2009 Verizon Festival of Speed
The 2009 Verizon Festival of Speed was the fourth round of the 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series season. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on May 17, 2009,[1] and it was the first major auto race to be held at the track in 2009.[2][3]
Race results
[edit]Class Winners in bold.[4]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | DP | 76 | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |  Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney
|
Riley Mk. XX | 106 |
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 2 | DP | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Scott Pruett Memo Rojas
|
Riley Mk. XX | 106 |
| Lexus 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 3 | DP | 10 | SunTrust Racing |  Max Angelelli Brian Frisselle
|
Dallara DP01 | 106 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 4 | DP | 61 | AIM Autosport | Burt Frisselle Mark Wilkins
|
Riley Mk. XX | 106 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 5 | DP | 60 | Michael Shank Racing |  Oswaldo Negri, Jr. Mark Patterson
|
Riley Mk. XX | 106 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 6 | DP | 12 | Penske Racing |  Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas
|
Riley Mk. XX | 106 |
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 7 | DP | 6 | Michael Shank Racing | John Pew Michael Valiante
|
Riley Mk. XX | 106 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 8 | DP | 58 | Brumos Racing | David Donohue Darren Law
|
Riley Mk. XI | 106 |
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 9 | DP | 55 | Supercar Life Racing | Christophe Bouchut Scott Tucker
|
Riley Mk. XX | 105 |
| BMW 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 10 | DP | 45 | Orbit Racing | Bill Lester Darren Manning
|
Riley Mk. XI | 105 |
| BMW 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 11 | DP | 77 | Doran Racing | Memo Gidley Brad Jaeger
|
Dallara DP01 | 105 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 12 | DP | 2 | Childress-Howard Motorsports | Rob Finlay Andy Wallace
|
Crawford DP08 | 103 |
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 13 | GT | 70 | SpeedSource | Nick Ham Sylvain Tremblay
|
Mazda RX-8 GT | 101 |
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 14 | GT | 07 | Team Drinkin' Mate | Kelly Collins Paul Edwards
|
Pontiac GXP.R | 101 |
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 15 | GT | 87 | Farnbacher-Loles Racing | Leh Keen Dirk Werner
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 101 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 16 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Ted Ballou Spencer Pumpelly
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 101 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 17 | GT | 69 | SpeedSource | Emil Assentato Jeff Segal
|
Mazda RX-8 GT | 101 |
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 18 | GT | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Andrew Davis Robin Liddell
|
Pontiac GXP.R | 101 |
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 19 | GT | 65 | Riegel/Stanton/The Racer's Group | John Potter Craig Stanton
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 100 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 20 | GT | 86 | Farnbacher-Loles Racing | Eric Lux Kevin Roush
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 100 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 21 | GT | 32 | PR1 Motorsports | Lawson Achsenbach Thomas Merrill
|
Pontiac GXP.R | 99 |
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 22 | GT | 40 | Dempsey Racing | Patrick Dempsey Joe Foster
|
Mazda RX-8 GT | 99 |
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 23 | GT | 68 | The Racer's Group | Josémanuel Gutierrez Scott Schroeder
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 99 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 24 | GT | 63 | The Racer's Group | Henri Richard René Villeneuve
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 99 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 25 | DP | 59 | Brumos Racing |  João Barbosa J.C. France
|
Riley Mk. XI | 96 |
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 26 | DP | 13 | Beyer Racing | Mike Forest Ricky Taylor
|
Riley Mk. XI | 92 |
| Porsche 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 27 | GT | 31 | Battery Tender/MCM Racing | Romeo Kapudija Dion von Moltke
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 84 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 28 | GT | 42 | Team Sahlen | Will Nonnamaker Joe Sahlen
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6 | 78 |
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 29 | GT | 67 | The Racer's Group | Andy Lally Justin Marks
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 71 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 30 DNF |
GT | 43 | Team Sahlen | Wayne Nonnamaker Joe Nonnamaker
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6 | 67 |
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 31 DNF |
GT | 30 | Racers Edge Motorsports | Dane Cameron Bryce Miller
|
Mazda RX-8 GT | 35 |
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 32 DNF |
DP | 76 | Krohn Racing |  Nic Jönsson Ricardo Zonta
|
Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 | 33 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 33 DNF |
DP | 5 | Beyer Racing | Jared Beyer Jordan Taylor
|
Riley Mk. XX | 8 |
| Honda 3.9L V6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Matsuda, Darryl (May 14, 2009). "Verizon Festival of Speed preview". The Mercury News. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Bosowski, Dale (May 7, 2009). "Infineon and Mazda raceways open season schedules this week". Manteca Bulletin. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Coffin, David (May 12, 2009). "Speed Racers: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca gears up for Festival of Speed". The Monterey County Herald. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "2009 Verizon Festival of Speed". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2024.