Just when one thought it couldn't get any closer than Saturday's Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Billy Johnson and Andy Lally nearly did so in Sunday's Grand Sport (GS) race, the second of two KONI Challenge races in the Grand-Am Fan Appreciation Weekend.
Johnson and co-driver Peter Ludwig's No. 18 Porsche 997 edged Lally and John Potter's No. 41 Porsche 997 by only 0.133 seconds - compared to Saturday's 0.129-second victory by Randy Pobst and Christian Miller - to give Porsche a 1-2 sweep and Johnson's first career GS victory. For Ludwig and Motorsport Technology Group, it was both driver and team's second career victories.
Another of those regulars, Ozz Negri, rounded out the podium with Kenny Wilden in the No. 59 Ford Mustang GT.
Johnson is the new KONI Challenge GS point leader by three points (63-60) over podium runner Wilden.
The next event for the KONI Sports Car Challenge is May 2 at Thunderbolt Raceway at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
photo:Grand-Am
Johnson and co-driver Peter Ludwig's No. 18 Porsche 997 edged Lally and John Potter's No. 41 Porsche 997 by only 0.133 seconds - compared to Saturday's 0.129-second victory by Randy Pobst and Christian Miller - to give Porsche a 1-2 sweep and Johnson's first career GS victory. For Ludwig and Motorsport Technology Group, it was both driver and team's second career victories.
Another of those regulars, Ozz Negri, rounded out the podium with Kenny Wilden in the No. 59 Ford Mustang GT.
Johnson is the new KONI Challenge GS point leader by three points (63-60) over podium runner Wilden.
The next event for the KONI Sports Car Challenge is May 2 at Thunderbolt Raceway at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
photo:Grand-Am