ALMS Round 6 - Results

Overall: So close for so many different teams. On a track that has only one place to relax, the front stretch, and in temperatures that rivaled and surpassed Utah, the drivers and the teams proved the difference here. Audi won. Audi took second. Dyson took a hard-fought third and fourth.

LMP1: Dyson took the front row in style. After a couple of strong outings ruined by bad luck, it is about time the team gets a win over the Audis. Unfortunately, on the restart from the yellow Audi snuck past on the inside, hit the #16, and won the race. This field was exciting this race, sweeping the top four ahead of Intersport, Highcroft, and Corvette. Autocon finished 8th overall after a tough race.

LMP2: I predicted a Porsche related incident and got two. First, the #7 spun the Highcroft in the festival curves, then was hit by the Highcroft as it spun, taking a big chunk out of the Porsche's side. This brought out a full course yellow. Both cars had flats and were leaking fluids. The Highcroft came away largely unscathed and continued to a strong 8th finish while the #7 took to the pits every half an hour to tape parts back on. That put Intersport in second. Then the second Porsche had a comprehensive engine failure with 15 minutes left while 5 laps ahead of the Lola. So Intersport proudly took the win.

GT1: The #4 Corvette took the win, followed by the 007 Aston. The #3 Vette took third and the 009 took fourth. This was good racing all through, as always.

GT2: Peterson/White Lightning took off at the start, building a twelve second lead. The Risi took a hit at the start, falling to last place overall. However, lapping two seconds a lap quicker than any other GT2 car, the Risi Ferrari took the win in the final five laps. It was wonderful. They are the first team this year to win twice. BMW took third, while Flying Lizard's two cars rounded out the top five. Panoz still can't seem to understand this track, but took a sixth. Alex Job did very well, but another hit of their continuing bad luck put them seventh.

Analysis: The teams won this race. With four races in five weeks for teams competing at Le Mans, and three of four for those not in the ACO, the cars are getting haggard and the teams are getting worn out. A month until the next race. Hopefully Dyson and Alex Job will be able to work out their bad luck.