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Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas (Ganassi BMW/Riley) extended their championship lead, Saturday, by winning the 2013 Grand Prix of Atltanta.
Friday's rain forced the cancellation of the qualifying session, which meant Pruett and Rojas could start first because they lead the championship. A flawless performance in the race ensured they stayed atop the standings in the title race.
Alex Popow and Ryan Dalziel (Startworks Ford/Riley) finished some 17 seconds adrift, followed by Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty (GAINSCO Corvette DP).
John Edwards and Robin Liddell (Steven Chevrolet Camaro) scored their first victory of the season in GT, 2.506 seconds ahead of Patrick Long and Patrick Lindsey (Park Place Porsche GT3).
Alessandro Balzan and Jeff Westphal (Scuderia Corse Ferrari 458) were relegated to third by a late passed pulled by Long on Balzan.
Joel Miller and Andrew Carbonell (SpeedSource Mazda 6) picked up the win in GX.
Race results - Grand Prix of Atlanta (Grand-Am)
1 - Pruett-Rojas (Riley-BMW) - Ganassi - 120
2 - Dalziel-Popow (Riley-Ford) - Starworks - 120
3 - Fogarty-Gurney (Corvette/Riley) - Stallings - 120
4 - Pizzonia-Yacaman (Riley-Ford) - Shank - 120
5 - Taylor-Westbrook (Corvette/Dallara) - SpiritOfDaytona - 120
6 - Angelelli-Taylor (Riley-BMW) - Taylor - 120
7 - Valiante-Pew (Riley-Ford) - Shank - 120
8 - Frisselle-Frisselle (Corvette/Coyote) - ActionEx - 120
9 - Lamy-Potolicchio-Sarrazin (Corvette/Coyote) - 8Star - 119
10 - Hartley-Legge-Mayer (Porsche 997) - Starworks - 119
11 - Nonnamaker-Nonnamaker-Nonnamaker (Riley-BMW) - Sahlen - 114
12 - Edwards-Liddell (Chevy Camaro) - Stevenson - 112
13 - Long-Lindsay (Porsche 997) - Park Place - 112
14 - Balzan-Westphal (Ferrari 458) - Corsa - 112
15 - Davis-Keen (Porsche 997) - Brumos - 112
16 - Lally-Potter (Porsche 997) - Magnus - 112
17 - Papis-Segal (Ferrari 458) - AIM - 112
18 - Johnson-Della Lana (BMW M3) - Turner - 111
19 - Assentato-Lazzaro (Ferrari 458) - AIM - 110
20 - Povoledo-Hurley (Porsche 997) - Muehlner - 109
21 - Hart-McCutchen (Porsche 997) - ParkPlace - 108
22 - Miller-Nunez (Mazda 6) - Speedsource - 103
23 - Donohue-Norman (Porsche Cayman) - BGB - 103
24 - Barbosa-Fittipaldi (Corvette/Coyote) - ActionEx - 100
25 - Long-Tremblay (Mazda 6) - Speedsource - 99
26 - Cameron-Nonnamaker (Riley-BMW) - Sahlen - 64
27 - Curran-Said (Corvette Z06) - Marsh - 18
28 - Marsal-Schaldach (BMW M3) - Turner - 3
Friday's rain forced the cancellation of the qualifying session, which meant Pruett and Rojas could start first because they lead the championship. A flawless performance in the race ensured they stayed atop the standings in the title race.
Alex Popow and Ryan Dalziel (Startworks Ford/Riley) finished some 17 seconds adrift, followed by Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty (GAINSCO Corvette DP).
John Edwards and Robin Liddell (Steven Chevrolet Camaro) scored their first victory of the season in GT, 2.506 seconds ahead of Patrick Long and Patrick Lindsey (Park Place Porsche GT3).
Alessandro Balzan and Jeff Westphal (Scuderia Corse Ferrari 458) were relegated to third by a late passed pulled by Long on Balzan.
Joel Miller and Andrew Carbonell (SpeedSource Mazda 6) picked up the win in GX.
Race results - Grand Prix of Atlanta (Grand-Am)
1 - Pruett-Rojas (Riley-BMW) - Ganassi - 120
2 - Dalziel-Popow (Riley-Ford) - Starworks - 120
3 - Fogarty-Gurney (Corvette/Riley) - Stallings - 120
4 - Pizzonia-Yacaman (Riley-Ford) - Shank - 120
5 - Taylor-Westbrook (Corvette/Dallara) - SpiritOfDaytona - 120
6 - Angelelli-Taylor (Riley-BMW) - Taylor - 120
7 - Valiante-Pew (Riley-Ford) - Shank - 120
8 - Frisselle-Frisselle (Corvette/Coyote) - ActionEx - 120
9 - Lamy-Potolicchio-Sarrazin (Corvette/Coyote) - 8Star - 119
10 - Hartley-Legge-Mayer (Porsche 997) - Starworks - 119
11 - Nonnamaker-Nonnamaker-Nonnamaker (Riley-BMW) - Sahlen - 114
12 - Edwards-Liddell (Chevy Camaro) - Stevenson - 112
13 - Long-Lindsay (Porsche 997) - Park Place - 112
14 - Balzan-Westphal (Ferrari 458) - Corsa - 112
15 - Davis-Keen (Porsche 997) - Brumos - 112
16 - Lally-Potter (Porsche 997) - Magnus - 112
17 - Papis-Segal (Ferrari 458) - AIM - 112
18 - Johnson-Della Lana (BMW M3) - Turner - 111
19 - Assentato-Lazzaro (Ferrari 458) - AIM - 110
20 - Povoledo-Hurley (Porsche 997) - Muehlner - 109
21 - Hart-McCutchen (Porsche 997) - ParkPlace - 108
22 - Miller-Nunez (Mazda 6) - Speedsource - 103
23 - Donohue-Norman (Porsche Cayman) - BGB - 103
24 - Barbosa-Fittipaldi (Corvette/Coyote) - ActionEx - 100
25 - Long-Tremblay (Mazda 6) - Speedsource - 99
26 - Cameron-Nonnamaker (Riley-BMW) - Sahlen - 64
27 - Curran-Said (Corvette Z06) - Marsh - 18
28 - Marsal-Schaldach (BMW M3) - Turner - 3