From the American Le Mans Series
Scott Sharp and David Brabham won the second round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series, The Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg.
Brabham and his Acura ARX-02a finished 32.150 seconds ahead of Adrian Fernandez as Acura took the top two positions and swept the prototype classes for the first time.
Fernandez and Luis Diaz were a lap clear of Dyson Racing's Guy Smith and Chris Dyson in the team's first Mazda-powered Lola B09/86.
The second entry of Butch Leitzinger and Marino Franchitti were third after a mid-race stop to replace a cut front-right tire.
Clint Field, Jon Field and Chapman Ducote were second in P1 driving their AER-powered Lola B06/10. They finished ahead of the pole-sitting de Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-02a, which finished the race stranded on course with electrical problems.
Patrick Long and Jörg Bergmeister won in GT2 by two laps in their Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. The pairing gave Porsche its first victory at St. Petersburg.
Dirk Müller and Tommy Milner were second in GT2 class as Müller picked up two positions in the final 15 minutes driving one of BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team's BMW M3s.
The Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach is the next round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series. The race is set for Saturday, April 18 in southern California.
Scott Sharp and David Brabham won the second round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series, The Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg.
Brabham and his Acura ARX-02a finished 32.150 seconds ahead of Adrian Fernandez as Acura took the top two positions and swept the prototype classes for the first time.
Fernandez and Luis Diaz were a lap clear of Dyson Racing's Guy Smith and Chris Dyson in the team's first Mazda-powered Lola B09/86.
The second entry of Butch Leitzinger and Marino Franchitti were third after a mid-race stop to replace a cut front-right tire.
Clint Field, Jon Field and Chapman Ducote were second in P1 driving their AER-powered Lola B06/10. They finished ahead of the pole-sitting de Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-02a, which finished the race stranded on course with electrical problems.
Patrick Long and Jörg Bergmeister won in GT2 by two laps in their Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. The pairing gave Porsche its first victory at St. Petersburg.
Dirk Müller and Tommy Milner were second in GT2 class as Müller picked up two positions in the final 15 minutes driving one of BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team's BMW M3s.
The Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach is the next round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series. The race is set for Saturday, April 18 in southern California.