Biela, Pirro Take Road America Win
Champion Racing duo Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro won their third successive ALMS race at Road America
The duo took a 3.239-second victory in the seventh round of the series, beating the Dyson Racing Lola Andy Wallace and Chris Dyson. The sister Champion Racing Audi of JJ Lehto and Marco Werner rounded out the podium.
Biela and Pirro's win means their lead in the LMP1 drivers' championship is now 15 points with three rounds left.
"We came in with a big lead in the championship, and our strategy was to do our best," Pirro said. "But we knew we didn't have to win races to win the championship. What really made me very happy is that coming here, we were kind of conservative, but we were able to come in and win more points."
The pole-sitting Lola of James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger had a nightmare race after Weaver spun into a gravel trap trying to lap a GT class Porsche, before being given a stop/go penalty for having too many mechanics working during the driver change and repairs.
Pos Driver Make Laps
1. Pirro-Biela Audi R8 72
2. Dyson-Wallace Lola EX257 AER 72
3. Lehto-Werner Audi R8 72
4. Gavin-Beretta Corvette C6-R 71
5. Fellows-O'Connell Corvette C6-R 71
6. McMurry-Bucknum Courage C-65 69
7. Willman-Lewis MRK IIIC 69
8. Bertolini-de Simone Maserati MC12 69
9. Bergmeister-Long Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 69
10. Bernhard-Dumas Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 69
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