May, 2006› Page 4
Liz Halliday and Intersport Racing Score Another Class Win in Houston
American three-day eventing rider and sportscar racing driver Liz Halliday continued her 2006 winning streak today, taking the LMP2 class of the Lone Star Grand Prix with team mate Clint Field and top privateer racing team Intersport Racing. Following their LMP2 class success in Sebring in March, Liz Halliday’s and Clint Field’s second win in as many races, again beating the two mighty works Porsches, mean that they have extended their lead in the 2006 Drivers Championship whilst Intersport Racing has also extended its lead in the Teams’ Championship. To complete her success of the day, the organizers awarded Liz the Founders Trophy - an award given to privateer drivers. Her fifth career Series win means that she ties for the most victories by a female driver in the American Le Mans Series.
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Flying Lizard Finishes 2nd and 5th in GT2 at Houston
Houston, Texas–Flying Lizard Motorsports brought the team’s two Porsches in for 2nd and 5th place finishes in today’s Lone Star Grand Prix of Houston. In the second race of the 10-race ALMS season, both team cars ran another solid race. Wolf Henzler cleared the finish line in the No. 45 2nd in GT2, and teammate Lonnie Pechnik followed close behind in the No. 44, finishing 5th in GT2. With this result, Flying Lizard is 1st in GT2 championship points with Johannes van Overbeek leading in GT2 driver points.
Dumas/Bernard Porsche RS Spyder Leads for Half of Houston ALMS Race Before Late DNF
The Romain Dumas/Timo Bernhard Penske Porsche RS Spyder made American Le Mans Series history for Porsche Saturday night by taking the overall race lead for the first time early in the Lone Star Grand Prix of Houston. It then held the lead for 72 of the 143 laps before a late-race drivetrain problem sidelined the car.
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Audi R8 Makes Winning Comeback in USA
Dindo Capello (Italy) and Allan McNish (Scotland) extended their American Le Mans Series lead when they steered their “factory” Audi R8 home to victory in the inaugural Grand Prix in Houston (US state of Texas) on Friday night. It was the 62nd victory for the most successful Le Mans prototype from 78 races.
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Texas-Sized Challenge
Dyson Racing’s record of twelve straight LMP1 podium finishes remained intact at tonight’s Lone Star Grand Prix in Houston Texas. On a track that drivers termed bumpier than Sebring, the number 16 car of James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger finished second in class and sixth overall. Chris Dyson and Guy Smith brought the sister 20 car home third in class on this inaugural 1.7 mile street course run under the lights around Reliant Stadium.
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Podium for Aston Martin Racing in Houston
Aston Martin Racing recorded a podium finish at the second round of the American Le Mans Series in Houston, Texas, on Friday evening. Tomas Enge and Darren Turner, who finished third in the GT1 class at Sebring in March, brought their Aston Martin Racing DBR9 home third in class and fourth overall after a challenging two-hour, 45-minute race.
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Audi’s Star Shines Brightest in Texas
It doesn’t matter if it’s the R8 or R10 TDI. It seems like Audi always finds a way to win in the American Le Mans Series. Friday night’s Lone Star Grand Prix was another example as Alan McNish and Dindo Capello won for the second time this season.
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Penske Atop Speed Chart in Houston Warmup
Penske Racing’s two Porsche RS Spyders went 1-2 in Friday’s warmup for the Lone Star Grand Prix, with Lucas Luhr leading the way in the No. 6 entry.
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Two-Time Le Mans GT2 Champions Petersen / White Lightning Annouce 24 Hour Plans
LAS VEGAS, Nev., May 12, 2006 – Official entrant Dale White (Bozeman, Montana, USA) announced today that Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing will return to take part in the 74th Annual 24 Heures Du Mans in June. The two-time Le Mans class-winning effort also confirmed marketing support from Krohn Racing for the Automobile Club De L’Ouest-sanctioned event. The 2005 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT2 Champions will be attempting their third Le Mans Grand Touring Two (LM GT2) victory in only their fourth attempt at the world’s most famous sports car race. The No. 90 Krohn/ Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Michelin Porsche 911 GT3 RSR will be raced by Jörg Bergmeister (Langenfeld, Germany), Nic Jönsson (a native of Sweden currently living in Buford, Georgia, USA) and Tracy Krohn (Houston, Texas, USA) in the June 17-18 race.
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Corvette Racing Qualifies First and Second in GT1 for Inaugural Houston Street Race
Corvette Racing’s twin Corvettes will start the inaugural ALMS Lone Star Grand Prix at the front of the GT1 class after Ron Fellows and Olivier Beretta qualified first and second respectively. Fellows turned the quickest qualifying lap for the 16th time in his ALMS career with a time of 1:08.035 (89.425 mph) in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R on the 1.7-mile, 10-turn temporary circuit in Houston’s Reliant Park. Olivier Beretta was just a heartbeat behind at 1.08.090 (89.352 mph) in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R. Less than six tenths of a second separated the Corvettes from their Aston Martin rivals.
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