Results of Charlotte ALMS round

[KC]

The BMW V12 LM of JJ Lehto aand Jorg Muller used excellent pit strategy and a gracious yellow flag to make the pass on the leading Panoz of Brabham and Magnussen. Brabham charged after Muller but finished about 7 seconds adrift. The Panoz of Magnussen and Brabham had dominated the race from the start after a bold pass by the Dane entering the narrow chicane. The Audi LMP of Biela was down 2 laps after being struck by the BMW LMP driven by Jean-Marc Gounon when he put two tires on the grass attempting an ill-advised pass. The second Audi LMP fell back after the rear diffuser came loose and fell off reducing its rear downforce by 1/2. In an excellent finish, the Lola B2K Judd V10 of Team Rafanelli took third. The best result this year for the privateer team.

The track is simialr to Daytona in design but on a smaller scale. The chicane on the back straight tested the drives each and every lap to thread the car between the hay bales placed about 2 feet farther apart that the cars were wide.

[marcus]

sounds like it was an interesting race but im annoyed that Brabham didnt win

anyway here is the results as listed on the ALMS website. 1. (1) J.J. Lehto, Monaco; Jorg Muller, Monaco, BMW V12, 125, 101.778 miles per hour
2. (2) David Brabham, England; Jan Magnussen, Gainesville, Ga., Panoz LMP-1 Roadster, 125.
3. (3) Mimmo Schiattarella, Monaco; Didier de Radigues, Monaco, Rafanelli Lola, 124.
4. (6) Bill Auberlen, Redondo Beach, Calif.; Jean-Marc Gounon, France, BMW V12, 124.
5. (7) Johnny O'Connell, Flowery Branch, Ga.; Hiroki Katoh, Japan, Panoz LMP-1 Roadster, 124.
6. (4) Frank Biela, Monaco; Emanuele Pirro, Italy, Audi R8, 122.
7. (9) Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Karl Wendlinger, Austria, Dodge Viper, 117.
8. (8) Gunther Blieninger, Germany; Norman Simon, Germany; Mark Simo, Carlsbad, Calif., Riley & Scott Mk III/Judd, 117.
9. (14) Bob Wollek, France; Sascha Maassen, Germany, Porsche 911 GT3R, 113.
10. (16) Brian Cunningham, Danville, Ky.; Peter Cunningham, West Bend,Wis., BMW M3, 113.
11. (13) Vic Rice, San Rafael, Calif.; Zak Brown, Indianapolis, Porsche 911 turbo, 112.
12. (19) Bob Nagel, Clearwater, Fla.; Mike Fitzgerald, Atlanta, Porsche 911 GT3R, 111.
13. (17) Hans Stuck, Austria; Johannes van Overbeek, Danville, Calif., BMW M3, 111.
14. (18) David Murry, Atlanta; Johnny Mowlem, England, Porsche 911 GT3R, 110.
15. (22) Quentin Wahl, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Michael Petersen, Las Vegas; Gunnar Jeannette, Palm Beach, Gardens, Fla., Porsche 911 GT3R, 109.
16. (15) Shane Lewis, Jupiter, Fla.; Cort Wagner, Santa Monica, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3R, 108.
17. (12) Bruno Lambert, Belgium; Randy Pobst, Melbourne, Fla., Porsche 911 GT3R, 106.
18. (23) Rohan Skea, Australia; Grady Willingham, Birmingham, Ala., Porsche 911 GT3R, 104.
19. (10) Tommy Archer, Duluth, Minn.; David Donohue, Malvern, Pa., Dodge Viper, 95.
20. (5) Michele Alboreto, Monaco; Rinaldo Capello, Italy; Allan McNish, Scotland, Audi R8, 93.
21. (11) Dirk Muller, Monaco; Lucas Luhr, Monaco, Porsche 911 GT3R, 91.
22. (20) Sam Shalala, Sugar Land, Texas; Bert Godin, Canada, Porsche GTS, 79, oil line.
23. (21) Ian James, Kissimmee, Fla.; Joao Barbosa, Portugal, Porsche 911 GT3R, 74 accident.