From Grand-Am Series
Wet and wild from the outset, Sunday's Verizon Wireless 250 was a water-marked battle at New Jersey Motorsports Park, won in a stunning upset by Ricardo Zonta and Nic Jonsson in the No. 76 Ford Lola.
The win may have been surprising but it also was commanding; the margin of victory was 44.752 seconds, over the runner-up No. 10 Ford Dallara co-driven by Max Angelelli and Brian Frisselle.
The rain was a very important issue in New Jersey today as it kept getting worse. On Lap 32 - just over an hour into the race - a caution flag came out solely because of standing water at various points on the course. The caution lasted until the 44th lap, approximately a half-hour later.
After that, the 31-car field raced the rest of the way, as huge rooster-tails of water belied the fact the rain actually did let up slightly as the afternoon wore on.
Reigning Daytona Prototype series co-champions Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, who started on the outside front row, were never a factor due to a series of mechanical issues, the first being a faulty windshield wiper that forced them to pit on lap 18.
The production-based GT class was won by Dirk Werner and Leh Keen, in the No. 87 Porsche GT3. They ended with a margin of victory of one lap over the runner-up No. 66 Porsche GT3 of Spencer Pumpelly and Ted Ballou.
DP Standings:
David Donahue 88, Darren Law 88, Jon Fogarty 84, Alex Gurney 84, Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas 79 (tied)
GT Standings:
Ted Ballou 89, Spencer Pumpelly 89, Leh Keen 86, Dirk Werner 86, Andrew Davis 86, Robin Liddell 86
After a week off, the Rolex Sports Car Series resume on May 17 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterrey, California.
Wet and wild from the outset, Sunday's Verizon Wireless 250 was a water-marked battle at New Jersey Motorsports Park, won in a stunning upset by Ricardo Zonta and Nic Jonsson in the No. 76 Ford Lola.
The win may have been surprising but it also was commanding; the margin of victory was 44.752 seconds, over the runner-up No. 10 Ford Dallara co-driven by Max Angelelli and Brian Frisselle.
The rain was a very important issue in New Jersey today as it kept getting worse. On Lap 32 - just over an hour into the race - a caution flag came out solely because of standing water at various points on the course. The caution lasted until the 44th lap, approximately a half-hour later.
After that, the 31-car field raced the rest of the way, as huge rooster-tails of water belied the fact the rain actually did let up slightly as the afternoon wore on.
Reigning Daytona Prototype series co-champions Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, who started on the outside front row, were never a factor due to a series of mechanical issues, the first being a faulty windshield wiper that forced them to pit on lap 18.
The production-based GT class was won by Dirk Werner and Leh Keen, in the No. 87 Porsche GT3. They ended with a margin of victory of one lap over the runner-up No. 66 Porsche GT3 of Spencer Pumpelly and Ted Ballou.
DP Standings:
David Donahue 88, Darren Law 88, Jon Fogarty 84, Alex Gurney 84, Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas 79 (tied)
GT Standings:
Ted Ballou 89, Spencer Pumpelly 89, Leh Keen 86, Dirk Werner 86, Andrew Davis 86, Robin Liddell 86
After a week off, the Rolex Sports Car Series resume on May 17 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterrey, California.