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Jon Fogarty, who set the pole the day before, and Alex Gurney (No. 99 GAINSCO Corvette DP), grabbed their first win of the 2013 Grand-Am season, Saturday, in the series' first ever trip to the Circuit of the Americas (COTA).
They last time Fogarty and Gurney were on the top step of the podium dates back to over a year.
Brendon Hartley (No. 8 Starworks Motorsports Ford/Riley), the Mercedes AMG F1 development driver, was leading actually, and looked set for the win, only until he crashed out of the race against a GT car.
Ryan Dalziel and Alex Popow (No. 2 Starworks Ford/Riley) and Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas (No. 01 TELMEX BMW/Riley) complete the DP podium.
Canadian Paul Dalla Lana (No. 94 Turner BMW M3) overcame a two laps deficit - thanks to the help of his co-driver Bill Auberlen -, to finish first in the GT class. Alessandro Pier Guidi (No. 63 Scuderia Corse Ferrari 458) had crossed the finis first, but he was penalized for a late contact with Andy Lally (No. 44 Magnus Racing Porsche GT3), who ended up second with co-driver John Potter.
Andrew Davis and Leh Keen (No. 59 Brumos Porsche GT3) complete the podium.
Jim Norman, Jeff Mosing and Spencer Pumpelly won the GX class.
Race results* - Grand-Am (Austin, Texas)
1 - Fogarty-Gurney (Corvette DP/Riley) - Stallings - 71 laps
2 - Dalziel-Popow (Riley-Ford) - Starworks - 71
3 - Pruett-Rojas (Riley-BMW) - Ganassi - 71
4 - Potolicchio-Sarrazin (Corvette DP/Coyote) - 8Star - 71
5 - Fittipaldi-Frisselle (Corvette DP/Coyote) - ActionEx - 71
6 - Jonsson-Krohn (Lola-Ford) - Krohn - 71
7 - Pizzonia-Yacaman (Riley-Ford) - Shank - 71
8 - Cameron-Nonnamaker (Riley-BMW) - Sahlen - 71
9 - Bennett-Braun (Riley/Dallara-Ford) - Doran - 71
10 - Angelelli-Taylor (Riley-BMW) - Taylor - 71
11 - Taylor-Westbrook (Corvette DP) - SpiritOfDaytona - 70
12 - Anassis-Massar (Riley-Ford) - BTE - 70
13 - Auberlen-Della Lana (BMW M3) - Turner - 67
14 - Lally-Potter (Porsche 997) - Magnus - 67
15 - Davis-Keen (Porsche 997) - Brumos - 67
16 - Lindsey-Long (Porsche 997) - Park Place - 67
17 - Assentato-Lazzaro (Riley-Ford) - AIM - 67
18 - Skeen-Vess (Porsche 997) - Park Place - 67
19 - Hedlund-Van Overbeek (Ferrari 458) - Extrme Speed - 67
20 - Marsal-Schaldach (BMW M3) - Turner - 67
21 - Marcelli-Von Moltke (Porsche 997) - Muehlner - 67
22 - Papis-Segal (Ferrari 458) - AIM - 67
23 - Balzan-Pier Guidi (Ferrari 458) - Corsa - 67
24 - Cole-Hart-McCutchen (Porsche 997) - Park Place - 66
25 - Curran-Said (Corvette Z06) - Marsh - 65
26 - Costabal-Salazar (Porsche 997) - Muehlner - 65
27 - Hartley-Mayer (Porsche 997) - Starworks - 63
28 - Edwards-Aschenbach-Liddell (Chevy Camaro) - Stevenson - 63
29 - Barbosa-Frisselle (Corvette DP/Coyote) - ActionEx - 62
30 - Mosing-Norman-Pumpelly (Porsche Cayman) - BGB - 62
31 - Baas-Bell (Audi R8) - Apr - 60
32 - Long-Tremblay (Ferrari 458) - Speedsource - 58
33 - Nonnamaker-Nonnamaker-Sahlen (Riley-BMW) - Sahlen - 52
34 - Negri-Pew (Riley-Ford) - Shank - 49
35 - Miller-Nunez (Mazda 6) - Speedsource - 39
*Unofficial
Championship standings
1. Pruett-Rojas 65; 2. Fogarty-Gurney 59; 3. Dalziel-Popow 57; 4. Angelelli-Taylor 53.
They last time Fogarty and Gurney were on the top step of the podium dates back to over a year.
Brendon Hartley (No. 8 Starworks Motorsports Ford/Riley), the Mercedes AMG F1 development driver, was leading actually, and looked set for the win, only until he crashed out of the race against a GT car.
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| Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney won thanks to Brendon Hartley's late crash (Photo: Grand-Am.com) |
Ryan Dalziel and Alex Popow (No. 2 Starworks Ford/Riley) and Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas (No. 01 TELMEX BMW/Riley) complete the DP podium.
Canadian Paul Dalla Lana (No. 94 Turner BMW M3) overcame a two laps deficit - thanks to the help of his co-driver Bill Auberlen -, to finish first in the GT class. Alessandro Pier Guidi (No. 63 Scuderia Corse Ferrari 458) had crossed the finis first, but he was penalized for a late contact with Andy Lally (No. 44 Magnus Racing Porsche GT3), who ended up second with co-driver John Potter.
Andrew Davis and Leh Keen (No. 59 Brumos Porsche GT3) complete the podium.
Jim Norman, Jeff Mosing and Spencer Pumpelly won the GX class.
Race results* - Grand-Am (Austin, Texas)
1 - Fogarty-Gurney (Corvette DP/Riley) - Stallings - 71 laps
2 - Dalziel-Popow (Riley-Ford) - Starworks - 71
3 - Pruett-Rojas (Riley-BMW) - Ganassi - 71
4 - Potolicchio-Sarrazin (Corvette DP/Coyote) - 8Star - 71
5 - Fittipaldi-Frisselle (Corvette DP/Coyote) - ActionEx - 71
6 - Jonsson-Krohn (Lola-Ford) - Krohn - 71
7 - Pizzonia-Yacaman (Riley-Ford) - Shank - 71
8 - Cameron-Nonnamaker (Riley-BMW) - Sahlen - 71
9 - Bennett-Braun (Riley/Dallara-Ford) - Doran - 71
10 - Angelelli-Taylor (Riley-BMW) - Taylor - 71
11 - Taylor-Westbrook (Corvette DP) - SpiritOfDaytona - 70
12 - Anassis-Massar (Riley-Ford) - BTE - 70
13 - Auberlen-Della Lana (BMW M3) - Turner - 67
14 - Lally-Potter (Porsche 997) - Magnus - 67
15 - Davis-Keen (Porsche 997) - Brumos - 67
16 - Lindsey-Long (Porsche 997) - Park Place - 67
17 - Assentato-Lazzaro (Riley-Ford) - AIM - 67
18 - Skeen-Vess (Porsche 997) - Park Place - 67
19 - Hedlund-Van Overbeek (Ferrari 458) - Extrme Speed - 67
20 - Marsal-Schaldach (BMW M3) - Turner - 67
21 - Marcelli-Von Moltke (Porsche 997) - Muehlner - 67
22 - Papis-Segal (Ferrari 458) - AIM - 67
23 - Balzan-Pier Guidi (Ferrari 458) - Corsa - 67
24 - Cole-Hart-McCutchen (Porsche 997) - Park Place - 66
25 - Curran-Said (Corvette Z06) - Marsh - 65
26 - Costabal-Salazar (Porsche 997) - Muehlner - 65
27 - Hartley-Mayer (Porsche 997) - Starworks - 63
28 - Edwards-Aschenbach-Liddell (Chevy Camaro) - Stevenson - 63
29 - Barbosa-Frisselle (Corvette DP/Coyote) - ActionEx - 62
30 - Mosing-Norman-Pumpelly (Porsche Cayman) - BGB - 62
31 - Baas-Bell (Audi R8) - Apr - 60
32 - Long-Tremblay (Ferrari 458) - Speedsource - 58
33 - Nonnamaker-Nonnamaker-Sahlen (Riley-BMW) - Sahlen - 52
34 - Negri-Pew (Riley-Ford) - Shank - 49
35 - Miller-Nunez (Mazda 6) - Speedsource - 39
*Unofficial
Championship standings
1. Pruett-Rojas 65; 2. Fogarty-Gurney 59; 3. Dalziel-Popow 57; 4. Angelelli-Taylor 53.