ALMS Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
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Saturday June 29, 2002

Changes to the entry list: #11-P675 Lola BK2/40, delete driver Mel Hawkins, add driver John Fergus. #13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington, add driver Bret Arsenault. #16-P900 R&S MKIIIA/Lincoln, add driver Butch Leitzinger. #67-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS has been withdrawn. #42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS add driver Joseph Policastro, Jr.

ALMS Combined practice (1-hour session):
At 8:02, green flag.

At 8:10, Butch Leitzinger (#16-P900 R&S MKIIIA/Lincoln) spun and high-sided at turn 2. The car was pushed and restarted, returned to the pits.

At 8:35, Chris Dyson (#16-P900 R&S MKIIIA/Lincoln) spun and continued at turn 2.

At 8:43, Goodyear tire engineers report the air temperature is 81 degrees, with a track temperature of 89 degrees under hazy, blue skies.

At 8:50, car #30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd is fined $1000 for speeding in the pits (+15 mph, second offense).

At 8:56, Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) slowing on course at turn 10 (currently fastest car on the track), after an incident with #62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda (scoring reports Dennis Spencer).

At 9:02, checkered flag.

In all, 29 of the 30 cars practiced, only the #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R did not make it on the track (continuing repairs from yesterday).

Top three in class:
#1-P900 Frank Biela 1:15.026, #50-P900 Jan Magnussen 1:15.344, #2-P900 Tom Kristensen 1:15.708
#37-P675 Jon Field 1:17.643, #56-P675 Jeff Bucknum 1:25.270, #11-P675 John Fergus 1:26.108
#3-GTS Ron Fellows 1:21.825, #4-GTS Kelly Collins 1:22.189, #0-GTS Domenico Schiattarella 1:22.949
#23-GT Sascha Maassen 1:26.363, #31-GT Randy Pobst 1:26.701, #22-GT Jorg Bergmeister 1:27.028

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Saturday June 29, 2002

From the Racer's Group: The team continues to work through some of the things that come with setting up a new car. The braking, steering and Michelins are working well. There is a high speed push going into turn one that is being worked on.

Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "We're continuing to make a lot of changes to the new car. We're trying new things and are working toward the next session. We're running one second off last year and hope to get there next time out."

B.J. Zacharias (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "It feels like the speed is there, but there is a lack of grip. I'm confident we'll get there. The track has changed since yesterday and we need to make those adjustments."

Car #37-P675 MG Lola EX257 will not be taking the track for practice due to an alternator problem.

Car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R will also not make an appearance in practice, they are waiting for a part to arrive at the track.

At 11:19, car #31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS is taking a hardship lap.

ALMS Combined practice (1-hour session):
At 11:30, green flag.
At 11:37, Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) off course and stopped in the gravel at turn 11.

At 11:37, black flag all (to retrieve the #22 car).
At 11:47, green flag.
At 11:53, Bret Arsenault (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) reported dragging something from the rear center of the car, possibly the air jack, returns to the pits. The car leaves without any adjustments - no apparent problem.

At 11:59, Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the gravel at turn 11 and stopped.

At 11:59, black flag all.
At 12:03, Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) returns to the pits under its own power.
At 12:03, green flag.
At 12:13, Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the gravel at turn 14.

At 12:13, black flag all.
At 12:18, Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) returns to the pits, the team spends time cleaning the underside of the right front, removing dirt and gravel.

At 12:19, green flag.
At 12:30, checkered flag.

Top three in class:
#2-P900 Rinaldo Capello 1:14.399, #1-P900 Frank Biela 1:14.550, #50-P900 David Brabham 1:15.087
#3-GTS Johnny O'Connell 1:22.621, #0-GTS Domenico Schiattarella 1:22.660, #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim 1:22.981
#56-P675 Jeff Bucknum 1:24.611, #11-P675 John Fergus 1:25.412, #77-P675 Jimmy Adams 1:26.637
#31-GT Johnny Mowlem 1:26.498, #23-GT Sascha Maassen 1:26.753, #79-GT Justin Jackson 1:27.520

Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) (about their fastest in class during the session) "We went out on this type of Pirelli (tires) and will qualify on the same (compound). We were pleased with the lap, but it wasn't a great lap. We have a good setup and we hope to get the pole."

Next session: GT/GTS Qualifying at 3:15 pm.

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Saturday June 29, 2002

It was a good news, bad news scenario for the Racer's Group and owner/driver Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) at the 24 hours of Le Mans two weeks ago. The good news was winning the GT class in the famed twice-around-the-clock event. The bad news is multiple team equipment crates that were delayed by European customs for the return trip to the States, which was partly due to that same class victory.

Kevin Buckler "We were thrilled to win Le Mans. We're still elated and exhausted. When we were shipping our equipment crates back, we had three new things that were not listed on the German carnet (customs declaration). The first was t-shirts. The second thing was a large camera lens that belonged to a friend of mine. My Guys stuck it in a crate so he wouldn't have to carry it himself. And the third thing, believe it or not, was our Le Mans trophy! There were six airline container crates and four smaller ones. They should arrive in Chicago (next) Tuesday (for Road America). We're pretty well equipped this weekend, but we can't run two cars. There are nine sets of wheels in one of those crates, plus all kinds of tools, radio equipment, spare fuel rig, spare bodywork, and fabrication pieces." Note: The team was forced to withdraw their #67-GT entry.

At 3:15, the air temperature is 87 degrees and the track temperature is 115 degrees, according to Michelin tire engineers.

ALMS Qualifying for GT and GTS classes (20-minute session):
At 3:15, green flag.
At 3:19, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:22.066.
At 3:21, Mike Fitzgerald (#79-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:27.410.
At 3:26, Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:27.276.
At 3:27, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) sets the fastest lap in class with 1:26.820.
At 3:28, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) sets the fastest lap in class with 1:25.838.
At 3:35, checkered flag.

Top three in class:
#3-GTS Ron Fellows 1:22.066, #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim 1:22.196, #0-GTS Domenico Schiattarella 1:22.662
#23-GT Sascha Maassen 1:25.838, #31-GT Johnny Mowlem 1:26.272, #22-GT Timo Bernhard 1:26.406

For driver Ron Fellows, this is his 10th career pole and 3rd of the season.

For driver Sascha Maassen, this is his 6th career pole and 2nd of the
season.

ALMS Qualifying for P900 and P675 classes (20-minute session):
At 3:45, green flag.
At 3:47, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) sets the fastest lap at 1:16.690.
At 3:47, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:19.280 (new class record).
At 3:49, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) sets a new track record with a 1:14.261.
At 3:49, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:17.074 (new class record).
At 3:50, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:17.003 (new class record).
At 3:51, Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) sets the second fastest overall lap with a 1:16.453, then spins the car in turn 6, stopping half on and half off course.
At 3:54, black flag all.
At 3:57, green flag (10 minutes remaining).
At 3:59, Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) sets the fastest lap in class
with a 1:16.559 (new class record).
At 4:03, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) moves to second overall with a 1:15.063.
At 4:04, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) sets a new track record with a 1:14.169.
At 4:07, checkered flag.

For driver Frank Biela, this is his fourth career pole and second of the season. For driver Jon Field, this is his first ALMS pole.

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Saturday June 29, 2002

Top three in class:
#1-P900 Frank Biela 1:14.169, #50-P900 David Brabham 1:14.841, #51-P900 Bryan Herta 1:15.084
#37-P675 Jon Field 1:16.559, #56-P675 Jeff Bucknum 1:22.161, #13-P675 Ben Devlin 1:23.529

Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "We're very happy today. We stay close to the Corvette and that was our objective. Even though we had to work on braking, we feel that we'll do very well tomorrow."

Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "We are very happy with the time, but we need to get the tires right. This is our first time on Yokohamas. The left rear is a key tire for us and the biggest problem is to brake late, but not too late."

Timo Bernhard (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "We had trouble this morning with the wheel that came off in the second practice session. (But for qualifying) there was lots of traffic on the last two laps. I was in second place coming into the pits, which was disappointing, then when I got out of the car I found myself third. This is my first time at this track."

Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) "It just doesn't get any closer. I'm one tenth behind Ron, then the Olive Garden (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) is five tenths behind me. And not forgetting the Saleen (#26-GTS Saleen S7R), they are right on us too. I think they have yet to roll up their sleeves this weekend, but we'll see. I think the race this weekend is going to be a wild one for the GTS fans! I doubt (the field could be any closer). Just look at the times. I think this close competition really aids the series by making it stronger when the competition is close."

Ben Devlin (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) "We had problems earlier in the week, but the car is developing better during qualifying. The track was slippery (before today) but is much grippier now."

Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) "A driver's never happy unless they're on the pole. (Normally) for the race, we would be sitting back waiting for mistakes. But with the Audi's mechanical advantage, we will have to try and force mistakes on them. Driving the LMP car, I've been relearning the lines versus the Champ (CART) car."

Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "Two laps was not the qualifying plan. I did a mistake, but it was a good one." (about being slower than last year) "We have the same engine size, but last year we tried to beat the BMWs, but we were not taking that risk this year." (would you rather run against the BMW) "I would rather win against the BMWs. We have good Porsches here and good competition, probably all the cars are (close to) the same."

Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) "We had a great weekend at Le Mans. It was a great race two weeks ago, but that's history. We are here to win the race. We found a good setup, the car ran well, and felt good on full tanks this morning. This is the same car we ran at the Le Mans race, but with different settings. The Panoz are doing the same qualifying times we had last year, we have to concentrate on improving the car. The engineers will listen to us, and we have found good solutions." (about the heat) "The heat is always a problem, however the tires are quite good. I don't expect any problems tomorrow."

Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) "We're on a roll. The Corvette team is a team that hasn't functioned any better than it is now. This is only our second race with the new cars. We're eight tenths faster than we were last year with the old cars. The progress was with the chassis." (about the Ferraris building a challenge sooner or later) "Unfortunately, yes. We got a good sign how good the 550's could be (at Le Mans). Its only a matter of time before the Rafenelli will end up as quick. Our team has built fast durable cars, and has fast pit stops."

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Saturday June 29, 2002

Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) "We busted a startenator (combo starter and alternator) yesterday. The crew was able to rebuild it back at the shop (in Dublin Ohio) last night, but we have ordered a new one from Lola in England. We called over and we have a guy flying back over with it tomorrow morning. Its going to be used as a backup." (about the qualifying run) "I was losing grip the front of the car and couldn't go any faster. We tested here a month ago. I'm driving with my son Clint this weekend, he hasn't had many laps in this car yet. We have a good driver lineup and hope it's a fun race. We're going to have a dogfight with the 900's. This track is all about handling in traffic. We'll push as hard as we can, and keep it safe."

Jeff Bucknum (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) "We're really pleased with second today. We've had a lot of motor problems in the first two race and those are solved. We're happy to be running at the top of the class with the Lola. If a couple of things happen tomorrow, we think we have a good shot at winning."

David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) "Traffic, traffic, traffic. I had (only) two clean laps. One of those I had a mistake on, I climbed the curb going into one and killed (the lap). We were aiming for a better time. But it's great to have both our cars up front in the grid. This is the best standing for our team this year on the grid."

Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "The car felt ok, but not one hundred percent. We are where we were last year at this track, but we expected to be a little quicker this time. We're a little off, but we're going to continue to make adjustments and keep working."

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Sunday June 30, 2002

ALMS Combined Morning Warmup (30-minute Session):
At 8:00, green flag.
At 8:04, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) spun and continued coming out of turn 11.
At 8:06, Shane Lewis (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the gravel and stopped at turn 11, the team reports the throttle stuck going into the turn. Damage seems to be limited to excess gravel collection.
At 8:06, black flag all (to retrieve the #45 call).

At 8:12, green flag.
At 8:16, Dennis Spencer (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) stopped on the side of the course between turns 11 and 12. The crew reports the engine just stopped.

At 8:27, John Graham (#18-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) and Tom Weickardt (#44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) both off course and stopped at turn 10. Weickardt reports his car had a steering issue which forced him and the #18-P900 off the track together. The car seems to have sustained no significant damage. Weickardt came over and apologized to Graham afterwards in the pits.

John Graham (#18-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) "When the Viper came in I had no where to go and went straight off. We don't see any damage, just a lot of gravel at the front of the car."

At 8:30, checkered flag. All 30 cars practiced.

Top three in class:
#2-P900 Tom Kristensen 1:15.306, #50-P900 David Brabham 1:16.082, #38-P900 Johnny Herbert 1:16.170
#37-P675 Jon Field 1:18.162, #77-P675 Jimmy Adams 1:27.210, #56-P675 Jeff Bucknum 1:27.230
#26-GTS Franz Konrad 1:22.618, #3-GTS Ron Fellows 1:24.404, #4-GTS Kelly Collins 1:24.531
#31-GT Randy Pobst 1:27.311, #43-GT Peter Baron 1:28.379, #66-GT Kevin Buckler 1:28.848

To further honor the international flavor of the American Le Mans Series, a new procedure is being instituted in pre-race ceremonies for this event.

Prior to the playing of the American national anthem, portions will be played of the national anthems of all countries represented by drivers in the starting field for the event. In addition, a flag of each nation will be displayed at the head of the starting grid, with the flag to be unfurled while that country's anthem portion is being played. The procedure is similar to what is done prior to the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Including the United States, there are 10 countries represented by drivers in the starting field. Others are Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Venezuela.

As is always the case at Mid-Ohio, the field will receive the green flag to start the race from the remote starter's stand at Turn 5. The pace car will enter pit road at the end of the second pace lap and the front row will pace the field to Turn 5. Timing and scoring for the race will commence at the start/finish line on the front straight when the lead car passes the control line at the end of the second pace lap.

Pit road speed limit is 60 kph for the length of pit road starting at the double pylon markers prior to the first working pit and ending at the double pylon markers just past the last working pit.

Next session: Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Race at 2:00 pm.

Grid change: #99-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS is moving to the back of the pack after changing two tires.

From the Yokohama tire engineers, the air temperature is 91 degrees and the track temperature is 124 degrees.

American Le Mans Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio:
Note: because of the configuration of the front straight, the race will start on the back (longest) straightaway, near turn 5.
At 2:07, green flag.
At 2:09, at the finish line, all 30 cars have made it by without incident. Leading the way is Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8).
At 2:11, Steve Knight (#11-P675 Lola B2K40/Nissan) spun and continued in the esses (turn 8), dropping several positions.
At 2:11, Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) has taken the lead in the GT class after 3 laps. Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) leads by 1.2 seconds over David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) over all. Team Corvette continues to lead in the GTS class (#3, #4) and Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) leads in the P675 class.
At 2:14, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), running second in class, is off and stopped in the gravel at turn 1. The driver reports there was oil all over the windscreen of the car making it hard for him to see, apparently from Jimmy Adams (#77-P675 Pilbeam MP94/Nissan). The #77 team says they have no oil problem.

At 2:14, full course yellow, to free up the #43 car.
At 2:15, Steve Knight (#11-P675 Lola B2K40/Nissan) into the pits, fuel only. No driver change. The car will be black flagged for a 1 minute 35 second penalty for pitting when the pits were closed.
At 2:17, Shane Lewis (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) has moved up from starting last in the field to seventeenth overall and fifth in class.
At 2:19, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires only, work to clean the gravel out of the radiators, no driver change.

At 2:21, green flag (8 laps have been completed).

At 2:23, Steve Knight (#11-P675 Lola B2K40/Nissan) into the pits for the penalty stop.
At 2:26, Goodyear tire engineers report the air temperature is 92 degrees with a track temperature of 129 degrees (under overcast skies, with a mild breeze).

At 2:29, Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits for an extended stop, the engine cover is off, the team is repairing a broken right side half-shaft.
At 2:31, Rich Grupp (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) is slowing in turn 9.
At 2:32, Rich Grupp (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) into the pits with an
apparent engine problem. The driver is out but no one is working on the car. The car has been retired (engine).
At 2:32, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257), class leader, into the pits.
Fuel only, new battery, and 20-second penalty for working on the car while fueling, no driver change. Ben Devlin (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) takes the lead in class.

At 2:37, after 30 minutes, the top three in class: #1-P900 Frank Biela (20 laps), #50-P900 David Brabham (20 laps), #38-P900 Johnny Herbert (20 laps); #3-GTS Ron Fellows (19 laps), #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim (19 laps) #0-GTS Emanuelle Naspetti (19 laps); #13-P675 Ben Devlin (19 laps), #56-P675 Chris McMurry (18 laps), #77-P675 Jimmy Adams (18 laps); #31-GT Johnny Mowlem (18 laps), #23-GT Sascha Maassen (18 laps), #22-GT Timo Bernhard (18 laps)

At 2:38, Steve Knight (#11-P675 Lola B2K40/Nissan) into the pits for a 40-second penalty stop, too many men over the wall.
At 2:39, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits and behind the wall to replace the alternator.

Rich Grupp (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) "The car was running great until the motor went out. I guess we lost our bionic gerbil! There was a lot of oil on the track from one car, but otherwise, things were on target."

At 2:43, Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) has moved into second place in class behind the #31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
At 2:48, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) passes David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) for second place overall as the cars come up on a group of slower cars going into turn 1.

At 2:54, Jimmy Adams (#77-P675 Pilbeam MP94/Nissan) into the pits with blistered tires. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 2:57, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, gives up third place overall to Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8).

At 2:58, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R), tenth overall, and teammate Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) continue to lead in the GTS class, 30 seconds ahead of Emanuelle Naspetti (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello).

At 3:00, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:00, Robert Julien (#89-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Adam Merzon.
At 3:00, Ben Devlin (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Bret Arsenault. Chris McMurry (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) takes the lead in class.

At 3:02, #26-GTS Saleen S7R) returns to the track with driver change: Franz Konrad after a very long stop (23 laps behind the leader in class).
At 3:02, Scott Maxwell (#17-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Milka Duno.
At 3:04, Shane Lewis (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits, driver
reports the footbox is unbelievably hot, causing him to get out. Tires and fuel, driver change: Kevin Allen.
At 3:04, Joel Field (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Mark Neuhaus.
At 3:05, John Graham (#18-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Didier de Radigues.
At 3:07, Marc Bunting (#44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tom Weickardt.

At 3:07, after one hour, the top three in class:
#1-P900 Frank Biela (43 laps), #38-P900 Johnny Herbert (43 laps), #2-P900 Rinaldo Capello (43 laps)
#3-GTS Ron Fellows (40 laps), #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim (40 laps), #0-GTS
Emanuelle Naspetti (39 laps)
#56-P675 Chris McMurry (39 laps), #13-P675 Bret Asrenault (38 laps),
#77-P675 Jimmy Adams (37 laps)
#31-GT Johnny Mowlem (38 laps), #66-GT Kevin Buckler (38 laps), #23-GT
Sascha Maassen (38 laps)

At 3:09, Didier de Radigues (#18-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) into the pits to repair an electrical connection.
At 3:09, James Weaver (#16-P900 R&S MKIIIA/Lincoln) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Butch Leitzinger.

At 3:10, Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) takes the lead class, passing Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS).

At 3:11, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:11, Emanuelle Naspetti (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Domenico Schiattarella.
At 3:11, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emanuele Pirro. Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead.

At 3:14, Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Kelly Collins.
At 3:14, Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tom Kristensen. Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead.

At 3:14, Didier de Radigues (#18-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) is slowing and has stopped on course.
At 3:14, Joe Policastro Jr (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) runs into the side of Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) sending the #38 into the gravel trap at turn 11.

At 3:14, full course yellow.

At 3:20, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, changed steering wheel because of a bad fuel setting knob, driver change: Jan Magnussen.
At 3:20, Joe Policastro Jr (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tony Kester.
A 3:20, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, 40-second penalty for fueler visor infraction.
At 3:20, Chris McMurry (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Bryan Willman.
At 3:20, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny O'Connell, retains the lead in class.
At 3:20, Steve Knight (#11-P675 Lola B2K40/Nissan) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: John Fergus.
At 3:20, Justin Jackson (#79-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Mike Fitzgerald.
At 3:20, Larry Schumacher (#99-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: David Murry.
At 3:20, Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emanuelle Naspetti.
At 3:20, Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Randy Pobst.

At 3:22, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits with damage and behind the wall.
At 3:22, Timo Bernhard (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jorg Bergmeister.
At 3:22, Jimmy Adams (#77-P675 Pilbeam MP94/Nissan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Joe Blacker.
At 3:22, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Lucas Luhr.

At 3:25, Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: B.J. Zacharias. Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) takes the lead in class.
At 3:26, Didier de Radigues (#18-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 3:28, Didier de Radigues (#18-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) into the pits to check the junction box.
At 3:28, Emanuelle Naspetti (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits working on the front splitter.

At 3:32, green flag.

At 3:34, #38-P900 Audi R-8 back on track after rear end repairs, driver change: Stefan Johansson.

At 3:34, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits for a stop and go penalty for contact with #4-GTS.
At 3:36, Tony Kester (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits for a stop and go penalty for contact with #38-P900.

At 3:37, Randy Pobst (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) takes the lead in class passing Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS).

At 3:37, after 1 hour and 30 minutes, top three in class:
#1-P900 Emanuele Pirro (59 laps), #2-P900 Tom Kristensen (59 laps), #50-P900 Jan Magnussen (59 laps)
#3-GTS Johnny O('laps), #4-GTS Kelly Collins (55 laps), #45-GTS Kevin Allen (53 laps)
#13-P675 Bret Asrenault (54 laps), #56-P675 Bryan Willman (54 laps),
#11-P675 John Fergus (51 laps)
#31-GT Randy Pobst (53 laps), #23-GT Lucas Luhr (53 laps), #66-GT BJ Zacharias (53 laps)

At 3:40, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) spun and continued at turn 1.

At 3:44, Tony Kester (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits with a water leak and body damage. Will be given a one-minute hold for too many people working on the car.

At 3:47, Clint Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) records a new race record for the P675 class with a lap of 1:17.455.

At 3:47, Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) returns to the track.
At 3:50, Kevin Allen (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) has stopped at turn 2 in a safe location with a broken differential.
At 3:50, Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) back into the pits.

Emanuelle Naspetti (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "We started well then the car got worse and worse. We have a very bad vibration. The front splitter is the problem. Its very hot, it's the first time this year that we have had these conditions."

Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) "The car is running very good, no problems during the start but traffic is a little problem. I was surprised that the heat has not affected the car or tires."

At 3:53, full course yellow, car Bret Arsenault (#13-P675 Lola
B2K40/Millington), class leader, into the gravel at turn 11. Bryan Willman (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) takes the lead in class.

At 3:54, Franz Konrad (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Terry Borcheller.
At 3:54, Tony Kester (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits for a stop and go (loose body work).

At 3:58, Milka Duno (#17-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Scott Maxwell.
At 3:58, Didier de Radigues (#18-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 3:58, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Driver
change: Leo Hindery.
At 3:58, Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, but beats the #1 out of the pits.
At 3:58, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change. Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead.

At 3:58, Butch Leitzinger (#16-P900 R&S MKIIIA/Lincoln) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: James Weaver.
At 3:58, Clint Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jon Field.
At 3:58, Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 3:58, Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 3:58, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Bill Auberlen.
At 3:58, Bret Arsenault (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Ben Devlin.
At 3:58, Marc Bunting (#44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Driver change: Tom Weickardt.
At 4:00, Mark Neuhaus (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Joel Field.
At 4:00, Bryan Willman (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jeff Bucknum.

At 4:00, green flag.

At 4:04, Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) takes the lead in class passing Randy Pobst (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS).

At 4:05, Adam Merzon (#89-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Robert Julien.

At 4:07, after two hours, the top three in class:
#2-P900 Tom Kristensen (80 laps), #50-P900 Jan Magnussen (80 laps), #1-P900 Emanuele Pirro (80 laps)
#3-GTS Johnny O('laps), #4-GTS Kelly Collins (75 laps), #44-GTS Marc Bunting (70 laps)
#23-GT Lucas Luhr (72 laps), #31-GT Randy Pobst (72 laps), #79-GT Mike
Fitzgerald (72 laps)
#56-P675 Jeff Bucknum (71 laps), #13-P675 Ben Devlin (70 laps), #11-P675 John Fergus (70 laps)

At 4:08, Randy Pobst (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) takes the lead in class passing Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS).

At 4:14, Joe Blacker (#77-P675 Pilbeam MP94/Nissan) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 4:14, Randy Pobst (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, and Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) come together at turn 11 as the #23 tried to go under the #31 going into the turn, elevating Mike Fitzgerald (#79-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the lead in class. The right rear of the #31 is damaged but the car continues, the #23 has stopped off course. Both cars are out of the race.

At 4:15, full course yellow.

At 4:15, Randy Pobst (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits, and behind the wall.
At 4:20, Stefan Johansson (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny Herbert.
At 4:20, John Fergus (#11-P675 Lola B2K40/Nissan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 4:26, green flag.
At 4:27, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) passes Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) for second place overall going into turn 3 with side to side contact.

At 4:29, B.J. Zacharias (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) takes the class lead from Mike Fitzgerald (#79-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS).

Shane Lewis (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) "I was standing by waiting to go back into the car for the finish when the differential exploded on Kevin (Allen). After the weekend we have had we were in a great position for a podium finish behind the Vettes. We need to catch a break. I wouldn't buy lottery tickets or go to Vegas with me for the next few days."

Randy Pobst (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "We had a great race going between Lucas (Luhr) and myself. Lucas just drove into me. Why he did that I don't know." (in response Lucas' comment that Randy hit him) "Look at my right rear."

At 4:34, Tom Weickardt (#44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) is back on track after replacing bolts.
At 4:34, Didier de Radigues (#18-P900 Panoz LMP07/Mugen) is back on track after replacing the battery.

Bryan Willman (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) "My stint was good, we now have reliable and solid power. The car has a great gear stack, except for first, and is very nimble in traffic. I'm getting several seconds faster and I've never raced here before. The car has first rate balance and the tries felt good."

At 4:38, Joe Blacker (#77-P675 Pilbeam MP94/Nissan) has stopped off course in turn 4.
At 4:40, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) sets a new class race record with a lap of 1:17.208.

Chris McMurry (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) "The car is excellent. It took six laps for the tires to come in and had a push at the start, but it's running the best it has all weekend, even though the track got slick and we had some four wheel drive."

At 4:48, Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) has stopped just past pit exit, under the bridge going into turn 1, on the grass in a safe position. The driver is out of the car, reports the transmission has failed.

At 4:50, Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) takes the white flag - one lap to go, with a six second lead.
At 4:52, Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) starts to run out of fuel going down the hill after turn 11, and teammate Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) passes him, winning the race.

The #2 continued all the way around to the S/F line, taking second place barely as Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) comes by 18 seconds later on the driver's left. Unofficially, for the first time in ALMS history, a P900 car has gone 2 hours and 45 minutes with only one stop.

Unofficial top three in class:
#1-P900 Emanuele Pirro (111 laps), #2-P900 Tom Kristensen (111 laps), #50-P900 Jan Magnussen (111 laps)
#3-GTS Johnny O'Connell (106 laps), #4-GTS Kelly Collins (105 laps), #44-GTS Marc Bunting (88 laps)
#66-GT BJ Zacharias (101 laps), #22-GT Jorg Bergmeister (101 laps), #79-GT J. Jackson (laps)
#56-P675 Jeff Bucknum (100 laps), #13-P675 Ben Devlin (99 laps), #11-P675 John Fergus (99 laps)

First time winners: Kevin Buckler and B.J. Zacharias (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS); Chris McMurry,Jeff Bucknum and Bryan Willman (56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan).

For Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8), this was their seventh ALMS win. Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) both collect their ninth ALMS victory, and a clean sweep for the 2002 season so far.

Mike Fitzgerald (#79-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) (about his problem with heat exhaustion) "Running the touring race earlier really took its toll. I wish I could have held out as well as the Pirelli (tires) did, but I couldn't. I tried to keep ahead of Lucas (Luhr) but just couldn't. I'm just glad we could hang on to our position."

Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "My stint was awful. The windshield was covered with oil and I couldn't see brake lights of cars in front of me. I had to look out the side to see the turn in points and apex. Otherwise, the heat was normal."

Post Race Quotes:

Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) (about parking the car at the end) "Yeah, we lost the gearbox. Its very frustrating, it was a lot of time in the pits, but we learned a lot."

Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "It was a good day and I'm happy, especially since we lost a lot of positions on the first yellow when we came late into the pits. It was very hot and I had very high water temperatures in the car and I was losing power late in the race."

Timo Bernhard (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "The car was great when I drove. If not for the water temp problem, I think I could have won today."

Corrected quote: Chris McMurry (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) "The car is excellent. It took six laps for the tires to come in and had a push at the start, but it's running the best it has all weekend, even though the track got slick and we had some four wheel drift."

Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) "This was a tactical race. We had a faster car, and Frank (Biela) was fastest. I got the car under yellow, then managed to pull away. Under the yellow, I came in for fuel, and I thought Tom (Kristensen - #2-Audi) would follow me. If he would have come in and had a quicker stop, he would have beat me (to the finish). They (the #2 team) decided to gamble and stay out. If the pacecar was out a few more laps they could have won. I lost momentum in traffic and my tires got dirty." (about passing Magnussen in traffic) "They were giving me a hard time, they're strong but don't have the pace we have. I tried to keep them behind, sometimes putting two wheels in the grass. I passed them on the restart, but the last 4 or 5 laps I lost momentum. I was looking at my watch. They didn't tell me that Tom (Kristensen) was on reserve. I saw him slow down. He was lucky, but also, unlucky. We tried hard because the crew was unhappy this morning after the World Cup."

Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) "The car felt very good today as it did on Friday and Saturday. I felt comfortable and confident. It was possible to pull away, but I could not pass David Brabham. We had a gap of about 10 seconds to do our service, the strategy was right. The pit crew did a perfect job."

Bryan Willman (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) "When the MG car left (#37) we got optimistic. This was a race where we didn't make any mistakes. We didn't hit a wall, tire barrier or anything, and it worked out for us." (this was his first win, anywhere) "In 130 races, this is my first win. It's a big day for me and I couldn't have a better group to do it with. I finished something like 127 of 130 races and that's why I thought endurance racing would be a good move for me. You just go as fast as you can and hope that you win, and that's what we did."

Jeff Bucknum (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) "This was a very good race weekend. We didn't focus on what anybody else was doing, we didn't try to catch anybody else. We just ran our pace and it worked out for us." (getting back in at the end) "The car was running really well, and with us a lap up, the guys were telling me slow down, I was trying but it was hard to do withthe way the car was running."

Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) "Early on it was a heck of a battle when we were all bottled up. The Panoz was slippin' and slidin'. I was patient, saving the left front tire, and it worked out at the end of the stint. So far so good for 2002."

Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) "Ron Fellows did an amazing job at Sears Point. The heat here was brutal in the car, but I ran out of water. Break out the violins. I was patient, but there was bad luck for the 4 car."

Tom Weickardt (#44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) "This is great, we got the podium. Our parts lasted longer than their parts! We were closer to the Corvettes than ever and was Marc (Bunting) that made that happen."

Marc Bunting (#44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) "This is our first podium in American Le Mans and we're very happy. The heat was rough today but we made it and here we are."

Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) (about the incident with the #42 car) "We had a problem with a back marker. It looked as if he spun then went into the side of me, and kicked me off into the gravel. He put us out of the race. It's been unfortunate but that's a big part of it (racing). The car before the incident was in second and cruising along great. We were closing the gap. We double stinted on our tires to keep the lead after our pit stop. We were about ready to pounce on the #1 car for the lead, but didn't get that far with getting knocked off. With that happening, we're just going to try and get some points. This car is just incredibly strong. After the repairs, you would never have known that the car was damaged. It drive just like it was before the shunt. It's a very tough car. Before the race we always setup our spare parts to match the car currently, so the drive will be back up to pace after getting back on course."

Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) "The car is handling very well and is competitive. We don't plan to change anything before the next race. The left front dive plane on the car was damaged near the end of the race, which had a small effect on handling, but not enough to change the result of the race." (about competing against Team Audi) "I hope the Audis stay in competition next year."

Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) (after all their success this year) "I'm not sure yet, we're still tired from Le Mans. I wouldn't want to say we expected this today (the win), but BJ (Zacharias) and I both felt good about everything, and the car. We didn't have a pole sitting car at Sears Point, but we had a good racecar. We've done that all year. Then we go into this race and everybody's driving the poop out of their cars. We're just cruising along, and all of a sudden the car gets better and better. I'd like to win one of these things easy, there was one minute at Le Mans and two seconds here (margin of victory). " (about passing the Job cars for the lead) "We got more comfortable. We had a little problem that became a big problem. One of the 675s continued to leak and we had really bad oil on our windshield. It was dangerous. Everyone had to use their best judgment on turn ins. I hounded those guys (the Job cars), that's kind of the way I do it. I start the race and don't go out swinging the first five or six laps. Then I settled in and it got going and going. "

B.J. Zacharias (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) (how the race came together after the incident with the #23 and #31 cars) "Definitely luck played a big part today. Kevin called out on the radio to me saying, hang in there, keep your foot down, drive smooth and with a level head, and things will happen. Once again, that's Mid-Ohio."