| Lap |
Lap Time |
Lap Note |
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5:42:52pm |
Welcome back to Long Beach, Calif., and Round Two of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship. |
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5:44:12pm |
The ACS Grand Prix of Long Beach Presented by Lala Motorsports will begin at 4:15 p.m. (PDT). |
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5:45:13pm |
It's HOT in Southern California, 96F, but with a cool breeze. |
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5:47:35pm |
Long Beach is an 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary street circuit. |
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5:48:19pm |
The
race lap record at Long Beach was set by last year's race winner,
Brandon Davis, who turned a 1:26.205 (82.185 mph) in his Ford Mustang
Cobra. |
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5:49:20pm |
No.
10 Davis qualified second today, but will start fourth after the
top-five inversion, the result of the post-qualifying coin flip. |
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5:50:34pm |
No. 1 Pobst won pole with a lap of 1:25.258, but lost the coin flip and as a result will start fifth. |
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5:51:09pm |
No. 11 Davis, Brandon's father is the primary benefactor of the coin flip, he will start first. |
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5:53:35pm |
No. 14 Sofornas starts second. |
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5:53:47pm |
No. 8 Pilgrim starts third. |
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5:54:01pm |
After
contact with the Turn One wall and tires in this morning's qualifying
session, No. 9 Schaldach will not start today's race. |
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5:54:56pm |
The grid is being cleared. |
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5:58:59pm |
The start engine commands is given. |
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6:01:40pm |
Formation lap is underway. |
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6:02:10pm |
This will be a 29-lap or 50-minute race, whichever occurs first. |
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6:03:11pm |
Cars are taking their spots on the starting grid. |
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6:05:20pm |
GREEN |
1 |
6:06:22pm |
No. 1 gets a great start but gets squeezed by No. 14 and No. 11. |
1 |
6:06:41pm |
No. 11 holds the lead through Turn One followed by No. 14. |
1 |
6:07:00pm |
No. 10 advances to third. |
1 |
6:07:12pm |
No. 10 all over No. 14 for second. |
2 |
6:08:01pm |
No. 24 Flanagan spins and continues in Turn 11. |
2 |
6:08:36pm |
No. 14 around No. 11 for the lead in Turn Seven. |
3 |
6:08:52pm |
No. 97 Rivera on a charge, now up to fourth. |
3 |
6:09:36pm |
No. 13 Welch and No. 47 Morgan make contact and into the tire wall at Turn One. |
3 |
6:10:30pm |
FULL COURSE YELLOW |
4 |
6:10:53pm |
Top five is currently: No. 14, No. 10, No. 11, No. 30 and No. 1. |
5 |
6:12:11pm |
Crew of the No. 13 is working on the car in pit lane. |
6 |
6:15:04pm |
We will go back to green next time by. |
7 |
6:16:37pm |
GREEN FLAG |
7 |
6:19:12pm |
No. 10 pulls alongside No. 14 into Turn One, but can't make it work, No. 14 holds the lead. |
7 |
6:19:31pm |
No. 06 Scarallos stalls at Turn Nine, but has been pushed clear. |
8 |
6:20:38pm |
No. 30 pressuring No. 11 for third. |
9 |
6:21:15pm |
No. 14 continues to lead No. 10 by a scant 0.530-second. |
9 |
6:22:32pm |
No. 30 passes No. 11 for third in Turn Eight. |
10 |
6:23:08pm |
Leader No. 14 and No. 10 have begun to pull a considerable gap to the rest of the field. |
10 |
6:23:53pm |
No. 31 Whelen in pit lane. |
10 |
6:24:09pm |
No. 18 Foster has pulled off to a safe location in Turn Six with mechanical problems. |
10 |
6:24:26pm |
No. 10 continues to fill No. 14's mirrors. |
11 |
6:24:50pm |
No. 5 Daskalos giving No. 8 Pilgrim a run for his money back in the sixth and seventh positions. |
12 |
6:25:35pm |
No. 17 Foster is in the runoff at Turn Six. |
12 |
6:26:40pm |
No. 97 to the inside of No. 11 in Turn Eight. |
12 |
6:27:30pm |
No. 11 takes the spot back in Turn Nine. |
12 |
6:27:40pm |
No. 8 now all over that battle between No. 11 and No. 97. |
13 |
6:27:57pm |
No. 5 joining the train with No. 11, No. 97 and No. 8. |
14 |
6:29:23pm |
No. 5 pulls alongside No. 8 on the front straight, makes the pass for sixth in Turn One. |
14 |
6:29:52pm |
Top five is currently: No. 14, No. 10, No. 30, No. 11 and No. 97. |
16 |
6:30:52pm |
No. 24 spins and continues at Turn One. |
16 |
6:32:44pm |
No. 56 Marziale and No. 99 Courtney battling for 10th. |
17 |
6:33:51pm |
Leaders are approaching the back of the field. |
17 |
6:34:14pm |
Leaders are in traffic. |
18 |
6:35:04pm |
No. 10 still all over the bumper of No. 14. |
19 |
6:36:03pm |
Top five is currently: No. 14, No. 10, No. 30, No. 11 and No. 97. |
19 |
6:37:26pm |
Lapped traffic has allowed No. 30 to catch up to the leaders. |
19 |
6:37:41pm |
No. 36 Hoagland spins and continues at Turn Five. |
20 |
6:37:56pm |
No. 30 starting to pressure No. 10 for second. |
20 |
6:38:18pm |
Top three: No. 14, No. 10 and No. 30 are nose-to-tail. |
21 |
6:38:59pm |
No. 14 continues to lead No. 10 by 0.636-second, then No. 30. No. 11, No. 97 and No. 5 a ways back. |
21 |
6:40:46pm |
No. 97 takes No. 11 in Turn Eight, but No. 11 takes it back in Turn Nine. No. 5 tries to get in on it but No. 97 holds fifth. |
22 |
6:41:21pm |
No. 5 takes a look at No. 97 on the front straight, but tucks back in. |
22 |
6:41:40pm |
No. 11, No. 97 and No. 5 are a train. |
23 |
6:42:02pm |
No. 05 Ziegler has spun at Turn Nine, driver's left. No. 05 continues. |
24 |
6:43:30pm |
No. 14 now 1.238 seconds ahead of No. 10. |
24 |
6:44:22pm |
Top five still: No. 14, No. 10, No. 30, No. 11 and No. 97. |
24 |
6:45:01pm |
No. 36 locks up the brakes and slides into the runoff at Turn One. |
25 |
6:45:30pm |
No. 8 has caught the pack of No. 11, No. 97 and No. 5. |
26 |
6:46:56pm |
No. 97 around No. 11 for third in Turn Eight. |
26 |
6:48:17pm |
No. 11 takes it back again in Turn Nine. |
27 |
6:48:27pm |
No. 5 letting No. 97 know he's there. |
27 |
6:48:59pm |
No. 30 pulls alongside No. 10 on the back straight. |
27 |
6:49:31pm |
No. 30 takes second in Turn Nine. |
27 |
6:49:41pm |
No. 5 inside No. 97 in Turn 10 and takes the spot. |
28 |
6:50:11pm |
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28 |
6:50:26pm |
Top five now No. 14, No. 30, No. 10, No. 11 and No. 5. |
28 |
6:51:01pm |
No. 8 takes No. 97 for sixth in Turn Nine. |
29 |
6:51:33pm |
WHITE FLAG |
29 |
6:51:39pm |
No. 14 with a lead over two seconds over No. 30. |
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6:51:59pm |
CHECKERED FLAG |
29 |
6:52:58pm |
THREE WIDE out of Turn 11! |
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6:53:25pm |
No. 5 gets No. 8 for fifth. |
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6:53:54pm |
Your top five at Long Beach are: No. 14, No. 30, No. 10, No. 11 and No. 5. |
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6:54:48pm |
No. 34 Gaples is the Sunoco Hard Charger, advancing eight positions in the race. |
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6:56:20pm |
No. 5 Daskalos wins the AutoWeek Move of the Race winner for his pass on No. 97 Rivera on lap 27. |
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6:56:52pm |
No. 8 Pilgrim earns the Debaufre Fastest Lap of the Race Award for turning the quickest lap of the race, a 1:26.744. |
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6:57:39pm |
No 07 Stanton is the winner of the Porsche GT3 Cup Shootout, finishing 11th. |
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6:58:12pm |
Congratulations to James Sofronas on collecting his second race win at his home track. |
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6:59:21pm |
Eric Curran is your new point leader (222) followed by Sofronas (212), then Davis (199). |
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7:00:22pm |
Porsche
continues to lead the World Challenge Manufacturers' Championship
Presented by RACER Magazine with 26 points, followed by Ford (10),
Viper (7) and Volvo (2). |
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7:01:47pm |
See
you back here for Round Three of the World Challenge GT Championship
when it heads to New Jersey Motorsports Park, May 1 - 3. |
