Champion Audi Nips Dyson Lola for Lime Rock Win
Written by Josh Katinger · July 5, 2004
Lakeville, CT - The Champion Audi R8 of Marco Werner and JJ Lehto held off a late-race charge by the Dyson Racing Team to win the New England Grand Prix, the first-ever American Le Mans Series race at Lime Rock Park.
Butch Leitzinger put on a late-race charge for the victory in the Dyson team’s Lola EX257-AER/MG and finished 1.429 seconds behind the Audi. James Weaver had co-driven with Leitzinger and the car led much of the middle stages of the race.
The win was the second of the season for Lehto and Werner, who also won last week’s ALMS event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta won the GTS class in a Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, beating their team car of Ron Fellows and Johnny O’Connell by 3.627 seconds.
Ferrari scored its first-ever GT class win in the ALMS with Anthony Lazzaro and Ralf Kelleners driving a Ferrari 360 Modena to a one-lap win. Johannes van Overbeek and Darren Law finished second in a Porsche.
Ian James and James Gue won the LMP2 class in a Lola B2K/40-Nissan.
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Race Results…
Pos Car Cls CP Drivers Team Car Lap Gap Status
1. 38 P1 1. JJ Lehto, M.Werner Champion Racing Audi R8 165 0.000
2. 16 P1 2. J.Weaver, B.Leitzinger Dyson Racing Team Lola EX257 AER 165 1.429
3. 20 P1 3. C.Dyson, A.Wallace Dyson Racing Team Lola EX257 AER 163 2 Laps
4. 4 GTS 1. O.Gavin, O.Beretta Corvette Racing Corvette C5-R 160 5 Laps
5. 3 GTS 2. R.Fellows, J.O’Connell Corvette Racing Corvette C5-R 160 3.627
6. 63 GTS 3. T.Borcheller, J.Mowlem ACEMCO Motorsports, LLC Saleen S7R 159 6 Laps
7. 35 GT 1. R.Kelleners, A.Lazzaro Risi Competizione Ferrari 360 Modena GTC 154 11 Laps
8. 45 GT 2. J.van Overbeek, D.Law Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 154 41.912
9. 24 GT 3. R.Dumas, M.Lieb Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 154 42.134
10. 79 GT 4. J.Jackson, T.Sugden J3 Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 153 12 Laps
11. 31 GT 5. D.Murry, C.Stanton, M.Petersen White Lightning Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 151 14 Laps
12. 10 P2 1. I.James, J.Macaluso, J.Gue Miracle Motorsports Lola B2K/40 Nissan 151 10.714
13. 66 GT 6. C.Wagner, P.Long Racer’s G Porsche 911GT3 RSR 150 15 Laps
14. 71 GTS 4. T.Weickardt, J.Belloc Carsport America Dodge Viper 149 16 Laps
15. 44 GT 7. L.Pechnik, S.Neiman Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 147 18 Laps
16. 60 GT 8. P.Boss, H.Plumb P.K. Sport Porsche 911 GT3 RS 147 3.287
17. 13 P2 2. A.Lally, R.Eversley Race Car Company Lola B2K/40 Millington 143 22 Laps
18. 67 GT 9. P.Ehret, J.Matthews Racer’s G Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 142 23 Laps
19. 23 GT 10. T.Bernhard, J.Bergmeister Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 139 26 Laps
20. 78 GT 11. R.Wars, M.Paterson J3 Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RS 130 35 Laps
21. 5 GTS 5. P.Kox, D.Brabham Krohn Barbour Racing Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT 102 63 Laps
22. 56 P2 3. C.McMurry, B.Willman, J.Bucknum Team Bucknum Racing Pilbeam MP91 Nissan 96 69 Laps Retired
23. 19 P2 4. G.van der Steur, E.van der Steur van der Steur Racing Inc. Lola B2K/40 Nissan 88 77 Laps Retired
24. 37 P1 4. J.Field, D.Dayton Intersport Racing Lola B160 Judd 73 92 Laps Retired
25. 30 P2 5. C.Field, M.Durand Intersport Racing Lola B2K/40 Judd 55 110 Laps Retired
26. 50 GT 12. G.Jeannette, K.Collins Panoz Motor Sports Panoz Esperante eGTLM 13 152 Laps Retired
27. 43 GT 13. L.Hindery, L.Luhr BAM! Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 1 164 Laps Retired
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