2009 Road Race Showcase Explained

The 2009 Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase was the seventh round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 16, 2009. David Brabham and Scott Sharp won for Patrón Highcroft Racing, while fellow Acura team Lowe's Fernández Racing won the LMP2 category. BMW Rahal Letterman Racing won their first race of the season in the GT2 category, while Snow Racing led the ALMS Challenge class.

Report

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.^[1]

Pos	Class	Team	Qualifying Driver	Lap Time
1	LMP1	66 de Ferran Motorsports	Gil de Ferran	1:48.216
2	LMP1	9 Patrón Highcroft Racing	David Brabham	1:49.039
3	LMP2	20 Dyson Racing Team	Marino Franchitti	1:51.010
4	LMP2	15 Lowe's Fernández Racing	Adrian Fernández	1:51.222
5	LMP2	16 Dyson Racing Team	Guy Smith	1:51.832
6	LMP2	6 Team CytoSport	Klaus Graf	1:51.922
7	LMP1	12 Autocon Motorsports	Chris McMurry	1:53.649
8	LMP1	37 Intersport Racing	Jon Field	1:55.209
9	GT2	90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	Joey Hand	2:06.950
10	GT2	92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	Dirk Müller	2:07.073
11	GT2	45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	Jörg Bergmeister	2:07.362
12	GT2	3 Corvette Racing	Jan Magnussen	2:07.387
13	GT2	4 Corvette Racing	Olivier Beretta	2:07.619
14	GT2	87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport	Wolf Henzler	2:07.740
15	GT2	62 Risi Competizione	Jaime Melo	2:07.740
16	GT2	40 Robertson Racing	David Murry	2:08.188
17	GT2	21 Panoz Team PTG	Dominik Farnbacher	2:08.800
18	GT2	11 Primetime Race Group	Chris Hall	2:08.822
19	GT2	44 Flying Lizard Motorsports	Seth Neiman	2:13.501
20	Chal	47 Orbit Racing	Guy Cosmo	2:16.098
21	Chal	57 Snow Racing	Martin Snow	2:17.202
22	Chal	08 Orbit Racing	Bill Sweedler	2:18.289
23	Chal	36 Gruppe Orange	Bob Faieta	2:18.970
24	Chal	02 Gruppe Orange	Donald Pickering	2:20.554
25	Chal	05 GMG Racing	Did Not Participate
26	LMP1	48 Corsa Motorsports	Did Not Participate

Race

Race result

Class winners are marked in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tire	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tire	Laps
1	LMP1	9	Patrón Highcroft Racing	David Brabham Scott Sharp	Acura ARX-02a		71
1	LMP1	9	Patrón Highcroft Racing	David Brabham Scott Sharp	Acura AR7 4.0 L V8		71
2	LMP1	66	de Ferran Motorsports	Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud	Acura ARX-02a		71
2	LMP1	66	de Ferran Motorsports	Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud	Acura AR7 4.0 L V8		71
3	LMP2	15	Lowe's Fernández Racing	Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz	Acura ARX-01B		71
3	LMP2	15	Lowe's Fernández Racing	Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8		71
4	LMP2	20	Dyson Racing Team	Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti	Lola B08/86		71
4	LMP2	20	Dyson Racing Team	Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4		71
5	LMP2	6	Team Cytosport	Greg Pickett Klaus Graf	Porsche RS Spyder Evo		71
5	LMP2	6	Team Cytosport	Greg Pickett Klaus Graf	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8		71
6	LMP1	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field	Lola B06/10		71
6	LMP1	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field	AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8		71
7	LMP1	48	Corsa Motorsports	Johnny Mowlem Stefan Johansson	Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS		70
7	LMP1	48	Corsa Motorsports	Johnny Mowlem Stefan Johansson	Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8		70
8	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Bryan Willman Chris McMurry	Lola B06/10		70
8	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Bryan Willman Chris McMurry	AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8		70
9	GT2	90	BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	Bill Auberlen Joey Hand	BMW M3 GT2		69
9	GT2	90	BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	Bill Auberlen Joey Hand	BMW 4.0 L V8		69
10	GT2	92	BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	Tommy Milner Dirk Müller	BMW M3 GT2		68
10	GT2	92	BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	Tommy Milner Dirk Müller	BMW 4.0 L V8		68
11	GT2	3	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R		68
11	GT2	3	Corvette Racing	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		68
12	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR		68
12	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		68
13	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Jaime Melo Pierre Kaffer	Ferrari F430GT		68
13	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Jaime Melo Pierre Kaffer	Ferrari 4.0 L V8		68
14	GT2	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R		67
14	GT2	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8		67
15	GT2	40	Robertson Racing	David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry	Ford GT-R Mk. VII		66
15	GT2	40	Robertson Racing	David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry	Ford 5.0 L V8		66
16	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Darren Law Seth Neiman	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR		65
16	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Darren Law Seth Neiman	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		65
17	Chal	57	Snow Racing	Martin Snow Melanie Snow	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup		63
17	Chal	57	Snow Racing	Martin Snow Melanie Snow	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		63
18	GT2	11	Primetime Race Group	Joel Feinberg Chris Hall	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe		63
18	GT2	11	Primetime Race Group	Joel Feinberg Chris Hall	Dodge 8.3 L V10		63
19	Chal	02	Gruppe Orange	Nick Parker Donald Pickering	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup		62
19	Chal	02	Gruppe Orange	Nick Parker Donald Pickering	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		62
20	Chal	36	Gruppe Orange	Wesley Hoaglund Bob Faieta	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup		62
20	Chal	36	Gruppe Orange	Wesley Hoaglund Bob Faieta	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		62
21	Chal	47	Orbit Racing	Guy Cosmo John Baker	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup		61
21	Chal	47	Orbit Racing	Guy Cosmo John Baker	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		61
22	Chal	08	Orbit Racing	Ed Brown Bill Sweedler	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup		61
22	Chal	08	Orbit Racing	Ed Brown Bill Sweedler	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		61
23 DNF	GT2	87	Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports	Wolf Henzler Bryce Miller	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR		56
23 DNF	GT2	87	Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports	Wolf Henzler Bryce Miller	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		56
24	GT2	21	Panoz Team PTG	Ian James Dominik Farnbacher	Panoz Esperante GT-LM		54
24	GT2	21	Panoz Team PTG	Ian James Dominik Farnbacher	Ford 5.0 L V8		54
25 DNF	LMP2	16	Dyson Racing Team	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Lola B09/86		50
25 DNF	LMP2	16	Dyson Racing Team	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4		50
DNQ	Chal	05	GMG Racing	Bret Curtis James Sofranos	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup		–
DNQ	Chal	05	GMG Racing	Bret Curtis James Sofranos	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		–

Notes and References

Web site: ALMS Qualifying . . PDF . 2009-08-15 . 2009-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315072205/http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/road/results/Qualifying%20ALMS%20RoadAmerica.pdf . 2012-03-15 . dead .
Web site: ALMS Provisional Race Report . . PDF . 2009-08-16 . 2009-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315072210/http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/road/results/Prov%20Race%20ALMS%20RoadAmerica.pdf . 2012-03-15 . dead .