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Smith, Dyson Lola Fastest in Sunday Warmup
Guy Smith turned in the fastest time of Sunday morning’s warmup session for the Generac 500 at Road America, a 1:52.882 in Dyson Racing’s No. 20 Lola B06/10-AER. The Brit is making his first visit to Road America in American Le Mans Series and has grown quite fond of the 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit.
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Records Fall as McNish Dominates at Road America
It seems there is no satisfying Allan McNish. The Scot turned in fast lap after fast lap in qualifying Saturday, finally settling on a 1:49.181 for Sunday’s Generac 500 at Road America, the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series. McNish’s time was one of four qualifying records that were broken in the 20-minute sessions.
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Audi’s McNish Quickest in First Visit to Road America
Welcome to Road America, Mr. McNish. In his first visit to this classic road course, Allan McNish set the fastest time in a two-hour test session for the American Le Mans Series’ Generac 500 at Road America on Friday.
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Penske Strategy Enough to Catch Intersport Duo?
It happens in nearly every big-league sport. When things aren’t quite going the way a manager or coach thinks it should, tinkering with the daily lineup is one of the first remedies to improve championship chances. Heading into this weekend’s Generac 500 at Road America, that begs a question.
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Road America: In Their Own Words
Road America is considered by many as one of the finest road courses in North America, if not the around the globe. It’s long, fast, flowing and has everything the best sports car drivers in the world could want. As the American Le Mans Series returns to the 4.048-mile, 14-turn road course this weekend for the Generac 500 at Road America, here’s how just a few Series drivers feel about this classic circuit:
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Titan Rivals Contest GT1 Championship
It’s no surprise that the biggest auto manufacturer rivalry in the American Le Mans Series has produced one of the tightest championship races in Series history. Just past the halfway point in the 2006 season, Corvette Racing and Aston Martin Racing have each stood toe-to-toe in the battle for GT1 supremacy.
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Tight GT2 Championship Takes Center Stage
Through six rounds of the 2006 American Le Mans Series, it’s fair to say that the GT2 class has lived up to expectations. It’s a pretty impressive feat, given the anticipation and hype surrounding the deepest of the Series’ four classes of elite sports cars.
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Intersport Racing Receives Opportunity Award
American Le Mans Series team Intersport Racing was recognized Thursday by the Lyn St. James Foundation as being “a driving force for opportunity” within the auto racing industry.
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Mcnish, Capello Make Winning Return to Portland
Diesel power is starting to take hold in the American Le Mans Series. The Audi R10 TDI remained unbeaten in three Series races as Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello won the Portland Grand Prix on Saturday, their fourth overall victory of the season.
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Weaver Paces Field in Friday Morning Portland Practice
On a track where he was headed for certain victory last year, James Weaver posted the fastest time at Friday morning’s practice time for the Portland Grand Prix. Weaver turned in a best lap of 1:03.762 and was nearly 0.2 seconds clear of the field.
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