A dupla Ryan Dalziel/Enzo Potolicchio (GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley) venceu no sábado (17/09), em Mid-Ohio, a prova de encerramento da temporada da GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. A dupla Scott Pruett / Memo Rojas (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley) terminou em 2º, e conquistou o titulo de 2011. A dupla Jon Fogarty / Alex Gurney (GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley) completou o pódio.
Nas voltas finais Pruett tentou por diversas vezes a ultrapassagem, para fechar a temporada com uma vitória. Dalziel se defendeu de todas as formas, recebendo a bandeirada com apenas 0s416 de vantagem.
Pruett/Rojas precisavam guiar apenas meia hora, para garantirem os pontos necessários para o terceiro titulo, em quatro anos. Foi o quarto titulo de Pruett na categoria e o quinto da Chip Ganassi Racing.
Saindo da pole-position Fogarty / Gurney completaram o pódio. O trio João Barbosa / Terry Borcheller / J.C. France (Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley) terminou em 4º, seguida pela dupla David Donohue / Darren Law (Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley).
O brasileiro Oswaldo Negri Jr. (Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley), em dupla com John Pew, terminou em 8º.
Pruett/ Rojas levaram o tÁtulo com 385 pontos. A dupla Max Angelelli/Ricky Taylor (SunTrust Racing / Chevrolet Dallara) foi vice, com 353 pontos. Donohue/Law foram 3º com 318.
Pela Classe GT vitória da dupla Robin Liddell/ Ronnie Bremer (Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R). Com apenas 0s296 de diferença a dupla Emil Assentato/ Jeff Segal (SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8) terminou em 2º.
O brasileiro J.P.Mauro (Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8), em dupla com Al Carter, abandonou na 39ª volta.
A dupla Leh Keen/Andrew Davis (Brumos Racing / Porsche GT3) sagrou-se campeã com 319 pontos. Dois a mais do que Jordan Taylor/Bill Lester (Autohaus Motorsports / Camaro GT.R).
A prova teve um total de oito bandeiras amarelas, por 32 voltas.
Grid:
1 DP 1 Fogarty / Gurney GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley 1:16.504 Â Â Â
2 DP 2 Angelelli / Taylor SunTrust Racing / Chevrolet Dallara 1:16.605 Â Â Â
3 DP 3 Edwards / Garcia Spirit of Daytona Racing / Chevrolet Coyote 1:17.501Â
4 DP 4 Frisselle / Frisselle Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:17.872
5 DP 5 Blundell / Brown Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:17.890 Â Â Â
6 DP 6 Popow / Wilkins Starworks Motorsport / Porsche Riley 1:17.955 Â Â Â
7 DP 7 Pruett / Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley 1:18.001
8 DP 8 Donohue / Law Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 1:18.136 Â Â Â
9 DP 9 Dalziel / Potolicchio    Starworks Motorsport / Ford Riley 1:18.651   Â
10 DP 10 Negri / Pew Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:18.986   Â
11 DP 11 Barbosa / Borcheller / France Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 1:19.747
12 GT 1 Bremer / Liddell Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:25.092 Â Â Â
13 GT 2 Curran / Said Marsh Racing / Corvette 1:25.304
14 GT 3 Herrington / Schaldach Banner Racing / Camaro GT.R 1:25.403 Â Â Â
15 GT 4 Bomarito / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8Â 1:25.550 Â Â Â
16 GT 5 Edwards / Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:25.715
17 GT 6 Assentato / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:25.749
18 GT 7 Bucknum / Gigliotti / Stout LG Motorsports / Corvette 1:26.150 Â Â Â
19 GT 8 Potter / Stanton Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3Â 1:26.300 Â Â Â
20 GT 9 Lester / Taylor Autohaus Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:26.630
21 GT 10 Dalla Lana / Johnson Turner Motorsport / BMW M3 1:26.722 Â Â Â
22 GT 11 Cameron / Gue Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 Â Â Â 1:26.789
23 GT 12 Dempsey / Foster    Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 1:26.869   Â
24 GT 13 Carter / Mauro Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 1:27.774 Â Â Â
25 GT 14 Marsal / Turner Turner Motorsport / BMW M3 1:28.176 Â Â Â 92.188 Â Â Â Â
26 GT 15 Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:28.385
27 GT 16 Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Sahlen Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:28.473 Â Â Â
28 GT 17 Rettich / Schneider Alliance Autosport / Porsche GT3 1:28.852 Â Â Â
29 GT 18 Fergus / Greer Dick Greer Racing / Porsche GT3 1:29.306
30 GT 0 Grant / Grant / Grant Grant Racing/901 Shop / Porsche GT3 Â Â Â
31 GT 0 Davis / Keen Brumos Racing / Porsche GT3
Final:
1 DP 1 Dalziel / Potolicchio Starworks Motorsport / Ford Riley 97 voltas    Â
2 DP 2 Pruett / Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley 97Â Â Â
3 DP 3 Fogarty / Gurney GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley 97Â Â Â
4 DP 4 Barbosa / Borcheller / France Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 97  Â
5 DP 5 Donohue / Law Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 97Â Â Â Â Â
6 DP 6 Popow / Wilkins Starworks Motorsport / Porsche Riley 97
7 DP 7 Blundell / Brown Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 97Â Â Â
8 DP 8 Negri / Pew Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 97Â ÂÂ
9 DP 9 Frisselle / Frisselle Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 97Â Â Â
10 DP 10 Edwards / Garcia Spirit of Daytona Racing / Chevrolet Coyote 97Â Â Â
11 GT 1 Bremer / Liddell Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 96Â Â Â
12 GT 2 Assentato / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 96Â Â Â
13 GT 3 Cameron / Gue Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 96Â Â Â
14 GT 4 Davis / Keen Brumos Racing / Porsche GT3 96Â Â Â
15 GT 5 Bomarito / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8Â Â Â Â 96Â Â Â
16 GT 6 Edwards / Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 96Â Â Â
17 GT 7 Potter / Stanton Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3 96Â Â Â
18 GT 8 Lester / Taylor Autohaus Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 96Â Â Â
19 GT 9 Herrington / Schaldach Banner Racing / Camaro GT.R 95Â Â Â
20 GT 10 Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 94Â Â Â
21 GT 11 Dempsey / Foster    Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 94
22 GT 12 Rettich / Schneider Alliance Autosport / Porsche GT3 94Â Â Â
23 GT 13 Grant / Grant / Grant Grant Racing/901 Shop / Porsche GT3 93Â Â Â
24 GT 14 Fergus / Greer Dick Greer Racing / Porsche GT3 92Â Â Â
25 GT 15 Marsal / Turner Turner Motorsport / BMW M3 91Â Â Â
26 GT 16 Dalla Lana / Johnson Turner Motorsport / BMW M3 85Â Â Â
27 DP 11 Angelelli / Taylor SunTrust Racing / Chevrolet Dallara 63
28 GT 17 Curran / Said Marsh Racing / Corvette 48Â Â Â
29 GT 18 Bucknum / Gigliotti / Stout LG Motorsports / Corvette 41  Â
30 GT 19 Carter / Mauro Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 39Â Â Â
31 GT 20 Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Sahlen Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 23Â Â Â Â
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge:
A dupla Nick Longhi / Matt Plumb (Rum Bum Racing / BMW M3 Coupe) venceu em Mid-Hio, a 10ª e última prova do ano.
Paul Dalla Lana (Turner Motorsport / BMW M3 Coupe) sagrou-se campeão com 276 pontos na Classe GS.
O brasileiro Pierre Kleinubing (i-MOTO / Mazda Speed 3), em dupla com Taylor Hacquard, terminou em 3º na Classe ST e 23º no geral.
Nic JÁ¶nsson (Kinetic Motorsports / KIA Forte Koup) com 235 pontos, foi o campeão da Classe ST.
Final:
1 GS 1 Longhi / Plumb Rum Bum Racing / BMW M3 Coupe 77 voltas   Â
2 GS 2 Johnson / Roush Jr. Â Roush Performance / Ford Mustang GT 77 Â Â Â
3 GS 3 Espenlaub / Putman Fall-Line Motorsports / BMW M3 Coupe 77   Â
21 ST 1 Pombo / Pombo i-MOTO / Mazda Speed 3 77 Â Â Â
23 ST 3 Hacquard / Kleinubing i-MOTO / Mazda Speed 3Â 77