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Khatir Soltani
From the American Le Mans Series

Simon Pagenaud and Gil de Ferran scored their second American Le Mans Series victory a year after making their debut with a win at the Miller Motorsports Park.

The pairing dominated with a comfortable 1:13.693 margin over David Brabham and Scott Sharp.

Adrian Fernandez took a tight 0.585-second victory in LMP2 in tandem with Luis Diaz. Their #3 car withstood a late fight with Butch Leitzinger, who just missed the team's first win with Marino Franchitti.

Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long won for the third straight race in GT2. The duo led the entire way and finished 74.559 seconds ahead of Marc Lieb and Wolf Henzler.

Martin and Melanie Snow were winners in the inaugural Challenge class race. The husband-wife duo took a 38.782-second victory over Guy Cosmo and John Baker.

Miller Motorsports Park, Results:

1. (1) Gil de Ferran, Brazil; Simon Pagenaud, France; Acura ARX-02a (1, P1), 103.
2. (2) Scott Sharp, Jupiter, FL; David Brabham, Australia; Acura ARX-02a (2, P1), 103.
3. (3) Luis Diaz, Mexico; Adrian Fernandez, Mexico; Acura ARX-01B (1, P2), 100.
4. (4) Marino Franchitti, Scotland; Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; Lola B09 86 Mazda (2, P2), 100.
5. (7) Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Chapman Ducote, Miami, FL; Lola B06/10 AER (3, P1), 93.
6. (5) Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Guy Smith, England; Lola B09 86 Mazda (3, P2), 92.
7. (9) Jorg Bergmeister, Germany; Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (1, GT2), 90.
8. (11) Marc Lieb, Germany; Wolf Henzler, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (2, GT2), 90.
9. (10) Pierre Kaffer, Germany; Jaime Melo, Brazil; Ferrari F430 GT (3, GT2), 89.
10. (15) Ian James, England; Dominik Farnbacher, Germany; Panoz Esperante GTLM Ford (4, GT2), 89.
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17. (20) Melanie Snow, Pleasant Grove, UT; Martin Snow, Pleasant Grove, UT; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (1, C), 82.
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22. (23) John Baker, New York, NY; Guy Cosmo, Long Island, NY; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (2, C), 82.
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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