Alex Gurney took the lead on a four-wide pass on Lap 65 of 81 laps in the two-hour, 45-minute Bosch Engineering 250, and then held off Michael Valiante (John Pew ) in a sprint to the finish to capture the race at Virginia International Raceway, Round 2 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
Valiante and Scott Pruett - in the No. 01 Lexus Riley -- pressured Gurney throughout the closing laps, although all three cars were unsure of having enough fuel to compete the two hour, 45 minute distance on the challenging 3.27-mile circuit. With 12 minutes remaining, Andy Wallace went off course in the No. 2 Pontiac Crawford to bring out the fourth caution of the event.
That resulted in a three-lap sprint to the finish, with Gurney trying to hold off Valiante, Pruett, Donohue and Max Angelelli, who was driving the No. 10 Ford Dallara. Donohue, Pruett and Angelelli made contact, with Angelelli going off course. Gurney then held off Valiante over the final two laps to take the victory by .705 seconds.
It was the ninth victory for Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty in the No. 99 Pontiac Riley, in their 40th start driving together dating back to 2006 at VIR.
Darren Law and David Donohue, winners of the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, finished third in the No. 58 Brumos Racing Porsche Riley.
The GT race also came down to the wire, with Robin Liddell holding off Paul Edwards (Kelly Collins) by .107 seconds to give the No. 57 Pontiac GXP.R started by Andrew Davis its second straight VIR victory.
Liddell held off Edwards by .107 seconds to capture GT honors, giving the No. 57 Pontiac GXP.R its second consecutive victory at Virginia International Raceway.
Nick Ham won the pole in the No. 70 Mazda RX-8 and led twice for 22 laps in the early going. Sylvain Tremblay took over and finished third, .204 seconds behind the class winner.
The top two Pontiac teams now share the GT points lead, with Liddell, Davis, Collins and Edwards all with 60 points each - followed by Ballou and Pumpelly with 57.
In Daytona Prototypes, Donohue and Law hold a one-point lead over Gurney and Fogarty, 60-59, heading into the next event, the May 3 Verizon Wireless 250 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Valiante and Scott Pruett - in the No. 01 Lexus Riley -- pressured Gurney throughout the closing laps, although all three cars were unsure of having enough fuel to compete the two hour, 45 minute distance on the challenging 3.27-mile circuit. With 12 minutes remaining, Andy Wallace went off course in the No. 2 Pontiac Crawford to bring out the fourth caution of the event.
That resulted in a three-lap sprint to the finish, with Gurney trying to hold off Valiante, Pruett, Donohue and Max Angelelli, who was driving the No. 10 Ford Dallara. Donohue, Pruett and Angelelli made contact, with Angelelli going off course. Gurney then held off Valiante over the final two laps to take the victory by .705 seconds.
It was the ninth victory for Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty in the No. 99 Pontiac Riley, in their 40th start driving together dating back to 2006 at VIR.
Darren Law and David Donohue, winners of the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, finished third in the No. 58 Brumos Racing Porsche Riley.
The GT race also came down to the wire, with Robin Liddell holding off Paul Edwards (Kelly Collins) by .107 seconds to give the No. 57 Pontiac GXP.R started by Andrew Davis its second straight VIR victory.
Liddell held off Edwards by .107 seconds to capture GT honors, giving the No. 57 Pontiac GXP.R its second consecutive victory at Virginia International Raceway.
Nick Ham won the pole in the No. 70 Mazda RX-8 and led twice for 22 laps in the early going. Sylvain Tremblay took over and finished third, .204 seconds behind the class winner.
The top two Pontiac teams now share the GT points lead, with Liddell, Davis, Collins and Edwards all with 60 points each - followed by Ballou and Pumpelly with 57.
In Daytona Prototypes, Donohue and Law hold a one-point lead over Gurney and Fogarty, 60-59, heading into the next event, the May 3 Verizon Wireless 250 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.