The man whom pole obtained position, Alex Gurney and its coequipero, Jon Fogarty, became the first pair of pilots who repeat the triumph in season 2007 of the Daytona Prototypes of the Series Grand-A.m. Rolex Sports Car presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve, when crossing - this Saturday the goal of the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen in the Watkins Glen the International, like winners.
After recovering of a shutdown in pits not anticipated, left that them in position 16, Gurney advanced to Scott Pruett to 25 minutes of the end of the classic one of six hours (returned 153 from 167) and crossed the goal an advantage of 7,069 to the controls of 99 car no. GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley. The picture flag was shaken to the six hours, a minute and 45 seconds of race.

Green Banderazo in the track of Watkins Glen Int'l

With this result, Fogarty and Gurney broke a gust of wind of five different winners in equal number of competitions. They also gained in the Automobile race track Brother Rodriguez in City of Mexico, in March, and have initiated the six races disputed until the moment in the first row of the taken grill of. Nevertheless, the victory of this Saturday in Watkins Glen, marks the first time in the year that gains the competition the same person who had obtained pole.
“I feel very contented by all in equipment GAINSCO, because all we did a great work during the weekend and that allowed us, to Jon and, to capitalize in the so good car that they gave us”, Gurney said. “I must give a great one fulfilled to engineer, Kyle Brannan, because it is thanks to him that we assembled a car that was that express and that was so comfortable to handle”.
Gurney led the first 35 returns before facing problems of overheating thanks to an excursion outside track that left to the front grill filled with turf and earth him, only few returns of to have realized his first anticipated shutdown in pits. Gurney returned to race to almost one return of the leaders, but as much he as their teammate, Fogarty, fought to return to the first positions. Gurney retook the commando in turn 140 after to advance to Ian James (no. 6 Playboy Lexus Riley) but when it appeared eighth and last yellow flag - due to oil in the track and the halting of the 72 no. Tafel Racing Winches/Dunkel Bros Porsche GT3 of Nathan Swartzbaugh- Gurney it entered pits and Pruett happened to the first place of the race.

Concurred podio of the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen

Gurney immediately defied to Pruett after that the green flag was shaken passed and it for the last time to the entrance of curve 1. Together, Gurney and Fogarty led more than half (91) of the returns in the circuit of 3,4 miles.
“With regard to our excursion and to the completion and the shutdowns in pits we have done, it extremely well”, said Fogarty. “We are developing Still it in the atmosphere of races, but the equipment is young and is hungry. We hope to take this victory and to advance and to produce more as we move forwards”.
Pruett also had problems and it recovered of an excursion to the gravel in the return less left that it with two turns. Patiently, Pruett handled in its two turns to the steering wheel and advanced until place 15 before giving the Red Memo car. The Mexican pilot put between the 10 best ones without problems and finally Pruett took the end from the race when Gurney entered pits for the last time. Pruett did the best thing than it could to maintain to Gurney behind his car but it did not interfere when Gurney did his passes winner.

Red Pruett//Festa between the trees of Watkins Glen

“At the outset we remained with two returns less but we continued pressing all the day”, said Pruett, that increased its advantage like leader of the championship of pilots taking it to seven points with respect to Max Angelelli (180-173). “The car was good. Fodder that we had the second best car there was. We ran well all the day and we removed what we could of the car. There is no doubt that you must finalize well to gain the championship. Today, that was what we did”.
For Pruett and Rojas, this is his second consecutive race in the second position. They finished behind the winner in the Mazda Raceway Dry Lagoon, the past month.
“Fodder that the equipment did a good work”, said Red. “We only must continue working hard to secure to the second triumph of the season”.
Angelelli was a contender throughout all evening, leading 15 returns and establishing some of the quickest times of 10 car no. SunTrust Racing Pontiac Riley during second half of the competition. But two violations in resumptions were worth penalties to him stop-and-go, and it needed time to recover and to as much give to reach to the leaders so that he as their coequiperos, Jonathan Cochet and the owner of escudería, Wayne Taylor, could remain with the victory.
“Today we had a good car”, said Angelelli. “Finally we managed to give with the completion enters and this morning yesterday. With the duro work that made the equipment and our other pilots, Wayne and Jonathan, I feel that definitively we could close have gained the race or salary been more. They (99 no. and no. 01) also had very good cars today. But we were there, with them, even with the penalties. He is very frustrating, to say the minus”.
In the fourth place James with his coequipero was located, John Pew. James was working little by little and led twice (10 returns) before he passed it to Gurney. It is the third result between the 10 first for the car and first between the five best ones for the equipment in which he goes of the year.

Krohn/Jonsson/Braun leads the nourished squad

The pilots of the no. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley, NIC Jönsson and Tracy Krohn fought with different problems during the race and finished in the fifth place, that is, their better result in which goes of the year and their third party between the 10 best ones in 2007. The equipment had to be pushed of the grill of exit and during some of its shutdowns in pits, in different points from the race.
In class GT Andy Lally and RJ Valentine they gave to the welcome to Spencer Pumpelly in the no. 66 TRG GRC/Maxter Porsche GT3 and together they secured to its second triumph in three races. Lally passed the no. 81 Synergy Racing staff Mechanical/Gamewell Mechanical Porsche GT3 of its teammate, Richard Westbrook to 23 returns of the end and overcame to Dirk Werner and the 87 no. Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Marquis Jet/IPC Porsche GT3 by 2,721 seconds. Lally handled two turns to the steering wheel and returned to in the last third steering wheel of the competition.
“There outside he was absolutely wild; class GT is becoming more fort”, assured Lally. “During the last returns it was next to two of the best pilots of Porsche, happening to Richard (Westbrook), who is a super pilot, and soon I had to Dirk (Werner) that approached and battled with me until the end. I grew in New York so to win here and to really have family seeing it means much for my”.
For Valentine, it was a result adapted for its weekend.
“I feel so contented with this result”, said Valentine. “Nearest to gain Rolex 24 AT Daytona, it is to gain the six hours. My coequiperos do not have price and it could not have done this without them. Tomorrow it is my birthday 63 and God gave the best one me of the gifts, today”.
Pumpelly obtained his first victory in the class in the Series Rolex Sports Car in 2007, although already it had won in Dry Lagoon in Desafío KONI.

The car Porsche GT3 Cup de Swartzbaugh/Lidde/Tafel

“In a point it was trying to advance to Bryce Miller and it made me go towards I graze”, said Pumpelly. “I ended up losing six positions but the car was so good that in fact I could handle through group in the following return. It was a great victory. Master this track. Master to this people. Thanks to TRG and to Kevin Buckler (proprietor of the equipment); it organized a great equipment and that caused that we won today”.
Werner, who assumes the first place in the championship with 14 so many with respect to Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards (207-193), did equipment with Miller and Craig Stanton, leading 68 returns. Werner filled to the rear view mirrors of Lally by some returns before Lally was distanced. It was the sixth time in the season that a Farnbacher Loles Motorsports leads the greater number of returns in a 2007 event.
“I feel rather well”, said Werner. “Before our last shutdown we were in seventh place. I feel very trusting with the result. We battle a little with the completion during the race. In the end, everything came out well. The winning car of TRG was quite fast and I could not reach it because it was losing aerodynamic. Fodder that is a good result for us in the championship. If we worked thus, together, in the future, then we can make the championship”.
Miller led the greater number of returns in the race (32) in its class, and handled two turns to the steering wheel before passing the car to Werner.

Mazda RX-8 of Haskell/Tremblay/Ham starred against the defenses

The pilots of car no. 07 Banner Racing/Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R, Collins and Edwards obtained his third podio of the season after a anxious day. Edwards took the race to the steering wheel and made contact with enemy with Emil Assentato (69 no. SpeedSource Mazda RX-8) in curve 11 towards half of the event, forcing stop and-go. The equipment also had problems with the battery and that caused that they lost two returns.
“Good, it was a great end after all what we happened”, said Collins. “The personnel of Banner did a great work to change the battery and to maintain us in the track. That, and an excellent strategy, gave back the two returns to us. Paul did some of the fastest turns, settling down the best time in the final hour. Third party is not bad for the so hard luck that we faced today”.
In the fourth position the Johnsons finished to Westbrook and Steve (81 no. Porsche GT3) whereas the winners of class GT in 24 Rolex AT Daytona, Jean-Francois Dumoulin and Carlos de Quesada and the pilot of Florida, Scooter Gabel, crossed the goal in fifth square.
The Series Rolex Sports Car will continue its season between the 22-24 of June in the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.