Changes to the ALMS Entry List:
Car #11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER, add driver Andy Lally, delete driver Mel Hawkins.
Car #30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd, add drivers Joel Field and Mark Neuhaus.
Car #25-GTS Saleen S7R, add drivers Charles Slater, Sean Murphy and Francois Ivon.
Car #26-GTS Saleen S7R, add drivers Franz Konrad, Terry Borcheller, Toni Seiler.
Car #67-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS Racers Group has been withdrawn.

ALMS Combined Practice - All classes (1-hour session):
At 9:30, green flag.
At 9:30, the sky is cloudy but the track is dry. According to Pirelli tire engineers, the air temperature is 64 degrees and the track temperature is 68 degrees.

At 9:38, car #35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena is being checked for smoking.
At 9:39, car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R is reported with the left rear tire rubbing.
At 9:41, car #15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek is reported running slowly on track, heading back to the pits.

At 9:57, car #25-GTS Saleen S7R is reported with light smoke from the rear of the car, the car has returned to the pits.

At 10:01, car #29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R off and on at turn 3.
At 10:11, car #36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan spun and made light contact losing the right rear bodywork and continued.

At 10:14, car #10-GT BMW M3 has pulled off in a safe location at turn 2, after a brief stop continues slowly back around with an apparent transmission problem.

Jim Matthews (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) "I got lose coming out of turn 5, I tried to save it by using the throttle. The outside tire caught the curbing and snapped it around, and the car hit the tires with the right side."

At 10:30, checkered flag.

Top three in class:
#1-P900 Emanuele Pirro 1:11.810, #36-P900 Jim Matthews 1:12.390, #38-P900 Johnny Herbert 1:12.439
#37-P675 Jon Field 1:13.466, #16-P675 Andy Wallace 1:13.983, #11-P675 Andy Lally 1:17.906
#3-GTS Oliver Gavin 1:19.502, #33-GTS Peter Kox 1:19.511, #4-GTS Franck Freon 1:20.651
#23-GT Sascha Maassen 1:23.677, #22-GT Timo Bernhard 1:24.252, #31-GT Randy Pobst 1:25.486

Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) (What does it take to be fast on the 1.54-mile road course?) "To go quick it's pretty easy - it takes a heavy right foot! (Wednesday) I had a problem that our car was rolling a bit, so we need to work on the setup. To go quick you need to be constant and that's why we need to work a bit on our car. But for the first session, the car was pretty good."

Marc Lieb (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) had a difficult start to the race week, when an LMP675 prototype car hit his Porsche on Wednesday. The car sustained damage to the right-rear suspension, exhaust headers and bodywork, but it was repaired in time for the first Thursday practice session. "I was just braking through a normal corner and suddenly I saw there was an LMP coming. He obviously had a braking problem, so he couldn't stop and crashed into me. He told me after, 'Sorry, I couldn't stop, I had some braking problems.' It's really bad luck."

Jason Workman, from nearby Gainesville, (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) "This is my first time out in this car and my first time driving a turbo. (with the turbo) there is no power then all of a sudden, boom.  It's hard to get used to. I'm used to driving Nissan V6 that has constant power, so this is a little hard to adjust to. Normally I teach for Skip Barber Racing School, and occasionally bartend at the Macaroni Grill in Buford Georgia. During the winter, I look for a ride."

Andy Wallace (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) "This session was fine. We had a power steering failure and we struggled a bit. The car had so much front grip that without the power steering it made it even harder to turn the steering wheel. This was my first time in the new Lola."

Changes to the entry list: on car #61-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS, driver Steve Donovan is not anticipated to participate.

ALMS Combined practice (1-hour session):
At 2:13, green flag.

At 2:23, according to Goodyear tire engineers, the air temperature is 69 degrees with a track temperature of 72 degrees. The sky is still overcast and the track is still dry.
At 2:24, a light rain is beginning to fall in the pits.
At 2:37, the precipitation is being reported all around the track.
At 2:40, most teams have pitted to change to intermediate rain tires.

At 3:05, heavy rain reported in turn 6.

At 3:09, David Donohue (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the wall at turn 10, driver's right. The driver got out of the car, but the accident left a lot of debris on the track.

David Donohue (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) "I got on the brakes and the car turned on me. I don't know how much damage there is. Obviously, I feel real bad at the moment". This was his first time in the car this weekend, and the first time back racing in ALMS since Le Mans.

At 3:10, checkered flag (too much to clean up and restart the session).

Top three in class:
* Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) 1:12.154, David Donohue (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) 1:12.616, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) 1:13.157.
* John Medford (#74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson) 1:20.523, John Olsen (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) 1:24.280, Bryan Willman (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) 1:24.756.
* Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) 1:19.364, Alain Menu (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) 1:20.615, Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) 1:21.064.
* Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) 1:24.156, Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) 1:24.486, Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) 1:25.762.

In all, 39 cars recorded times. Not appearing in the session: #11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER, #13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington, #15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek, #16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER, #24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda, #37-P675 MG Lola EX257, #43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS, #61-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS, #62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda and #73-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson.

Next session: 7:00 pm (2-hour night practice).

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Thursday October 10, 2002
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Note: In the last practice session, the damage to car #50-P900 Panoz LMP01 was sufficient to keep the car off the track this evening.

At 7:00, the scheduled practice is on hold while officials check the condition of the track. Rain has been falling hard for the last hour and one half. The pace car is on the track doing a recon. One of the reasons for this session is to certify drivers for night driving. Any driver who is going to run at night in the Petit must complete at least one timed lap. For the drivers of the #50-P900 Panoz LMP01, previous experience will allow them to qualify to run the race in the dark, since their car is not available.

At 7:04, it has been announced the cars will roll off in approximately 5 minutes.
At 7:05, the air temperature is 68 degrees and the track temperature is estimated at 60 degrees, according to Goodyear tire engineers. The rain has mostly stopped with scattered sprinkles around the track.

ALMS Night practice session - scheduled for 2 hours.
At 7:12, green flag.
At 7:18, the rain is starting to fall harder.

At 7:35, it has stopped raining (at least on the pit/paddock side of the track). It was just announced that practice would continue until 9:00 pm, as scheduled.

At 7:46, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) returns to the track after changing settings on the front end and putting on a new front nose. At this time, he is the third fastest car on the track with a 1:29.592, behind #15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek with a 1:27.512, and overall leader Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) with a 1:24.029. These times are a full 12 seconds slower than the laps turned earlier in the dry.

Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) "We're just trying to be careful, check out the lights. That's about it. There's no point in running a lot of laps in these conditions, we'll just wait until Saturday".

Alain Menu (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "These are not the easiest conditions to drive in. This is my first time driving at night here. In some of the corners it goes from light to dark and I'm trying to get used to that. It is quite difficult as is the spray from the cars."

At 7:46, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) goes to the top of the chart with a 1:24.026, Team Audi is now one-two.

Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "By coming here late in the year, it gives us a lot to learn and a big gap with the competition. We have lots of experience and if we are accurate as possible we will gain on the track what we lost in the year. The rain on the track gave us the gain that we have now. This is a brand new car for us, the one we planned to run is still in Europe, so we are learning a lot about this car too. This car has only had one and a half practices on it. We lost our other car in Portugal and had to bring this one instead. The car fit the track very well in the rain. This is going to be a challenge for us."

Christian Vann (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) "The track is not too bad and the light is not bad at all. It's actually very driver friendly. We're getting there with the car, we're making steps forward."

Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "The car is very good under these wet conditions. We discovered a problem with the front end after the afternoon session, which we corrected. The balance of the car feels very good, actually, we could have gone a few seconds faster, but we didn't want to push the car in these (rainy) conditions."

Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "We needed the practice time and I'm happy that we each got what we needed out of it. We needed to do a few exploratory laps and that is what we did. I'm happy with how the car felt in general and it really felt fine in the rain. Each lap we gained seconds which felt good and the Michelins were working great."

Brian Cunningham (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "I've never driven a Porsche in the rain, everything seemed to be ok. The track was drying out each lap and the car really gained a lot of grip."

Michael Schrom (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "All three of us got our laps in the car and that's what we needed to do. The rain was tricky since I was first out, but all in all it felt good. I'm looking forward to a rain practice in daylight."

Boris Said (#40-GT BMW M3) "This is a great track, except its wet and slippery. The car is running great, and I hope it rains the whole race."

Alain Menu (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "It was difficult to see where it's wet on the track, and also difficult when you come from a dark area into a lit area as the reflection comes up from the track as a glare. You wouldn't believe it, but on my second lap I could have gone quicker but got a lot of traffic! You have to be very gentle on the throttle otherwise it would be easy to lose control of the car."

Peter Kox (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "It took a little bit of getting used to but the team have done a great job today. They changed the engine after the second daytime practice, and the Michelin tires we are using are fantastic in the wet. We are all just doing a few laps each and trying to keep it on the ice."

Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) worked on evaluating different compounds of wet tires, and set a fastest time of 1:30.091.  "It was my first time on the circuit in the wet in this car. I am surprised how well the Michelins and the car worked in the wet. We set a good time and I am now looking forward to driving more in wet conditions."

Changes to the entry list: on #21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS, add driver Boris Derichebourg, delete driver Michael Neugarten.

ALMS Combined Practice (1-hour session):

At 8:00, green flag.

At 8:04, Jeret Schroeder (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) reported off course between turns 7 and 8 with a fire, the fire has been contained, the driver in no danger, and the car is in mostly a safe location.
At 8:08, Grady Willingham (#52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) spun off into the gravel trap at turn 10, crews are attempting to pull the car out, local yellow.
At 8:12, Grady Willingham (#52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) has returned to the course.

At 8:14, Goodyear tire engineers report the track and air temperature is 67 degrees, under cloudy, misty skies, with a slightly damp track.

At 8:25, Rob Barff (#84-GTS Saleen S7R) reported smoking from the left rear, returns to the pits, the crew reports the car went off course and the smoke was residual from the wet grass.

At 8:32, Leo Hindery (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) has returned to the pits without a door, and the crew is putting on a new one at this time. The team has requested that officials return the door from the track when the session is over.

At 8:40, Boris Derichebourg (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) slow in turn 9 and pulled off with small fire. Crews put out the fire at the scene and the driver is all right.

At 8:40, black flag all.
At 8:45, green flag.
At 9:00, checkered flag.

Top three in class:
#1-P900 Frank Biela 1:12.666, #8-P900 Max Angelelli 1:13.022, #27-P900 Xavier Pompidou 1:14.090
#16-P675 James Weaver 1:14.020, #15-P675 John Nielsen 1:14.614, #37-P675 Michael Durand 1:17.057
#26-GTS Toni Seiler 1:20.444, #3-GTS Ron Fellows 1:20.643, #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim 1:20.990
#98-GT Stephen Ortelli 1:25.494, #79-GT Mike Fitzgerald 1:26.166, #22-GT Marc Lieb 1:26.194

Car #50-P900 Panoz LMP01 will be ready for qualifying. The crew worked all night basically replacing the right side of car, including the floor, nose and forward chassis.

At the end of the session, #23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS lost headlights and power steering due to an alternator failure. The car will be repaired for qualifying.

Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 12:45 pm EDT. The GTS and GT class cars will be on the track at the same time for a 20-minute session, followed by the P900 and P675 classes also running concurrently. In each of the two sessions, only one driver from each car will participate and the best time of the session counts as the cars qualifying time. The cars will line up for the race grid based on overall performance with the fastest car, regardless of class, starting on the pole. The qualifying driver is not required to start the car in the race and the team can designate any of the listed drivers for their car to begin the race. No driver can be in the car more than 75% of the total time of the event (for the race only).

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Friday October 11, 2002
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James Weaver (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) "The car ran very well. The car, like all the cars, are built for Le Mans, so on a fast track the straight line racing is perfect for these cars. (after a practice like this) I could use a cup of hot tea."

Angelo Barretto (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) (why they pulled off at the end of the session) "The alternator belt came off which made the temperatures go way high in the car."

Xavier Pompidou (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) "I did two laps last night in the rain, one at speed, so I've only had seven laps so far. This car is great to drive, what a pleasure. I have not driven a prototype in a year, I've been racing GTs in Europe. What a great car."

The saga of car #62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda: on Wednesday they found the casing on the gearbox was bad, and they spent the entire day yesterday changing it. They did complete 19 laps in the morning practice, and were 23rd overall.

Once again on top in GT class was the #98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Driver Stephane Ortelli brings to this team quite a successful Porche racing background. In 1998 Ortelli won Le Mans overall with co-drivers Alan McNish and Yannick Dalmas in a Porsche GT1. He is also the 2002 Group N champion in the FIA-GT series and by finishing third at Indianapolis a couple of weekends ago, clinched the 2002 Porsche Michelin Supercup season title.

Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "The track is drying out, so things are very different from last night's practice. The car still feels good and at this point we're experimenting with the Michelins."

Brian Cunningham (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "Since we really don't know what the weather is going to be like tomorrow, this was a good way to test some different tires and see how they felt. We didn't need to push it with our times, it was a good way to search, test and get a good feel."

Michael Schrom (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "This session was really just a fact finding mission for us. We had some tire changes and experimented with different tire changes and we're ready for qualifying."

At 12:41, Michelin tire engineers report the air temperature is 76 degrees and the track temperature is 88 degrees.

ALMS Qualifying - GTS/GT classes (20-minute session):
At 12:45, green flag.
At 12:50, Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:24.382.
At 12:50, Thomas Erdos (#84-GTS Saleen S7R) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:22.329.
At 12:51, Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:21.193.
At 12:51, Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) sets the fastest lap in class 1:23.958.
At 12:51, Thomas Erdos (#84-GTS Saleen S7R) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:20.386.
At 12:52, Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:19.880.

At 12:52, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) off and on at turn 10.

At 12:52, Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) sets the fastest lap in class 1:23.922.
At 12:53, Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:19.827.
At 12:54, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:19.171.
At 12:55, Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) joins the 19 club with a 1:19.649, second in class.
At 12:58, Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) sets the second fastest lap in class with a 1:24.514.

At 1:05, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:19.069.
At 1:08, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) is running with a flat right rear tire, returns to the pits.

At 1:10, checkered flag.

Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) gets his second season and career ALMS pole.
Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) gets his first season and career ALMS pole.

Top three in class:
#33-GTS Tomas Enge 1:19.069, #3-GTS Ron Fellows 1:19.171, #26-GTS Terry Borcheller 1:19.649
#22-GT Jorg Bergmeister 1:23.922, #23-GT Sascha Maassen 1:24.068, #98-GT Stephen Ortelli 1:24.231

ALMS Qualifying - GTS/GT classes (25-minute session):
At 1:20, green flag.

At 1:22, Marc Goosens (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:12.444.
At 1:22, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:17.412.

At 1:23, Marc Goosens (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:12.427.
At 1:23, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:13.795, a new class record.
At 1:23, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:11.609.

At 1:25, John Nielsen (#15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:12.726, NCR.
At 1:25, James Weaver (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:12.273, NCR.
At 1:25, Marc Goosens (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) spun and continued at turn 10.

At 1:26, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:10.939.

At 1:31, Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) moves to second overall with a 1:12.183 (this car was repaired overnight and had not turned a lap today).

At 1:34, Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) moves to second overall with a 1:11.072.
At 1:34, James Weaver (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:12.149, NCR.

At 1:36, James Weaver (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) sets the fastest lap in class with a 1:11.883, NCR.

At 1:40, Clint Field (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) has pulled off and stopped on the back straight.
At 1:41, Stephane Daoudi (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda) spun and continued at turn 7.

At 1:45, checkered flag.

Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) earns his eighth career pole, sixth of the season.
James Weaver (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) eclipses the old P675 record set in October 2001 by Didier de Radigues (1:14.579). This is his second career and season pole.

Top three in class:
#1-P900 Frank Biela 1:10.939, #2-P900 Tom Kristensen :11.070 5, #38-P900 Johnny Herbert 1:12.083
#16-P675 James Weaver 1:11.883, #37-P675 Jon Field 1:12.343, #15-P675 John Nielsen 1:12.726

Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "Thank you to the team, they did a great job. It's my first pole in the ALMS and I'm really happy! We put a little softer tire on the left rear, so I had to push from the beginning because I knew the tire would drop quite quickly. My second lap when the tire was the best, I had traffic, so I had to push even harder. I was just pushing as hard as I could. The car is really good to drive, and it will good fun for tomorrow. We're pretty optimistic for the race."

Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "We're on the front row, that was our goal for today. We are in good shape for the race and for the championship, so I hope we continue with the program we have planned and then I'll hopefully be a happy man tomorrow afternoon. But there's a lot to do still, it's a long race and there are a lot of other cars are between us and the checkered flag maybe. My plan was to be quicker than Ortelli, but it was pretty difficult to judge my speed because we didn't have a reference lap in the car. So I had to judge my speed and I did it right, but it wasn't just pure ability, there was a little bit of luck involved!"

Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "I had no clear laps but apart from that I had no problems! The car was really great, we sorted out the set up problems we had the last two days and it was working really well. The Michelin tires were also working well so I only had to concentrate on my driving. I was pushing the car to the limit and avoiding the traffic so I am very happy for the team to have got pole position. The car and tires were brilliant, so it was more a case of concentrating on my own progress. The pole will give the team a big boost for tomorrow's race. We know it will be hard against the Corvettes because they are two and we are alone. A win would really be a good end to the season. The car and race setup are good and we'll do everything to win the race and keep the car as it is."

Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) "Our engineer came up with a plan to get the qualifying point in case something happens to the other car. During practice conditions were constantly changing so it was hard to judge how well we were doing. We only had one problem, a little too much under steer, which could be a problem during the race. One important thing, is that our car is always pretty reliable."

James Weaver (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) (keeping up with 900s, what was your chance for the overall pole) "We thought we could get third quickest. Anything better than that would have taken a bit of a miracle." (going into the race) "Our first objective is to finish. Our second is to try and win the 675 class. The third is to try and get on the (overall) podium. The fourth thing is not being beaten by a girl."  (about the speed of the car) "Yes, it's a fabulous little car, its very, very fast. Its light and the engine is very good.  Historically, Road Atlanta has been a good track for Goodyear. Its our fourth race with this car and we're pretty pleased."

Rob Dyson, car owner (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) (about the reliability of the engine) "We hope (we've made gains). Our objective after Mosport was to make sure, that was the primary area we wanted to eliminate . the variability. We want no worries about engines. The people at AER have stepped right up to the challenge." (how important is the pole) "We've always viewed qualifying as the step you need to take to get in the race. The expression I got from AJ Foyt was 'Put it in the show'. The payday is race day. Our objective is to do well in qualifying and run the car hard because in essence it is race prep. But we don't do a special qualifying setup. Obviously we run on a lower fuel load, but that's no secret."

Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "The car was not so bad today, in fact it was the best of the weekend so far, but we still need more down force. Our biggest problem is lack of engine capacity. Obviously, our 5.7 liter Ferrari just doesn't have the power of the 6.0 liter Ferrari or the big Corvette. On the other hand, we have excellent fuel economy, so with a little luck and a smart race, we'll be OK at the end of 10 long hours."

Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) "The car felt good and the tires were only decent. The hot track temperatures were not what we expected, and kinda went off after the second lap. The weather is gonna be a lottery this weekend."

Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) "We had a half dozen guys working all night to get the car back together. All things considered, the car is working good. My last lap could have been faster but I ran out of fuel coming out of the chicane. I'm happy with the car, and we're gonna send the guys home to get some sleep.

Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "We were slow at first because we missed practice on Wednesday, but now the car is perfect. We should get even better with further knowledge of the track as the race goes on tomorrow."

Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "The car really felt as good as it has all week. It almost felt like a completely different car from this morning. It felt compliant in general and good on the downhill stretch for the first time. I would like to have shaved a second off my time, but with an endurance race such as this, qualifying isn't as important. Overall I'm pretty happy."

Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) "We went to a tire compound that took about 10 laps to come up to temperature. About the time that happened I hit a bunch of traffic. The Spencer (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) car came to a halt in front of me in turn 10, which slowed me down. I could have been better if that hadn't happened. The engine felt good and we're happy with the setup."

Dennis Spencer (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) (in response to John Field) "That's racing. Everyone qualifies with the same cars on the same track and has an equal opportunity to get caught behind another car.  Qualifying is about making the best lap given the circumstances involving other cars on the track."

Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) "Things went OK. The track temperatures affected us adversely from a setup standpoint. If it had stayed overcast we probably could have gotten them. I just needed to be a half second faster.

Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) "Things didn't go to bad. We missed on the tire pressures. On my fastest lap the front of the car got loose and after that the tires had already gone past their peak performance. Frank (Biela) had the time we had last year, but we couldn't match that this time."

Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) "This is not quite how we wanted it, because of the unexpected change in the weather. The car felt pretty good and should be good for tomorrow."

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Saturday October 12, 2002
Pit Notes Page 10

Gabriele Rafanelli, owner #0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello, about today's race strategy: "If we can do 1:22s as a race pace, we'll be fine. A lot can happen in a 10 hour race and it probably will. The competition is great in GTS and we want to give all the Ferrari fans a great show."

At 7:58, Michelin tire engineers report the track temperature 70 degrees with an air temperature of 67 degrees, under overcast, foggy skies and a dry track.

ALMS Morning Warmup - all classes combined (30-minute session):
At 8:00, green flag.

There were no incidents to report.

At 8:30, checkered flag.

In all, 47 of the 48 starting cars practiced. Only #61-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS did not practice. The team reports they used to team car (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) to determine track conditions.

Top 3 in class:
Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) 1:12.893
Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) 1:12.903
Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) 1:13.282

James Weaver (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) 1:14.321
Michael Durand (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) 1:14.886
Casper Elgaard (#15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek) 1:16.281

Peter Kox (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) 1:19.672
Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) 1:20.483
Franck Freon (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) 1:21.456

Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) 1:24.722
Phillip Peter (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) 1:25.474
Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) 1:25.509

Several drivers failed to participate in Thursday's night practice and have been informed by the Stewards of the Meeting that they are therefore not authorized to drive in the night portion of today's race.  They include Jason Workman and Georges Forgeois (#13-P675 Lola B2K40-Millington), Leo Hindery (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), Ryan Hampton (#62-P675 Lola B2K42-Mazda) and Fabio Babini (#45-GTS DodgeViper GTS-R).

Doran-Lista Racing announced yesterday that the team plans to compete in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in 2003 with its Dallara-Judd #27 instead of the Grand Am Rolex Series.

The team's core group of drivers will remain Didier Theys, who has led the SRP driver point standings all year; veteran Fredy Lienhard Sr. and the latter's son, hot rookie Fredy Lienhard Jr. Theys, a native of Belgium, resi des in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Lienhard Sr. lives in Erlen, Switzerland; and Lienhard Jr. is a student at Santa Barbara Community College in Santa Barbara, Calif. The team is headquartered in Lebanon, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.

Car #84-GTS Saleen S7R will not be able to start the race. During the morning warm-up, a bracket holding the oil pump broke, causing the pump to fail and the engine as a result, failed. They can not change the engine in time for the race.

Changes to the starting lineup: driver Robin Liddel to the #61-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS. This change requires the #61 car to move to the back of the grid when the cars roll off. Driver Johnny Miller will replace Joel Field, who is ill, in #30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd. This #30 will also move to the back of the grid.

At 11:07, #11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER is sitting in the paddock with the rear cowling off, crew members are working on the engine.

At 11:19, car #29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R has been pushed from the paddock to pit lane.

At 11:23, the command is given to start engines.
At 11:27, Vic Rice (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) stalled on the grid and lost 5 positions once he started and must maintain his new position.
At 11:27, Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) has driven to pit lane.
At 11:29, the lights are out on the pace car.
At 11:30, Michelin tire engineers report the track temperature is 91 degrees and the air temperature is 82 degrees under mostly sunny skies.

Audi Presents Petit Le Mans: Race Notes
At 11:30, green flag.
At 11:30, all cars have made it down the hill and through the first turn.
At 11:32, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) leads at the end of the first lap.

At 11:32, Clint Field (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) off turn 3 with an apparent left rear suspension problem, continues on slowly around the course.
At 11:33, Vic Rice (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits, the engine cover is off and the team is looking at the engine (a long stop anticipated), returned to track at 11:41 after checking a leaking clutch.

At 11:35, Rich Grupp (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) into the pits, goes behind the wall with a possible turbo failure.
At 11:37, Clint Field (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) into the pits, the team changes the left rear tire but is looking at the suspension (long stop). Returns to the track at 11:49.

At 11:38, James Weaver (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) passes Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) for second overall going into turn 10.

At 11:47, Piers Masarati (#61-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) spun in turn 2, hit the wall with the left front, spun again stopping with the back to the wall, the driver is out of the car and OK. The spin was caused by contact with Stephane Daoudi (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda)

At 11:48, Stephane Daoudi (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda) off and on at turn 4.

At 11:51, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) has taken the lead in class from teammate Timo Bernhard (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) after 13 laps.

At 11:55, Stephane Daoudi (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda) has stopped off course at turn 4 and the driver is out of the car.

At 11:58, Vic Rice (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) is reported driving with loose bodywork.

At 12:00, Clint Field (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) into the pits. Fuel, tires and driver change: Mark Neuhaus. This will be an extended top the change the ECU box. Returned to the track at 12:10.

At 12:00, cars Marc Bunting (#44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) and Pierre Ehret (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) get together going into turn 7. Both cars into the wall, the right rear wheel of the Viper is ripped off and there is heavy damage to the front of the #55, which finally continued at 12:05 pm.

At 12:00, full course yellow.

At 12:00, top three in class:
#1-P900 Emanuele Pirro (24 laps), #36-P900 Marc Goossens (24 laps), #50-P900 Jan Magnussen (24 laps)
#16-P675 James Weaver (24 laps), #15-P675 John Nielsen (23 laps), #37-P675 Jon Field (23 laps)
#33-GTS Peter Kox (22 laps), #26-GTS Terry Borcheller (21 laps), #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim (21 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (21 laps), #22-GT Timo Bernhard (21 laps), #98-GT Stephen Ortelli (20 laps)

At 12:05, most of the field has headed into the pits.
At 12:05, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:05, Chris Gleason (#10-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:05, John Nielsen (#15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, but extended stop for overheating - came in second in class, came back out seventh in class, 3 laps down.
At 12:05, Earl Goddard (#74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson) into the pits.  Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:05, Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:05, Anthony Lazzaro (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:05, Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:05, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:05, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:05, Pierre Ehret (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits and behind the wall.
At 12:05, Vic Rice (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, also swapped rear body work.
At 12:05, JJ Lehto (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:05, Craig Stanton (#34-GT Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Hugh Plumb.
At 12:05, Jeff Bucknum (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:05, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Frank Biela. , Retains the overall lead.
At 12:05, Phillip Peter (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Joe Foster.
At 12:05, Boris Derichebourg (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits with right rear damage. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:05, Emanuelle Naspetti (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:05, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Duncan Dayton.
At 12:05, Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:05, Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Rinaldo Capello.
At 12:05, Patrice Roussel (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Jeret Schroeder.
At 12:05, James Weaver (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) into the pits. Left side tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 12:05, Jurgen Von Gartzen (#29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) into the pits.  Fuel only, no driver change.

At 12:05, Tony Burgess (#52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Philip Collin.
At 12:05, Ben Devlin (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:05, Marc Goosens (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:05, Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Kelly Collins.
At 12:05, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:05, Christian Vann (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits and behind the wall with an electrical problem.
At 12:05, Emmanuel Collard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 12:07, Mike Hezemans (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Fabio Babini.

At 12:10, green flag.
At 12:12, Stephane Daoudi (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda) goes behind the wall with suspension damage.

At 12:19, Timo Bernhard (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) is running slowly a turn 9 with a bad left rear tire, about to come off (second place in class).
At 12:20, Timo Bernhard (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jorg Bergmeister.
At 12:20, Rich Grupp (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) is back on course.

At 12:26, Mike Fitzgerald (#79-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Justin Jackson, long stop for overheating.
At 12:27, Mark Neuhaus (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) into the pits with bodywork rubbing, pulled out and returned to track.

At 12:31, Earl Goddard (#74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson) has lost the left front bodywork.
At 12:31, full course yellow.

Top three in class (before pit stops):
#1-P900 Frank Biela (43 laps), #36-P900 Marc Goossens (43 laps), #50-P900 Jan Magnussen (43 laps)
#16-P675 James Weaver (43 laps), #37-P675 Duncan Dayton (42 laps), #11-P675 Andy Lally (41 laps)
#33-GTS Peter Kox (39 laps), #4-GTS Kelly Collins (39 laps), #26-GTS Terry Borcheller (39 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (38 laps), #98-GT Stephen Ortelli (38 laps)

At 12:33, Peter Kox (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Alain Menu. Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) takes the lead in class.

At 12:32, Vic Rice (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) returns to the track after a long stop.
At 12:32, Earl Goddard (#74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson) into the pits.  Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:33, Charles Slater (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Francois Yvon.
At 12:33, Justin Jackson (#79-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits and behind the wall.
At 12:35, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny O'Connell.

At 12:35, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Lucas Luhr. Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) takes the lead in class.
At 12:35, Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: David Brabham.

At 12:35, James Weaver (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Butch Leitzinger, retains the lead in class.
At 12:35, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:35, Fabio Babini (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:35, Gary Schultheis (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits.  Fuel only, driver change: Joe Policastro.
At 12:35, Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Christophe Bouchut.
At 12:35, Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Michael Schrom.
At 12:35, Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Randy Pobst.
At 12:35, Boris Said (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Scooter Gabel.

At 12:35, Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Franck Freon. Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) takes the lead in class.

At 12:35, Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits.  Left rear tire only, no driver change.
At 12:35, Ben Devlin (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits to replace loose bodywork.
At 12:35, Jeff Bucknum (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:35, Anthony Lazzaro (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Ralf Kelleners.
At 12:35, Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Chad Block.

At 12:37, Jeret Schroeder (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits.  Fuel only, no driver change.

At 12:38, green flag.

At 12:40, Francois Yvon (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits for a stop and hold penalty for pitting too soon on the previous yellow.
At 12:41, Mark Neuhaus (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) into the pits for a stop and hold penalty.

At 12:42, car #79-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS is officially retired with an engine problem.
At 12:42, Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) off and on at turn 7.

At 12:44, John Nielsen (#15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek) goes behind the wall with a throttle problem returned at 12:48.
At 12:45, #55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan back on course with driver change: Melanie Paterson.

At 12:46, Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) takes the lead in class passing Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS).

At 12:46, Vic Rice (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Mike Newton, also replaced the oil sensor.

At 12:50, Rich Grupp (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Ryan Hampton, also replaced heat shield on turbo.

At 12:56, Hugh Plumb (#34-GT Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Gilles Vannelet.
At 12:56, JJ Lehto (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 1:00, Boris Derichebourg (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits.  Fuel only, driver change: Angelo Barretto.
At 1:00, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Bill Auberlen.
At 1:00, Emmanuel Collard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Eric Bernard.

At 1:00, top three in class:
#1-P900 Frank Biela (64 laps), #2-P900 Rinaldo Capello (64 laps), #38-P900 Johnny Herbert (64 laps)
#16-P675 Butch Leitzinger (63 laps), #37-P675 Duncan Dayton (62 laps), #11-P675 Chad Block (62 laps)
#26-GTS Terry Borcheller (59 laps), #4-GTS Franck Freon (59 laps), #33-GTS Alain Menu (58 laps)
#23-GT Lucas Luhr (56 laps), #43-GT Peter Baron (56 laps), #35-GT Ralf Kelleners (56 laps)

At 1:01, Marc Goosens (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tony Ave.
At 1:01, Joe Policastro (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits for a stop and go, speeding plus 4 mph on the previous stop.

At 1:04, Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Toni Seiler. Franck Freon (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) takes the lead in class.

Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) "The stint was clean. We had to start from pit lane. I wanted to be smart and work our way up. I know this is a 10 hour race and what these guys have done to get us started.  I'm content with the car but we don't have any power steering and I have a sore shoulder. Otherwise the car is a blast. The team did a wonderful job to replace the rear end (before the race) and still have the same handling car."

At 1:09, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits.
Tires and fuel, no driver change. David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) takes the overall lead.
At 1:09, Duncan Dayton (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Michael Durand.
At 1:09, Joe Policastro (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits for another stop and go penalty.
At 1:09, Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 1:10, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 1:10, Angelo Barretto (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) off and on at turn 3.

At 1:12, Philip Collin (#52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Grady Willingham.
At 1:12, Melanie Paterson (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 1:12, Emanuelle Naspetti (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Domenico Schiattarella.
At 1:14, Mark Neuhaus (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny Miller.
At 1:14, Gilles Vannelet (#34-GT Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits to tape up the a-piller.
At 1:15, Chris Gleason (#10-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emil Assentato.
At 1:17, Gilles Vannelet (#34-GT Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits for a stop and go penalty.
At 1:17, Joe Foster (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Giovanni Anapoli.

At 1:20, Mike Newton (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits to work on body after contact.
At 1:20, Butch Leitzinger (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) is only 0.313 seconds behind overall leader David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01).

At 1:23, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change. Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead.

At 1:24, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tony Kester.
At 1:25, Jurgen Von Gartzen (#29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Richard Dean.
At 1:25, Jeret Schroeder (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: John Mirro.

At 1:26, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits for stop and go penalty. Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead. Going into turn 4, car #25 was hit by the #1 car causing him to spin, and the #1 was penalized for the incident.

At 1:30, Fabio Babini (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Marino Franchitti.

At 1:30, top three in class:
#2-P900 Rinaldo Capello (86 laps), #1-P900 Frank Biela (86 laps), #38-P900 Johnny Herbert (86 laps)
#16-P675 Butch Leitzinger (86 laps), #11-P675 Chad Block (84 laps), #37-P675 Michael Durand (82 laps)
#4-GTS Franck Freon (80 laps), #33-GTS Alain Menu (79 laps), #3-GTS Johnny O'Connell (79 laps)
#23-GT Lucas Luhr (77 laps), #98-GT Christophe Bouchut (76 laps), #35-GT Ralf Kelleners (76 laps)

At 1:34, Butch Leitzinger (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) is going slowly on course with a left right front tire.

Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) "The car was good, but the track is slippery and the rear end of the car is a little loose. We hope the modifications we made can help fix that.  There's a lot of traffic but our new system of monitors in the pits helps us to spot the traffic up ahead. I made a few runs at the Ferrari, but I kept getting caught up in traffic."

At 1:32, Ryan Hampton (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) into the pits and behind the wall.
At 1:36, Alain Menu (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tomas Enge.

At 1:36, Butch Leitzinger (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Wallace. Chad Block (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) takes the lead in class. #16 lost a lot of time driving around with the flat tire.

At 1:36, #24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda back on course, driver change: Jim Downing.
At 1:36, Mike Newton (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Shaun Balfe.
At 1:36, Earl Goddard (#74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, also working on electrical problem.

At 1:38, Franck Freon (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Pilgrim. Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) takes the lead in class.
At 1:38, John Nielsen (#15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek) goes behind the wall with a cooling problem.

At 1:38, Chad Block (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Lally. Andy Wallace (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) takes the lead in class.

At 1:39, Scooter Gabel (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Carlos de Quesada.
At 1:39, Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Oliver Gavin.

At 1:23, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change. Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead.

At 1:24, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tony Kester.
At 1:25, Jurgen Von Gartzen (#29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Richard Dean.
At 1:25, Jeret Schroeder (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: John Mirro.

At 1:26, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits for stop and go penalty. Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead. Going into turn 4, car #25 was hit by the #1 car causing him to spin, and the #1 was penalized for the incident.

At 1:30, Fabio Babini (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Marino Franchitti.

At 1:30, top three in class:
#2-P900 Rinaldo Capello (86 laps), #1-P900 Frank Biela (86 laps), #38-P900 Johnny Herbert (86 laps)
#16-P675 Butch Leitzinger (86 laps), #11-P675 Chad Block (84 laps), #37-P675 Michael Durand (82 laps)
#4-GTS Franck Freon (80 laps), #33-GTS Alain Menu (79 laps), #3-GTS Johnny O'Connell (79 laps)
#23-GT Lucas Luhr (77 laps), #98-GT Christophe Bouchut (76 laps), #35-GT Ralf Kelleners (76 laps)

At 1:34, Butch Leitzinger (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) is going slowly on course with a left right front tire.

Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) "The car was good, but the track is slippery and the rear end of the car is a little loose. We hope the modifications we made can help fix that.  There's a lot of traffic but our new system of monitors in the pits helps us to spot the traffic up ahead. I made a few runs at the Ferrari, but I kept getting caught up in traffic."

At 1:32, Ryan Hampton (#62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda) into the pits and behind the wall.
At 1:36, Alain Menu (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tomas Enge.

At 1:36, Butch Leitzinger (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Wallace. Chad Block (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) takes the lead in class. #16 lost a lot of time driving around with the flat tire.

At 1:36, #24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda back on course, driver change: Jim Downing.
At 1:36, Mike Newton (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Shaun Balfe.
At 1:36, Earl Goddard (#74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, also working on electrical problem.

At 1:38, Franck Freon (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Pilgrim. Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) takes the lead in class.
At 1:38, John Nielsen (#15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek) goes behind the wall with a cooling problem.

At 1:38, Chad Block (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Lally. Andy Wallace (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) takes the lead in class.

At 1:39, Scooter Gabel (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Carlos de Quesada.
At 1:39, Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Oliver Gavin.

At 1:39, Jeff Bucknum (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Bryan Willman.

At 1:41, Gilles Vannelet (#34-GT Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Craig Stanton.
At 1:41, Angelo Barretto (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Thierry Perrier.
At 1:41, Francois Yvon (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Sean Murphy.

At 1:42, Ben Devlin (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jason Workman.

At 1:46, Christophe Bouchut (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Stephane Ortelli.

At 1:46, Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) spun and continued at turn 3 after contact with Tony Ave (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan).

At 1:46, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) smoking badly after contact with Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8).
At 1:47, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jan Magnussen.
At 1:47, Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Sascha Maassen, retains the lead in class.

At 1:48, Eric Bernard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 1:49, Bill Auberlen (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 1:49, JJ Lehto (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Max Angelelli.

At 1:51, Randy Pobst (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny Mowlem.
At 1:51, Tony Ave (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 1:51, Jason Workman (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) spun and continued at turn 7.

At 1:52, Toni Seiler (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) spun and stopped at turn 6, was pushed out of the gravel and continued.

At 1:54, Tony Ave (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits for a stop and go penalty for contact with the #98 car.

At 1:55, Ralf Kelleners (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Anthony Lazzaro.
At 1:55, Johnny Miller (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Clint Field.
At 1:55, Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Marc Lieb.

At 1:58, Toni Seiler (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Franz Konrad.

At 2:00, Tony Ave (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits for a stop and go penalty for speeding on pit lane.
At 2:00, #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R officially retired because of an accident.

At 2:01, Jim Downing (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, changed windshield.
At 2:01, Michael Schrom (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Brian Cunningham.

At 2:02, Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tom Kristensen. Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead.

At 2:03, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Stefan Johansson.
At 2:03, Joe Policastro (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jay Policastro.
At 2:04, Michael Durand (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jon Field.
At 2:06, John Mirro (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Fuel only, checked oil, no driver change.
At 2:06, Franz Konrad (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) spun and continued at turn 7.

At 2:07, top three in class:
#1-P900 Frank Biela (115 laps), #38-P900 Stefan Johansson (113 laps), #2-P900 Tom Kristensen (113 laps)
#16-P675 Andy Wallace (112 laps), #11-P675 Andy Lally (111 laps), #37-P675 Michael Durand (109 laps)
#33-GTS Tomas Enge (104 laps), #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim (104 laps), #3-GTS Oliver Gavin (104 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (101 laps), #98-GT Stephen Ortelli (99 laps), #22-GT Marc Lieb (99 laps)

At 2:08, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emanuele Pirro. Stefan Johansson
(#38-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead. (This was an extended stop, #1 has lost several positions).

At 2:10, Bryan Willman (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) spun and stoppped at turn 10a.

At 2:12, John Mirro (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits for a stop and go penalty, plus 8 over the speed limit.
At 2:15, Emil Assentato (#10-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Nick Longhi.

At 2:18, Giovanni Anapoli (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Phillip Peter.
At 2:18, Grady Willingham (#52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tony Burgess.

At 2:19, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits for a stop an go.
At 2:19, Jim Downing (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Yojiro Terada.
At 2:19, Jay Policastro (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits to fix the seat belt.

At 2:20, Nick Longhi (#10-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 2:20, Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Max Papis.

At 2:20, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits to replace the wind screen visor.

At 2:24, Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, damage to the radiator, goes behind the wall.

At 2:26, Tony Kester (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Leo Hindery.
At 2:28, Christian Vann (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) is back on course.

At 2:29, Jason Workman (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 2:30, top three in class:
#38-P900 Stefan Johansson (133 laps), #2-P900 Tom Kristensen (133 laps), #8-P900 Max Angelelli (132 laps)
#16-P675 Andy Wallace (132 laps), #11-P675 Andy Lally (130 laps), #37-P675 Jon Field (127 laps)
#33-GTS Tomas Enge (123 laps), #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim (122 laps), #3-GTS Oliver Gavin (122 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (118 laps), #22-GT Marc Lieb (116 laps), #31-GT Johnny Mowlem (116 laps)

At 2:31, Craig Stanton (#34-GT Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Hugh Plumb.
At 2:31, Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 2:32, Marino Franchitti (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Mike Hezemans.

At 2:33, Thierry Perrier (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Angelo Barretto.
At 2:33, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Peter Kox. Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) takes the lead in class.

At 2:35, Oliver Gavin (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Ron Fellows.
At 2:33, John Mirro (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 2:33, Jason Workman (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, no driver change. There was a small fire in the engine that was quickly extinguished.

At 2:35, Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Kelly Collins. Peter Kox (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) takes the lead in class.

At 2:35, Eric Bernard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emmanuel Collard.
At 2:36, Sean Murphy (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 2:38, Franz Konrad (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, extensive work being done on the car.
At 2:38, Andy Wallace (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 2:39, Bill Auberlen (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Bryan Herta.
At 2:41, Tony Ave (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Marc Goosens.
At 2:41, Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Chad Block.
At 2:43, Max Angelelli (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 2:43, Shaun Balfe (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Vic Rice.
At 2:43, Richard Dean (#29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Bart Hayden.
At 2:43, Nick Longhi (#10-GT BMW M3) into the pits, the hood goes up and the car goes behind the wall.

At 2:46, Sean Murphy (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) spun and continued at turn 7 after contact with Max Angelelli (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02).
At 2:48, Sean Murphy (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the its to work on the rear of the car.

At 2:48, Bryan Willman (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Chris McMurry, long stop, returned to the track at 2:55.

At 2:50, Clint Field (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 2:52, #98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS back on course, driver change: Christophe Bouchut.
At 2:52, Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: David Brabham.
At 2:55, Clint Field (#30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd) into the pits with a broken half shaft.

At 2:58, Stefan Johansson (#38-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change. Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead.

At 2:58, Yojiro Terada (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Stephane Daoudi.
At 2:58, Sean Murphy (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits to work on the rear end.

At 2:58, top three in class:
#2-P900 Tom Kristensen (156 laps), #38-P900 Stefan Johansson (155 laps), #8-P900 Max Angelelli (154 laps)
#16-P675 Andy Wallace (152 laps), #11-P675 Chad Block (151 laps), #37-P675 Jon Field (149 laps)
#33-GTS Peter Kox (142 laps), #4-GTS Kelly Collins (141 laps), #3-GTS Ron Fellows (141 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (138 laps), #22-GT Marc Lieb (136 laps), #31-GT Johnny Mowlem (136 laps)

At 2:59, Andy Wallace (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) lost power going into turn 7 with smoke and fire coming out of the back of the car, and Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) runs into the back of the #16 car, spinning the #16 off course, the #1 continues but with damage to the front of the car. #16 is out of the race, the driver is out and OK.
At 2:59 Chad Block (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), is the new leader in class,

At 2:59, full course yellow.
At 2:59, Angelo Barretto (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits with electrical problems.

At 3:02, #26-GTS Saleen S7R returns to the course, driver change: Terry Borcheller.
At 3:02, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, replaced front bodywork, returned to track at 3:26 pm.
At 3:03, Max Papis (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emanuelle Naspetti.
At 3:03, Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Rinaldo Capello.
At 3:03, Anthony Lazzaro (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Ralf Kelleners.
At 3:03, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Lucas Luhr, retains the lead in class.
At 3:03, Chad Block (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, retains the lead in class:

At 3:03, Brian Cunningham (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Driver change: Kevin Buckler.
At 3:03, Carlos de Quesada (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Boris Said.
At 3:03, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 3:03, Marc Goosens (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:03, John Nielsen (#15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Casper Elgaard.
At 3:03, Leo Hindery (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Peter Baron.
At 3:03, Marc Lieb (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Timo Bernhard.
At 3:03, Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Randy Pobst.

At 3:03, Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 3:03, Peter Kox (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, retains the lead in class.
At 3:03, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Fuel and left side tires, no driver change.
At 3:03, Jason Workman (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Georges Forgeois.
At 3:03, Emanuelle Naspetti (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 3:05, John Mirro (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:05, Christian Vann (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:05, Marc Goosens (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 3:08, Ralf Kelleners (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 3:08, Boris Said (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits for rear end adjustments.
At 3:08, Timo Bernhard (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 3:10, Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) back out after changing battery.
At 3:10, Hugh Plumb (#34-GT Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Gilles Vannelet.
At 3:10, Jay Policastro (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Gary Schultheis.

At 3:13, Emmanuel Collard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:13, Phillip Peter (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Joe Foster.

At 3:16, green flag.

At 3:19, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Front tires only, no driver change.
At 3:19, Stephane Daoudi (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda) into the pits. Tires only, no driver change.
At 3:19, Chris McMurry (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) goes behind the wall with an electrical problem.
At 3:30, Peter Kox (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello), leader in class, has something dragging from the front of the car.
At 3:32, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 3:36, John Mirro (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 3:37, Timo Bernhard (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) blowing smoke, losing oil.
At 3:38, Tony Burgess (#52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Philip Collin.

At 3:40, Sean Murphy (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Charles Slater.

At 3:42, Andy Wallace (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) has been excluded from the event for crewman working on the car outside of the pits or paddock.
At 3:44, Timo Bernhard (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) has stopped at the entrance to pit lane, retired with an engine failure.

At 3:44, Vic Rice (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the gravel at turn 5, is pushed out and continues at 3:50.
At 3:48, car #62-P675 Lola B2K/42/Mazda is retired with a gearbox problem.
At 3:49, car #61-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS is retired due to an accident.

At 3:50, Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Toni Seiler.
At 3:50, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:50, Max Angelelli (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 3:50, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 3:51, Vic Rice (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Shaun Balfe.

At 3:53, Chad Block (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, added oil, driver change: Andy Lally, retains the lead in class.

At 3:53, Mike Hezemans (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Marino Franchitti.
At 3:54, Earl Goddard (#74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 3:55, car #11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER, leader in class, will get a stop and go for too many men working on the car.
At 3:56, car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R will get a stop and go penalty for contact with #36.
At 3:56, Bart Hayden (#29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 3:56, Marino Franchitti (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 3:57, Gilles Vannelet (#34-GT Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Craig Stanton.

At 3:58, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) is slowing on course with a flat right rear tire, after contact with Chris McMurry (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan).
At 3:58, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Bill Auberlen.
At 3:58, Marino Franchitti (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits for a stop and go.

At 4:00, Marc Goosens (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 4:00, Gary Schultheis (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 4:00, top three in class:
#2-P900 Tom Kristensen (196 laps), #38-P900 Johnny Herbert (195 laps), #7-P900 Emmanuel Collard (193 laps)
#11-P675 Andy Lally (187 laps), #37-P675 Jon Field (185 laps), #13-P675 Ben Devlin (175 laps)
#33-GTS Peter Kox (180 laps), #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim (179 laps), #3-GTS Johnny O'Connell (177 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (173 laps), #31-GT Johnny Mowlem (171 laps), #35-GT Anthony Lazzaro (169 laps)

At 4:01, Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) spun and continued at turn 5.
At 4:01, Shaun Balfe (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) goes behind the wall with a broken drive shaft.
At 4:01, the half-way flag is shown to overall leader Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8).

At 4:04, Emmanuel Collard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:04, Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Franck Freon.
At 4:04, Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), leader in class, into the pits to check the radiator for overheating, retains the lead in class.
At 4:04, Stefan Johansson (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:04, Christian Vann (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Xavier Pompidou.

At 4:06, Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), leader in class, into the pits for the stop and hold (1-minute penalty), retains the lead in class.

At 4:06, Stephane Daoudi (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Jim Downing.
At 4:07, Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:08, Charles Slater (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 4:08, Bill Auberlen (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits to work on the rear bodywork.

At 4:10, Angelo Barretto (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 4:10, Bart Hayden (#29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) behind the wall with gearbox problems.
At 4:10, Peter Kox (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Alain Menu, retains the lead in class.

At 4:11, Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Sascha Maassen, retains the lead in class.

At 4:12, Joe Foster (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Phillip Peter.
At 4:12, Toni Seiler (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 4:14, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Michael Durand.
At 4:15, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: David Donohue.
At 4:16, Chris McMurry (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 4:16, Emanuelle Naspetti (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Domenico Schiattarella.

At 4:17, Stefan Johansson (#38-P900 Audi R-8) has hit something on the track and the left front bodywork is loose.

At 4:18, Craig Stanton (#34-GT Ferrari 550 Maranello) hard into the tires at the bottom of the hill at the start of the front straight. The driver is out of the car and OK.

At 4:18, full course yellow.

At 4:20, Christophe Bouchut (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Stephane Ortelli.

At 4:22, Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tom Kristensen, retains the overall lead.
At 4:22, Marc Goosens (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:22, Marino Franchitti (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits.  Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:22, Phillip Peter (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Left side tires only, no driver change.
At 4:22, Randy Pobst (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny Mowlem.
At 4:22, John Mirro (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jeret Schroeder.
At 4:22, Georges Forgeois (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:22, Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change. Michael Durand (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) takes the lead in class after a 7 minute pit stop on the #11 car.
At 4:22, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Driver change: Leo Hindery.
At 4:22, Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Brian Cunningham.
At 4:22, Toni Seiler (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits to change the alternator.

At 4:22, Boris Said (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Scooter Gabel.
At 4:22, Max Angelelli (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: JJ Lehto.
At 4:22, Bill Auberlen (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits, taping the bodywork.
At 4:22, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, retains the lead in class.
At 4:22, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 4:22, Ralf Kelleners (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Anthony Lazzaro.
At 4:22, Stefan Johansson (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny Herbert, also replaced the front end bodywork.
At 4:22, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:22, Emmanuel Collard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 4:22, Philip Collin (#52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Rear tires and fuel, driver change: Grady Willingham.

At 4:27, Casper Elgaard (#15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 4:27, Earl Goddard (#74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 4:27, Marino Franchitti (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 4:29, Bill Auberlen (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 4:30, top three in class:
#2-P900 Tom Kristensen (216 laps), #38-P900 Johnny Herbert (216 laps), #8-P900 JJ Lehto (214 laps)
#37-P675 Duncan Dayton (204 laps), #11-P675 Andy Lally (203 laps), #13-P675 Jason Workman (195 laps)
#33-GTS Alain Menu (198 laps), #4-GTS Franck Freon (197 laps), #3-GTS Johnny O'Connell (197 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (192 laps), #31-GT Johnny Mowlem (190 laps), #35-GT Anthony Lazzaro (189 laps)

At 4:32, Marino Franchitti (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits, checking engine.
At 4:35, Phillip Peter (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits to check the left front wheel.
At 4:35, Georges Forgeois (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Jason Workman.

At 4:38, #30-P900 Lola B2K10/Judd is retired with mechanical problems.

At 4:40, Franck Freon (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Pilgrim.
At 4:40, Xavier Pompidou (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:41, Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 4:43, Leo Hindery (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 4:44, Marino Franchitti (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:44, Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits for a minor sway bar adjustment.
At 4:44, Xavier Pompidou (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 4:46, Jim Downing (#24-P675 AutoExe LMP-02/Mazda) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:46, Charles Slater (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Francois Yvon.
At 4:46, Marc Goosens (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, new front nose, driver change: Tony Ave.
At 4:46, Brian Cunningham (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits to tape the right rear fender and look at leaky shock.

Note: the current yellow flag is taking a while because of the extensive damage to the tire barrier at the start of the front straight.

At 4:50, Marino Franchitti (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits to add oil.
At 4:50, Shaun Balfe (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits to tighten on of the mirrors.
At 4:51, Angelo Barretto (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 4:57, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 4:57, Bill Auberlen (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 4:59, green flag.

JJ Lehto (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) "After our trouble in qualifying, they worked on car. I was happy to start the first segment. Car is working well. I'm happy to keep pace with the leaders"

Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "The car is perfect. No under steer, no over steer, it is neutral. Its been a very tough race. Alex job is pushing very hard. They are a little faster right now, but we are pushing too.

Chad Block (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) - about their problems before the race: "The bell housing cracked during warm up. Lola doesn't have a spare, but Dyson came through with a new rear end. We are lucky to be running. We have had a great season. It's really coming together for us."

Boris Derichebourg (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "We have a very good car. The only problem is the engine. We are using last year's engine. All the other Porsche's are much quicker."

Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) "I had a wonderful first stint. No problems. I hope it stays that way all day."

Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) "The car is really good. I have to be careful with offline passing because of the pick up on the tires. We had a pretty good start."

Butch Leitzinger (#16-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) "The car is running wonderfully. We picked up some debris which caused the tire to go flat, so we had a real slow lap. We had a good fight for the lead and we hope to get back in it. Luckily, the flat didn't cause any damage tot the car. It held together real well.

Chad Block (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) "The car was working close to what it was before we had to use Dyson's parts. I wanted to do a double stint but had a seat belt problem."

Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) "It is a lot hotter than expected so the car is slippin and slidin all over the place."

At 5:00, Anthony Lazzaro (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 5:00, Xavier Pompidou (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits for a stop and go penalty.
At 5:00, Leo Hindery (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits for a stop and go penalty for speeding in the pits.
At 5:01, Phillip Peter (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) is back on course.
At 5:01, Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 5:01, Shaun Balfe (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits, still working on the mirrors.

Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) has clinched the American Le Mans Series GTS class driving championship for the 2002 season. It is the first championship that Fellows has won in his professional career.

At 5:01, top three in class:
#2-P900 Tom Kristensen (226 laps), #38-P900 Johnny Herbert (226 laps), #8-P900 JJ Lehto (224 laps)
#37-P675 Duncan Dayton (214 laps), #11-P675 Andy Lally (214 laps), #13-P675 Jason Workman (205 laps)
#33-GTS Alain Menu (208 laps), #3-GTS Johnny O'Connell (207 laps), #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim (207 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (202 laps), #31-GT Johnny Mowlem (200 laps), #35-GT Anthony Lazzaro (199 laps)

At 5:08, Xavier Pompidou (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 5:11, Earl Goddard (#74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson) into the pits with low oil pressure. The have been given a two-minute penalty for a fueling violation.
At 5:13, Shaun Balfe (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits to replace the mirror.

At 5:14, according to Michelin tire engineers, the air temperature is 90 degrees and the track temperature is 97 degrees.

At 5:17, Chris McMurry (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) off and on at turn 2.

At 5:18, Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, but the car has a small fire in the engine. The fire is put out and the car is pushed behind the wall.

According to the crew, the #11 had a misfire a few laps before. The driver heard a loud pop coming out of turn 10, put the car in neutral and coasted it into the pit.

At 5:18, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emanuele Pirro.

At 5:20, Earl Goddard (#74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson) has gone behind the wall.
At 5:22, Chris McMurry (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 5:23, Duncan Dayton (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257), leader in class, is reported driving with a loose nose.
At 5:25, Duncan Dayton (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Michael Durand.

At 5:30, Shaun Balfe (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) spun and continued at turn 10.
At 5:32, Toni Seiler (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) spun and continued at turn 1, loses the left rear tire and is limping around back to the pits.
At 5:32, David Donohue (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jan Magnussen.

At 5:34, Emmanuel Collard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 5:34, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 5:34, Toni Seiler (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Franz Konrad.

At 5:35, Tony Ave (#36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan) has spun into the tires at the end of turn 12 (bottom of the hill), driver is out of the car and OK.

At 5:35, full course yellow.

At 5:40, Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, retains the overall lead.

At 5:40, Francois Yvon (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Sean Murphy.
At 5:40, Scooter Gabel (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 5:40, Phillip Peter (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Giovanni Anapoli.
At 5:40, Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Kelly Collins.
At 5:40, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 5:40, JJ Lehto (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 5:40, Melanie Paterson (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: John Olsen.
At 5:40, Fabio Babini (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Marino Franchitti.
At 5:40, Jeret Schroeder (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: John Mirro.
At 5:40, Xavier Pompidou (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Christian Vann.
At 5:40, Alain Menu (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tomas Enge.
At 5:40, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, retains the lead in class.
At 5:40, Leo Hindery (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 5:40, Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Max Papis.
At 5:40, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny O'Connell.
At 5:40, Bill Auberlen (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Bryan Herta.
At 5:40, Chris McMurry (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jeff Bucknum.
At 5:40, Anthony Lazzaro (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Ralf Kelleners.
At 5:40, Jason Workman (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Georges Forgeois.

At 5:43, Shaun Balfe (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Left side tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 5:43, Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Randy Pobst.
At 5:43, Gary Schultheis (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jay Policastro.
At 5:43, Casper Elgaard (#15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: John Nielsen.

At 5:44, John Nielsen (#15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek) spun and continued at turn 7.

At 5:45, Brian Cunningham (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires only, driver change: Kevin Buckler.
At 5:45, Grady Willingham (#52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tony Burgess.
At 5:45, Jeff Bucknum (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 5:48, Angelo Barretto (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 5:48, Georges Forgeois (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) spun and continued at turn 8 after hitting the wall with the rear wing. He was trying to catch the field under yellow and cooked the brakes.
At 5:49, Georges Forgeois (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits to change the rear wing.

At 5:50, Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits.  Tires and fuel, driver change: Christophe Bouchut.
At 5:50, Max Papis (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 5:55, John Mirro (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits to fix the radio.
At 5:57, Michael Durand (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, retains the lead class.

At 5:59, green flag. Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) is ahead of Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) with only two cars between them.

Jorg Bergmeister (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "Again some bad luck for us, like almost the whole season. The bad thing is that I had more laps than Timo so I got the extra point series standings], and that's what I didn't like. But overall it was a good season for us, first time for me in the ALMS was good fun. Hopefully we can improve next year."

Timo Bernhard (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "The whole weekend we had problems with the car. We couldn't solve the problem of the rear tires so we tried to slow down. When we got that and it worked okay, the engine made some problems. The luck was missing in this championship. All the other championships were great - like Le Mans, Daytona, I won both - but in the ALMS we had no luck. It's very disappointing for J�rg and me."

Marc Lieb (#22-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "I feel sorry for the two guys because I think they're pretty good drivers. It's good working with them, it's good working with the team. I enjoy it a lot and it's really sad we didn't finish the race because I think we had a good place."

At 6:00, top three in class:
#2-P900 Tom Kristensen (263 laps), #38-P900 Johnny Herbert (263 laps), #8-P900 JJ Lehto (261 laps)
#37-P675 Michael Durand (247 laps), #13-P675 Georges Forgeois (235 laps), #11-P675 Andy Lally (226 laps)
#33-GTS Tomas Enge (242 laps), #3-GTS Oliver Gavin (241 laps), #4-GTS Kelly Collins (240 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (234 laps), #31-GT Randy Pobst (232 laps), #35-GT Ralf Kelleners (231 laps)

At 6:00, officially retired: #74-P675 Reynard 01Q/Nicholson (engine), #36-P900 R&S MK III C/Elan (accident), #10-GT BMW M3 (electrical).

At 6:15, John Olsen (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits (the car had been smoking), the engine cover is off and the team is looking at extensive repairs.

At 6:19, Michael Durand (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jon Field.

At 6:20, Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) leads Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) by only 0.321 seconds for the overall lead.

At 6:21, Jeff Bucknum (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, working on some suspension damage. At 6:22, Franz Konrad (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Terry Borcheller.

At 6:23, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) passes Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) going into turn 6 taking the overall lead.

At 6:28, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, retains the lead in class.
At 6:29, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits, cleaned radiator, added oil and made adjustments.

At 6:30, (after 7 hours) top three in class:
#38-P900 Johnny Herbert (288 laps), #2-P900 Tom Kristensen (288 laps), #8-P900 JJ Lehto (285 laps)
#37-P675 Jon Field (267 laps), #13-P675 Georges Forgeois (256 laps), #11-P675 Andy Lally (226 laps)
#33-GTS Tomas Enge (265 laps), #3-GTS Oliver Gavin (264 laps), #4-GTS Kelly Collins (262 laps)
#23-GT Lucas Luhr (255 laps), #31-GT Randy Pobst (254 laps), #35-GT Ralf Kelleners (253 laps)

At 6:30, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 6:32, Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 6:32, Bart Hayden (#29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) is back on track.
At 6:37, Eric Bernard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emmanuel Collard.
At 6:37, Angelo Barretto (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Thierry Perrier.

At 6:41, JJ Lehto (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Max Angelelli.
At 6:41, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 6:41, Sean Murphy (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Charles Slater.

At 6:41, Georges Forgeois (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) spun and continued at turn 3.
At 6:42, Giovanni Anapoli (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 6:43, Shaun Balfe (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Vic Rice.

At 6:44, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change. Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead.

At 6:46, Jeff Bucknum (#56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) returns to the track.

At 6:46, Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Rinaldo Capello. Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead.

At 6:46, John Olsen (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits with an oil problem, fixed and returned to the track.

At 6:47, Christian Vann (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 6:48, Marino Franchitti (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits and pushed behind the wall.
At 6:49, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Peter Kox, retains the lead in class.
At 6:51, John Mirro (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Patrice Roussel.

At 6:53, Oliver Gavin (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny O'Connell.

Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) (about winning the championship) "I'm real happy, it's great to be part of this Pratt & Miller team. Johnny deserves this as much as I do."

At 6:58, Kelly Collins (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Pilgrim.

At 6:58, Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits, working on the right front strut.

At 7:00, top three in class:
#38-P900 Johnny Herbert (312 laps), #2-P900 Rinaldo Capello (311 laps), #8-P900 Max Angelelli (308 laps)
#37-P675 Jon Field (289 laps), #13-P675 Georges Forgeois (277 laps), #11-P675 Andy Lally (226 laps)
#33-GTS Peter Kox (286 laps), #3-GTS Johnny O'Connell (285 laps), #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim (282 laps)
#23-GT Lucas Luhr (277 laps), #31-GT Randy Pobst (275 laps), #35-GT Ralf Kelleners (274 laps)

At 7:00, Jurgen Von Gartzen (#29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) into the pits, wording on the back of the car.
At 7:00, Max Papis (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emanuelle Naspetti.

At 7:02, Ralf Kelleners (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Anthony Lazzaro.
At 7:03, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 7:03, Jay Policastro (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Gary Schultheis.

At 7:04, Georges Forgeois (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Ben Devlin.
At 7:04, Melanie Paterson (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Pierre Ehret.
At 7:05, Mike Hezemans (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits with an overheating problem.

At 7:06, Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:06, #15-P675 Reynard 02S/Zytek is officially retired (mechanical).

At 7:08, it is now officially night time, any driver not cleared to drive must change at this point.
At 7:08, Terry Borcheller (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Toni Seiler.

At 7:10, Mike Hezemans (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:10, Randy Pobst (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny Mowlem.

At 7:11, Christophe Bouchut (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Stephane Ortelli.
At 7:11, Tony Kester (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Peter Baron.
At 7:11, Toni Seiler (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits for a drive through penalty.

At 7:12, Scooter Gabel (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Boris Said.

At 7:15, Mike Hezemans (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 7:17, Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits with shifter problems.
At 7:17, Tony Burgess (#52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Philip Collin.
At 7:17, Vic Rice (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits, replaced a dead battery.

At 7:18, Christian Vann (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Milka Duno.
At 7:19, Mike Hezemans (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) into the pits for a stop and go penalty.
At 7:20, Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) returns to the track with new brakes, alternator.

At 7:20, Bryan Herta (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Gunnar Jeannette.

At 7:21, Jan Magnussen (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits and up on jacks.

At 7:24, Emmanuel Collard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:24, Jurgen Von Gartzen (#29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) back on course after fixing clutch problems.

At 7:25, Emanuele Pirro (#1-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Frank Biela.
At 7:29, Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, off and on at turn 3.
At 7:30, Pierre Ehret (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits to check the tires only.

At 7:30 (after 8 hours), top three in class:
#38-P900 Johnny Herbert (335 laps), #2-P900 Rinaldo Capello (335 laps), #8-P900 Max Angelelli (331 laps)
#37-P675 Jon Field (309 laps), #13-P675 Ben Devlin (296 laps), #56-P675 Chris McMurry (241 laps)
#33-GTS Peter Kox (307 laps), #3-GTS Johnny O'Connell (306 laps), #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim (303 laps)
#23-GT Lucas Luhr (296 laps), #31-GT Johnny Mowlem (293 laps), #35-GT Anthony Lazzaro (292 laps)

At 7:32, Gunnar Jeannette (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) is reported dragging something from the left side of the car.

At 7:34, Max Angelelli (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:35, Thierry Perrier (#21-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Boris Derichebourg.
At 7:35, Toni Seiler (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Left side tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 7:36, Johnny Herbert (#38-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Stefan Johansson. Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) takes the overall lead.
At 7:36, Milka Duno (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) into the pits and behind the wall to correct an electrical problem.

At 7:38, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) is back on course.
At 7:38, Vic Rice (#83-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits, has a small fire that is put out quickly, but their last battery

At 7:42, Mike Hezemans (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R) straight on through turn 6 into the tires, the driver is out of the car and OK, but visibly shaken. The car is officially retired.

At 7:42, full course yellow.
At 7:44, Jurgen Von Gartzen (#29-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Richard Dean.
At 7:46, Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, retains the overall lead.
At 7:46, Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Franck Freon.
At 7:46, Emanuelle Naspetti (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Domenico Schiattarella.
At 7:46, Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:46, Stephane Ortelli (#98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:46, Boris Said (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:46, Ben Devlin (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 7:46, Gary Schultheis (#42-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 7:46, Peter Kox (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tomas Enge. Extended stop to work on the front suspension.
At 7:46, Anthony Lazzaro (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 7:46, Gunnar Jeannette (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:46, Peter Baron (#43-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:46, Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 7:46, Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Sascha Maassen.
At 7:46, David Brabham (#50-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 7:46, Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Ron Fellows.
At 7:46, Patrice Roussel (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Jeret Schroeder.

At 7:46, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Duncan Dayton, retains the lead in class.
At 7:48, Frank Biela (#1-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 7:49, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello), leader in class, into the pits for suspension repairs. Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) takes the lead in class. The car returns to the track at 7:57, one lap down.

At 7:51, Joe Foster (#60-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Phillip Peter.

At 8:02, Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8), overall leader, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, retains the overall lead.

At 8:04, green flag.
At 8:04, Stefan Johansson (#38-P900 Audi R-8) has restarted on the tail end of the lead lap.

At 8:04, top three in class:
#2-P900 Rinaldo Capello (351 laps), #38-P900 Stefan Johansson (350 laps), #8-P900 Max Angelelli (347 laps)
#37-P675 Duncan Dayton (326 laps), #13-P675 Ben Devlin (312 laps), #56-P675 Jeff Bucknum (248 laps)
#3-GTS Ron Fellows (322 laps), #33-GTS Tomas Enge (321 laps), #4-GTS Franck Freon (318 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (312 laps), #31-GT Johnny Mowlem (308 laps), #35-GT Anthony Lazzaro (307 laps)

At 8:05, car #83-GTS Saleen S7R is officially retired with an alternator failure.
At 8:05, car #56-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan is officially retired with an alternator failure.

At 8:06, Gunnar Jeannette (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, looking at the shifter again.
At 8:11, Boris Said (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 8:12, Pierre Ehret (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 8:18, Andy Lally (#11-P675 MG Lola EX257/AER) returns to the track from behind the wall.
At 8:19, Boris Said (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits. Driver change: Carlos de Quesada, also added water.
At 8:21, Carlos de Quesada (#40-GT BMW M3) into the pits for a stop and go penalty (speeding in the pits).

At 8:22, Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) has clinched the LMP 675 driver's championship.

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At 8:23, Jeret Schroeder (#87-P900 Norma M2000-2/Ford) into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Patrice Roussel.
At 8:29, Emmanuel Collard (#7-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 8:30, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, retains the lead in class.

At 8:30, (after 9 hours) top three in class:
#2-P900 Rinaldo Capello (374 laps), #38-P900 Stefan Johansson (374 laps), #8-P900 Max Angelelli (370 laps)
#37-P675 Duncan Dayton (347 laps), #13-P675 Ben Devlin (333 laps), #55-P675 Melanie Paterson (256 laps)
#3-GTS Ron Fellows (343 laps), #33-GTS Tomas Enge (343 laps), #4-GTS Franck Freon (338 laps)
#23-GT Sascha Maassen (332 laps), #31-GT Johnny Mowlem (328 laps), #35-GT Anthony Lazzaro (327 laps)

At 8:33, Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R), leader in class, into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change, retains the lead in class. Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) is now on the same lap as the class leader.

At 8:37, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) takes the lead in class passing Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R), but does the #33 have to stop one more time?

At 8:39, Toni Seiler (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Terry Borcheller.
At 8:40, Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS), leader in class, into the pits to add water to an overheating engine, retains the lead in class.

At 8:40, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) leads by just 11.963 seconds over Fellows in the GTS class (last lap was over 14 seconds).
At 8:41, Duncan Dayton (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257), leader in class, into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change, retains the lead in class.

At 8:41, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) leads by 9.797 seconds over Fellows in the GTS class.
At 8:42, Max Angelelli (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.

At 8:43, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) leads by 10.122 seconds over Fellows in the GTS class.
At 8:45, Charles Slater (#25-GTS Saleen S7R) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 8:45, Philip Collin (#52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Grady Willingham.

At 8:45, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) leads by 6.970 seconds over Fellows in the GTS class.
At 8:47, Stefan Johansson (#38-P900 Audi R-8) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 8:49, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) leads by 6.782 seconds over Fellows in the GTS class.
At 8:50, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) leads by 3.990 seconds over Fellows in the GTS class.
At 8:51, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) leads by 3.125 seconds over Fellows in the GTS class.
At 8:52, Gunnar Jeannette (#51-P900 Panoz LMP01) into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 8:52, Milka Duno (#27-P900 Dome S-101/Judd) is back on course.

At 8:52, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) leads by 2.394 seconds over Fellows in the GTS class.
At 8:54, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) leads by 2.892 seconds over Fellows in the GTS class.
At 8:55, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) loses the lead in class to Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) as the left front tire goes down at turn 9.

At 8:55, Tomas Enge (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) into the pits. Left front tire only, no driver change.

At 8:57, white flag.
At 8:59, checkered flag.

Unofficial top three in class:
2-P900 Rinaldo Capello (394 laps), 38-P900 Stefan Johansson (394 laps), 8-P900 Max Angelelli (390 laps)
37-P675 Duncan Dayton (366 laps), 13-P675 Ben Devlin (351 laps), 55-P675 Melanie Paterson (273 laps)
3-GTS Ron Fellows (362 laps), 33-GTS Tomas Enge (361 laps), 4-GTS Franck Freon (357 laps)
23-GT Sascha Maassen (348 laps), 31-GT Johnny Mowlem (346 laps), 35-GT Anthony Lazzaro (344 laps)

Milestones:
Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) wins for the fifth time this season, fourteenth career.
Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) wins for the fourth time this season, eighth time his career, and wins the 2002 LMP900 class title.

Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) wins for the third time in his ALMS career and this season, and wins the 2002 LMP 675 driver's championship.
Duncan Dayton (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) wins for the second time this year and ALMS career.
Michael Durand (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) wins for the second time this year and ALMS career.

Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) wins for the seventh time this year, thirteenth overall, and wins the 2002 GTS driver's championship.
Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) wins for the seventh time this year, thirteenth overall.
Oliver Gavin (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) has his second season victory and third career win.

Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) wins for the seventh time this season, fifteenth career. He becomes the winningest driver in ALMS history, surpassing Olivier Beretta.
Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) wins for the seventh time this season, thirteenth career. Maassen and Luhr tie for the 2002 driver's championship in the GT class.

Alain Menu (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "I'm very disappointed with the finish. We were doing so well for the last 45 minutes, but I don't know what happened to the tire."

Peter Kox (#33-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "Its just bad luck. The team worked very hard to keep the car ahead of the Corvette, and we could have won easily if it wasn't for the suspension problem."

Johnny Mowlem (#31-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "I'm tired and happy. This team really deserves this finish. We should have won at Mid-Ohio, but we really deserve this finish."

Anthony Lazzaro (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) "The goal for Petit was to qualify top 5 and hopefully make the podium. We did that."

Ralf Kelleners (#35-GT Ferrari 360 Modena) "Everything went perfect. No technical problems. This is a good basis to hopefully fight for a championship next year, but we have a long way to go."

Ben Devlin (#13-P675 Lola B2K40/Millington) "The car felt great, the team did a great job all year. Hopefully we can come back and win the championship next year."

Rinaldo Capello (#2-P900 Audi R-8) (about not winning the championship) "I won five races this year, but didn't win the championship. But I feel, for me, it was still a great season. Is two Petit Le Mans is worth one Le Mans?" (about winning here) "Over the past few years, I've had some great teammates to win so many Petits" (about today's race) "The traffic today was terrible, some drivers do not belong on the track. We had a good pace for victory. The yellows were very bad for us, but later on they worked for us. (At the earlier one) we could have put a lap on the second place car." (overall) "A sportscar driver, must win Le Mans, and I still don't know the feeling of having done that."

Tom Kristensen (#2-P900 Audi R-8) (has the championship sunk in yet) "Yes, and no. It's very hard to win within at team, we won it together. To clinch with such an important race, and win the championship and Le Mans in the same year is very satisfying" (about the race) "The first part of the race we drove very cautiously. We made sure we'd finish. We have both matured this year. The reason we matured, was because we wanted this so badly last year and we wanted it even more this year. We realized that finishing races was the only way to win. We switched to a new Michelin compound that worked really well for us. The crew did a fantastic tactic at the end, and a fantastic job all year."

Jon Field (#37-P675 MG Lola EX257) "It was a pretty awesome race. I'm very excited to win the Petit Le Mans. The driver's championship was a great bonus on top of the win today. Our team was great. It would not have been possible without all of their help. This win and our championship win shows that all of that hard work paid off. You're going to see more of the MG's on the podium next year, for sure. Apart from the tire puncture it wasn't a clean race. The under tray became loose for Michael (Durand). I hopped in the car next with over a 10 lap lead and decided to have the crew change it to be safe. The loose tray wasn't really much of a problem, but it caused a little buffeting down the long straights. After our shunt in Miami, the crew had the car ready by Wednesday! Just an amazing accomplishment again by my crew." (on going to Le Mans in 2003) "Duncan, Mike and myself are dead set on going."

Johnny O'Connell (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) "Ron was running much quicker than Tom Enge. It was an amazing race, two teams pushing as hard as they could. I was wondering when I would get to win here. I've been very superstitious. Finally a win. I was starting to wonder. The most exciting moment of the year was watching Ron put pressure on Tom. You want to win Daytona, Sebring, Le Mans, this is the one we hadn't won." (about Ron winning the championship) "If I had to pick one over another, it had to be Ron. He's worked so hard for team Corvette over the years.  We have mutual respect for each other. Even though he won the championship, I'll feel my name is right there with his. Win or lose you depend on how strong your team is and we topped it off by bringing in a third great driver for long events. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'll be back on this team next year."

Ron Fellows (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) "If you had to write a script like last year, then wait a year, this was even better. We didn't have the speed of the Ferrari, but we didn't quit. I tried to stay close, and at one point got ahead of the Ferrari, but I cut a tire. The last stop we put some special Goodyear tires on. We'll take this one, we've been a little unlucky at this track. It was great for the championship to never give up. I was slipping and sliding, the track came to us after it cooled off. I was being careful and I didn't want to risk it. The time worked out, and it was a storybook deal. The Goodyear's stood up really well and stayed quick the whole time. The Ferrari is a cool car to beat. It was a good exercise at the end to charge through traffic. We don't get the opportunity to go like that very often. The championship was setup and the team had to pick one guy, and I was the oldest one. Getting a number of poles got us the championship. The rules will be better next year for the team championship."

Oliver Gavin (#3-GTS Corvette C5-R) "This is the right seat to be in. I want to thank Ron for a sterling performance. It was a tough race. I had been fortunate to come into this team. To win at Sebring, Le Mans, and now here, I didn't think it was possible."

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Unofficially, KnightHawk Racing (#11) won the LMP 675 team championship by one point over Intersport (#37). It was the only team championship not already decided before the race.

Sascha Maassen (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) (about the extra cars coming over from Europe) "At the beginning I was able to get the lead quite soon. I pulled away, the car was great. We were really flying. We had to finish at least 25 laps each to secure the championship for us both. We didn't take any risks in the beginning, but I didn't need to take any risks with this car, it was so easy to drive. There was no problem, and we pulled away. " (on being co-champion) "I was nervous all year. To do that is not very easy. We had a lot of strategy meetings to try to be equal in points. It's only possible if you have a teammate you can trust. Lucas and I have worked together two years and we rely on each other.  And the fact that he's incredibly quick is good I have to thank Mike Evans, our strategist, who gave us perfect strategy all year. It means more that we are co-champions, as it was a bigger target, and more difficult to achieve than being a single champion."

Lucas Luhr (#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) (on the European cars in the field) "No one of our competitors could go the same speed as we could. When I got in the car, Sascha did already his 27 laps to get points. The first couple of laps I was careful. Then I said, why be careful. Just go out and win the race, and the championship comes deserved. So I went out and was able to put everyone a lap down, then we drove our race and pulled away from everybody." (on sharing the championship) "Its exactly the thing everyone should do. The point situation should be like this, that your having this kind of racing with two champions. You're sharing a car together all year, you work together, we win together the races, so why aren't we champions together in the championship. If you're driving alone, that's fine. But we win together and lose together. If I make any stupid mistakes, Sascha can drive his ass off and we're not going to win. So I'm really happy, it's my pleasure to walk on the stage Sunday night with Sascha."

Melanie Paterson (#55-P675 Pilbeam MP84/Nissan) "I wish I would have had the chance to compete the full season, but I could only piece together sponsorship for this race and two other ALMS races this year. We plan to do the full season next year. We're still looking for sponsors. I must say, I really love this series, especially the LMP 675 class. Just love it. This class is a great building block towards the LMP 900 class, which is where I would eventually like to be. Personally, I was surprised we made it to the end with all of our troubles. But we never gave up and kept giving all we had. The first hour, we lost 40 minutes to repairs to the floor and bodywork. But we never let phase us, just made us fight harder. Then it was the flat tire. The flat resulted in a severely broken left rear suspension. And did it ever break! The guys replaced the broken mounts and arm in the pits. It cost us another 35 to 45 minutes more. Then somehow we made it to third in class. Like I said, what a great race. I love you, Petit Le Mans."

Stefan Johansson (#38-P900 Audi R-8) "Sometimes it's great to be second, but not today. I thought we had it. We got snookered on that last yellow, with the 2 car catching the caution (just right)."

JJ Lehto (#8-P900 Cadillac LMP02) "We're very happy to have four podium finishes in a row. It's always difficult to beat Audi, and today it wasn't meant to be. We could not have gone any faster. We just wish we had more to show for everyone's hard work here at Cadillac, and did we have a lot to show!"

Domenico Schiattarella (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "It was a good finish for us. Our boys are the best. I am very happy for the team to finish the season with a good result and we start tomorrow on our 2003 program with Olive Garden and Coca-Cola. My thanks to them for their support."

Emanuelle Naspetti (#0-GTS Ferrari 550 Maranello) "We started the day with very good car, but we had some bad luck. Our second stop came just before a caution period... that was bad luck. But it was great to team with Max (Papis) for this race and of course my friend Mimmo for the entire season."

Kevin Buckler (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "Three small gremlins kept us off the podium today, but overall the car ran really well and we persevered in adverse conditions. I'm proud of my co-drivers and the crew. I'm happy that we finished the way we did. It really has been an amazing season"

Brian Cunningham (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "I think we had the best results we could expect. We had consistent and fast lap times and stuck it out. We were able to pick out a few cars and finish well. I'm happy to help Kevin to third in the driver points."

Michael Schrom (#66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS) "We tried as hard as we could, but came up against some unavoidable difficulties. We were up against the best drivers and cars in the world this weekend"

Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Corvette C5-R) "We met our team goal in getting both Corvettes on the podium. Its also good to see Ron win this one after what happened to him last year. Ron's car finished, but we won as a team today. I'm very happy for all of us this year. A win here for us would been that much better."

Editors note: Thanks for a great season, from coast to coast (in the last month alone). The teams have been great to work with, the tracks more than accommodating, and the quality of volunteers outstanding. This upcoming winter will be over none to soon."