 Â Â Â
21 GT 11 Lamb / Taylor Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 155 Â Â Â
22 DP 11 Gidley / von Moltke Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 145 Â Â Â
23 DP 12 Andersen / Lester Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley 142 Â Â Â
24 GT 12 Davis / Liddell Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 99
25 GT 13 Collins / Gigliotti / Lux LG Motorsports / Corvette 62
26 DP 13 Pruett / Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley 13
Campeonato:
1 Memo Rojas 155  Â
 Scott Pruett 155  Â
3 Ryan Dalziel 148Â Â Â
4 Burt Frisselle 135Â Â Â
 Mark Wilkins 135  Â
6 Max Angelelli 134Â Â Â
 Ricky Taylor 134
8 Mike Forest 132
9 Darren Law 127
 David Donohue 127  Â
11 Brian Frisselle 123Â Â Â
 John Pew 123  Â
 Michael Valiante 123  Â
 Ozz Negri 123  Â