Mazda Raceway Sports Car Invitational 2008

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RACING INTO THE DARKNESS
ALM and Sports Car Racing Championships
Monterey, California

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Marco Werner and Lucas Luhr ended their championship season in fitting style Saturday with an overall victory for Audi Sport North America in the Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patrón. Werner passed Emanuele Pirro on a restart with 26 minutes left and won by 1.941 seconds at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
RESULTS: RACING INTO THE DARKNESS ALM and Sports Car Racing Championships, Monterey, California - pdf

PROLOGUE The Monterey Sports Car Champions presented by Patrón: Helio Castroneves, one of the most exciting drivers in the IndyCar series for Penske Racing is joining this weekend's American Le Mans Series race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

HERE ARE THE CHALLENGES FOR THIS RACE!

Sascha Maassen and Penske Porsche RS Spyder seek second consecutive overall pole, Audi seeks fifth Laguna Seca ALMS overall pole and sixth in GTP/P900/P1; Rinaldo Capello (2000 and 2001), Emanuele Pirro (2002) Frank Biela (2003) are previous Audi OVERALL polewinners; Capello is the only two-time Laguna Seca ALMS overall polesitter! Allan McNish won P1 pole in 2007, started fifth overall

Laguna Seca ALMS race enters 2008 with nine-race streak of races with margins of victory less than one lap (1999 margin 13.889 seconds; 2000 victory margin 0.352 second, 2001 margin 1.602 seconds, 2002 margin 25.799 seconds, 2003 margin 82.283 seconds, 2004 margin 56.832 seconds, 2005 margin 75.064 seconds, 2006 margin 18.579 seconds, 2007 margin only 0.410 seconds!) and multiple lead-lap finishers in each race (seven in 2007!)

Chevrolet Corvette seeks fourth total and second consecutive Laguna Seca ALMS GTS/GT1 triumph after ending streak of five consecutive Laguna Seca ALMS GTS losses for Corvette with a Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell 2004 win followed by an Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin victory in 2005! Corvette lost to ORECA Dodge Viper drivers Olivier Beretta/Karl Wendlinger in 1999 and 2000 and to Konrad Saleen pilots Terry Borcheller and Franz Konrad in 2001, lost to Prodrive Ferrari 550 Maranello of Tomas Enge and Peter Kox plus runnerup Terry Borcheller/Franz Konrad in Konrad Saleen in 2002, and lost to Prodrive Ferrari 550 Maranello of David Brabham and Jan Magnussen in 2003 prior to its 2004-2005 victories. Prodrive Aston Martin won GT1 in 2006. Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin won for Corvette in 2007!

Olivier Beretta (Laguna Seca GTS winner with ORECA Dodge Viper in 1999 and 2000 and for Corvette in GT1 in 2005) seeks fifth Laguna Seca ALMS victory

Schedule of Track events - pdf

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LMP1 2nd Place
Audi AG/R 10/TDI
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Creation CA 07 P1
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Acura ARX-01B
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Audi R10-TDI
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Audi R10-TDI
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Audi Sport North America Team
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Creation Autosportif
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

de Ferran Motorsports Acura Team
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Doran Ford GT-R Team
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche Team
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Penske Motorsports Helio Castroneves Ryan Briscoe
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Patron Highcroft Racing Acura Team
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Audi Sport North America Team
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Audi Sport North America Team P1 1st Place
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Andretti Green Racing Acura P2 1st Place
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Andretti Green Racing Acura P2 1st Place
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Corvette Racing GT1 1st Place
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

GT2 Winners
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

IMSA Lites Awards
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Bill Sweedler Orbit Racing
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

GT3 Cars, Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Audi R10 TDI
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Daniel Chin Photo

Corvette C6.R GT1
Corvette_Racing Pit Stop Demo
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008

Corvette C6.R GT1
Corvette_Racing Pit Stop Demo
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008

Corvette C6.R GT1
Corvette_Racing Pit Stop Demo
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008

Jan Magnussen's co-driver, Johnny O'Connell
Corvette Racing Pit Stop Demo
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008

Paul Drayson's co-driver, Jonny Cocker
Drayson Barwell Motorsports Pit Stop Demo
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008

Aston Martin Vantage GT-2
Drayson Barwell Motorsports Pit Stop Demo
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series 2008

RACING INTO THE DARKNESS
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series

RACING INTO THE DARKNESS
Season Finale, American Le Mans Series

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