AUDI FINISHES 1 - 2 AT TEXAS

Due to pit stop strategy, Brabham found himself with an 11-second lead in the last 30 minutes of the race. However, the team was unable to stretch its fuel mileage and he was forced to pit less than 10 minutes from the checkered flag, causing him to finish 25 second behind the winner.  "The crew told me with 20 minutes to go that he would have to pit," said Kristensen, who was in the winning car for the final stint. "With about 12 minutes to go, I asked them again because I wasn't sure."

The GTS class was won by the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R co-driven by Johnny O'Connell of Flowery Branch, Ga., and Ron Fellows of Canada. The car finished seventh overall. The car finished two laps ahead of the Dodge Viper GTS-R co-driven by Terry Borcheller and Erik Messley.

Lucas Luhr of Monaco and Sascha Maassen of Germany co-drove a Porsche 911 GT3 RS to victory in the GT class, finishing eighth overall. There were several minor spins and collisions during the race, but the only serious incident occurred when the Corvette driven by Kelly Collins impacted the main stretch wall after a tire went flat. Although the car suffered heavy damage, Collins was not injured.

The next race for the American Le Mans Series will be the Superflo 12 Hours At Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway on March 17.

FORT WORTH, Tex. -- Finish of Sunday's American Le Mans Series Grand Prix of Texas at 2.324-mile Texas Motor Speedway with starting position in parentheses, drivers, hometown or country, type car, laps completed, reason out, if any, and winning time:

1. (1) Rinaldo Capello, Italy; Tom Kristensen, Denmark; Audi R8, 117, 2:47:55.
2. (22) Frank Biela, Germany; Emanuele Pirro, Italy; Audi R8, 117.
3. (2) Jan Magnussen, Denmark; David Brabham, Australia; Panoz LMP 07, 117.
4. (4) Andy Wallace, England; Dorsey Schroeder, Little Torch Key, Fla., Audi R8, 117.
5. (3) Klaus Graf, Germany; Gualter Salles, Brazil, Panoz LMP-1, 116.
6. (5) Richard Dean, England; Jay Cochran, Palm Beach, Fla., Panoz LMP-1, 113.
7. (6) Ron Fellows, Canada; Johnny O'Connell, Flowery Branch, Ga., Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, 108.
8. (8) Lucas Luhr, Monaco; Sascha Maassen, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RS, 108.
9. (9) Randy Pobst, Melbourne, Fla.; Christian Menzel, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RS, 107.
10. (16) Boris Said, Carlsbad, Calif.; Hans Stuck, Austria, BMW M3, 107.
11. (13) Michael Peterson, Las Vegas, Nev.; Bob Wollek, France; Johnny Mowlem, England, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, 107.
12. (10) JJ Lehto, Finland; Jorg Muller, Germany; BMW M3, 107.
13. (11) Christophe Bouchut, France; Anthony Lazzaro, Atlanta; Porsche 911 GT3 R, 106.
14. (12) Bill Auberlen, Redondo Beach, Calif.; Niclas Jonsson, Aliso Viejo, Calif., BMW M3, 106.
15. (18) Erik Messley, Huntington Beach, Calif.; Terry Borcheller, Phoenix; Dodge Viper GTS-R, 106.
16. (20) Tony Burgess, Canada; Stefano Buttiero, Italy; Porsche 911 GT3 RS, 102.
17. (15) Owen Trinkler, Nashville, Tenn.; Jeff Altenburg, Cantonsville, Md., Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, 98.
18. (17) Rick Polk, Excelsior, Minn.; Cort Wagner, Santa Monica, Calif.; Porsche 911 GT3 R, 98.
19. (21) Tom Weikardt, Whitefish Bay, Wis.; Joe Ellis, Dayton, Ohio, Dodge Viper GTS-R, 96.
20. (7) Andy Pilgrim, Aventura, Fla.; Kelly Collins, Corona del Mar, Calif.; Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, 61, accident.
21. (14) Mel Hawkins, Scottsdale, Az.; Steven Knight, Castle Rock, Col.; Lola B2K Nissan, 23, body damage.
22. (19) Shane Lewis, Jupiter, Fla.; Vic Rice, San Rafael, Calif.; Callaway C-12R, 14, broken axle.

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MEDIA CONTACT:  Andy Hall, ALMS Director of Media (317) 295-3500, ext. 31

Andy Hall
Director of Media & Communications
American Le Mans Series
(317) 295-3500, ext. 31
(317) 298-8924 (fax)
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