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Point Standings
GRAND-AM DP
After Watkins Glen

Rank Driver Points
1 Memo Rojas 228
Scott Pruett 228
3 Max Angelelli 204
Ricky Taylor 204
5 JC France 188
Joao Barbosa 188
Terry Borcheller 188
8 Darren Law 187
David Donohue 187
10 Alex Gurney 185
Jon Fogarty 185
12 John Pew 179
Ozz Negri 179
14 Brian Frisselle 151
Henri Richard 151
16 Antonio Garcia 148
Paul Edwards 148
18 Burt Frisselle 146
19 Mike Forest 123
20 Mark Wilkins 121
21 Alex Popow 110
Enzo Potolicchio 110
23 Ryan Dalziel 93
24 Mark Blundell 53
25 Michael Valiante 46
26 Matt Bell 41
27 Graham Rahal 35
Joey Hand 35
29 Dario Franchitti 32
Jamie McMurray 32
Juan Pablo Montoya 32
Scott Dixon 32
33 Christian Fittipaldi 30
Max Papis 30
35 Mark Patterson 28
Martin Brundle 28
Zak Brown 28
38 Ryan Briscoe 26
Wayne Taylor 26
40 Nic Jonsson 25
Nicolas Minassian 25
Ricardo Zonta 25
Tracy Krohn 25
44 AJ Allmendinger 24
Justin Wilson 24
Michael McDowell 24
47 Christophe Bouchut 23
Luis Diaz 23
Scott Tucker 23
50 Buddy Rice 22
51 Henry Gilbert 21
Marc Goossens 21
Shane Lewis 21
54 Raphael Matos 20
Richard Westbrook 20
Ryan Hunter-Reay 20
57 Jimmie Johnson 19
58 Johannes van Overbeek 18
Jorg Bergmeister 18
Patrick Long 18
Seth Neiman 18
62 Sascha Maassen 17
63 Colin Braun 16
Doug Peterson 16
Jan Heylen 16
Jared Beyer 16
Jim Lowe 16
RJ Valentine 16
Romain Iannetta 16
Ross Kaiser 16
Scott Mayer 16
Tomas Enge 16
 

Pruett and Rojas win at Road America

Grand-Am Rolex Series
Saturday, June 23, 2012

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Corvette’s Daytona Prototype winning streak wasn’t the only thing that ended Saturday at Road America.

So did the winless streak for co-drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas.

Pruett and Rojas ended the Corvette DP run of five-straight Rolex Series wins by taking the checkered flag in the Rolex 250 Driven by VISITFLORIDA.com. It snapped a nine-race winless streak for the defending Daytona Prototype co-champions.

“Even thought we haven’t been to Victory Lane, it hasn’t taken the fight out of us,” said Pruett, whose No. 01 TELMEX BMW/Riley hadn’t won since New Jersey Motorsports Park in 2011. “We’ve worked real hard: The dyno guys, BMW, TELMEX, everybody has been doing whatever they can to get the last drop of performance out of that car.”

That hard work paid off when it counted.

A late caution-lap crash by race leader Ricky Taylor in the No. 10 SunTrust Corvette DP opened the door for Pruett’s first 2012 triumph.

Taylor’s trouble came as he exited Turn 5 with a little less than 15 minutes left. Taylor hit the wall, while warming his tires for a restart, leaving the No. 10 machine with a broken right-rear suspension and forcing him to give up the lead.

Pruett took full advantage and “drove like it was qualifying” when the race resumed, claiming his 38th Rolex Series win, his 37th in the DP class. Pruett and Rojas extended their lead in the Daytona Prototype driver standings to five, 205-200, over co-drivers Ryan Dalziel and Enzo Potolicchio.

“He just went down into Turn 5 and all of the sudden he was accelerating up the hill, the car spun from out underneath him and he hit the fence on the inside,” said Pruett, who alongside Rojas, won for the second straight year at Road America. “It happened very fast, so it looked like something potentially broke on the rear.”

Ford/Rileys filled out the remainder of the DP podium, with Potolicchio and Dalziel finishing second in the No. 8 Starworks Motorsport entry. John Pew and Ozz Negri Jr. finished third in the No. 60 LiveOn machine.

GT belonged to a familiar Ferrari. Jeff Segal and Emil Assentato drove the No. 69 FXDD Ferrari 458 to its third GT win of 2012 and grew their lead in the GT driver standings to 21 points, 220-199, over Robin Liddell, who finished sixth.

“We weren’t the fastest car on track,” said Assentato, who started the winning Ferrari from the pole after Friday’s qualifying session was rained out. “There were a lot of faster laps out there by other guys, but still it’s a great car with a great team, and Jeff did a great job bringing it to the finish.”

The No. 94 Turner Motorsport BWM M3 of Bill Auberlen and Paul Dalla Lana finished second in GT, followed by the No. 70 Mazdaspeed/Mazda/ModSpace/Castrol Mazda RX-8 of Sylvain Tremblay and Jonathan Bomarito.

Next up for the GRAND-AM Rolex Series is the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen next Sunday, July 1, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. It will be the second round of the 2012 North American Endurance Championship presented by VISITFLORIDA.com.

Results

Pos No Class Drivers Car No.
1 01 DP Scott Pruett, Auburn, CA; Memo Rojas, Mexico City, Mexico BMW Riley 49
2 8 DP Enzo Potolicchio, Venezuela; Ryan Dalziel, Orlando, FL Ford Riley 49
3 60 DP John Pew, North Palm Beach, FL; Oswaldo Negri Jr, Miami, FL Ford Riley 49
4 5 DP Terry Borcheller, Vero Beach, FL; David Donohue, Malvern, PA Corvette DP 49
5 7 DP Scott Mayer, Franklin, WI; Colin Braun, Harrisburg, NC Ford Riley 49
6 9 DP Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Joao Barbosa, Portugal; JC France, Daytona Beach, FL Corvette DP 47
7 69 GT Emil Assentato, Locust Valley, NY; Jeff Segal, Miami, FL Ferrari 458 47
8 94 GT Bill Auberlen, Redondo Beach, CA; Paul Dalla Lana, Toronto, ON Canada; Billy Johnson, Mooresville, NC BMW M3 47
9 70 GT Sylvain Tremblay, Parkland, FL; Jonathan Bomarito, Monterey, CA Mazda RX-8 47
10 42 GT Dane Cameron, Suwanee, GA; ayne Nonnamaker, Massillon, OH Mazda RX-8 47
11 59 GT Leh Keen, Charleston, SC; Andrew Davis, Bogart, GA Porsche GT3 47
12 57 GT Robin Liddell, England; John Edwards, Cincinnati, OH Camaro GT.R 47
13 31 GT Eric Curran, Holyoke, MA; John Heinricy, Holly, MI Corvette 47 14
15 88 GT Jordan Taylor, Apopka, FL; Paul Edwards, Ft Collins, CO Camaro GT.R 47
16 73 GT Patrick Lindsey, Santa Barbara, CA; Eric Foss, Dallas, TX Porsche GT3 47
17 40 GT Joe Foster, Lawrenceville, GA;Patrick Dempsey, Flowery Branch, GA Mazda RX-8 47
18 51 GT 12 Dion von Moltke, Coral Gables, FL; Jim Norman, Tampa, FL Audi R8 GRAND-AM
19 43 GT 13 Joe Nonnamaker, Massillon, OH; Will Nonnamaker, North Canton, OH Mazda RX-8
20 10 DP 7 Max Angelelli, Monaco; Ricky Taylor, Apopka, FL Corvette DP
21 90 DP 8 Antonio Garcia, Spain; Richard Westbrook, England Corvette DP
22 44 GT 14 John Potter, Salt Lake City, UT; Andy Lally, Newport, NY Porsche GT3 Cup
23 2 DP 9 Alex Popow, Venezuela; Lucas Luhr, Germany Ford Riley
24 15 GT 15 John Ware Jr, Bristol, RI; Timmy Hill, Thomasville, NC; Kevin O'Connell, Newport Beach, CA Mustang Boss 302 R
25 99 DP 10 Jon Fogarty, Bend, OR; Alex Gurney, Irvine, CA Corvette DP
26 67 GT 16 Steven Bertheau, Aurora, IL; Spencer Pumpelly, Mason Neck, VA Porsche GT3 Cup

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