2019 IMSA Road Race Showcase at Road America

hello everybody and welcome along to our sound and vision coverage if the WeatherTech sportscar championship as we've come up to beautiful Elkhart Lake Wisconsin right in the heart of Derry country and to the formidable challenge that is the four miles of roads America the longest track on our insert WeatherTech sportscar championship scheduled for a two hour and 40 minute - through this green and pleasant couldn't recite just about an hour asur north of Milwaukee Road America has looked the same for a very long time now with 14 corners populating that four mile lap and it's set challenges down through the years for some of the world's best teams car manufacturers and drivers it'll be no different today the long run over the start/finish line to turn one opportunity to make up some early positions there on the first lap but also an opportunity for your race to go very sour very quickly a downhill braking area to the left hand returned five before going up through six the quick turn seven hurry downs into turn eight the left hander then the long carousel then the intimidating run through the concrete Canyon of the kink all the way down to Canada corn return 12 and from there it's all back up hill again to the start/finish line this is a lap that is made for Heroes and this weekend we've already seen qualifying performances that have been off the skill more lap records set again this year now 57 new record set in this Emser 50th anniversary season and this one is really significant the accurate epi number six of the Acura team penske with Dan Cameron on board faster in qualifying than any prototype that we have seen here in MC competition qualifying in 2008 that was Lucas ler and he was in a thousand horsepower OD with the ability to pumped up the boost the lap time that din set was quicker even that Marvel Verna went in a similar car in the wrist only by eight one thousandth of a second but quicker nevertheless for a well over 134 mile an hour average for anyone who thinks the DPI's on proper racing cars well they've come of age this year in the MCF 50th anniversary this golden season and we have got great competition at the front of the field master are on a two wrist winning streak Acura have been their major competition and they will want to break that streak this weekend just as much as the guys in the Dark Soul crystal red cars will want to keep it going Jeremy sure there are battles are plenty not just at the front of the field but right throughout the classes and the big news is a Corvette start of poor position in GT aleb ahead of a couple of Fords and a Porsche with the too fast BMWs relegated to the back after an infraction in qualifying yeah for Corvette Racing they really need a win it's been way too long since they've been in the in victory lane here they're so seeking that two hundredths to excuse with a hundredths to win in North America maybe it'll come this afternoon that's certainly what the team is planning Oliver get Oliver Gavin and taught me on the back of the wheel and lover for car alongside Olivia I think having missed the last two races due to a sustaining a broken hand in a crash at Watkins Glen so welcome back to Tommy there'd be no better way to get back than to win the race but for an Magnificent Magnussen and Antonio Garcia they were right up in championship contention until having a couple of relatively poor last two outings so they want to get themselves back up into that points challenging position Tommy Milner is still driving with a Casper it's more of a support a soft cast if you will then what I would call a pot an old fashioned chalk as we used to call them back in the UK in GT tear Turner bet Kate explained his first pole position after a string of second-place qualifying and that Carr has been super impressive all the way through the weekend and absolutely great news that Ben is on pole position for him and should on bleak them all up but he's got plenty of people snapping at his heels as well oh man whoo so it's also tight in GTD always is and certainly with the small balance of performance changes but for a few cars coming into this weekend the biggest change certainly was to the McLaren which is only in its fourth North American race that gorgeous 720s gt3 car and that cars got a bit more horsepower a little bit less weight and matt plundered their super job in qualifying to put that car third on the grid GTL end and that's going to be a battle Andy BMWs are fast here but they've got to start from the back they've got to work their way through [Music] good little battle in lmp2 as well Jeremy just the two or occurs there but they've been closed right through this weekend - yeah and Matt McMurray in particularly super fast in qualifying unfortunately that time has taken away for it because he went off the road had caused a red flag he so he has to start what had - supposed to start second in the class but both the PR webmasters and motorsport so it is kind of a 52 and the performance tech most what's kind of a 38 they've both changed their starting drivers for the race so it would be the guys who didn't take the qualifying duties yesterday we will start but because the number 38 team made that decision before the number 52 that will mean the number 38 car will start ahead on number 52 in this race before we get under we're here member Alf our motorsport and endurance racing community no longer with us as of this morning with the sad news that jean-paul drew you're the founder and man at the top of the dams motor racing concerned has died having fought bravely against a short illness taking his life at 68 years all these wife at his two cents of course get all of our condolences dams a team that is synonymous with more to racing particularly in France dominated the international 3,000 ranks a few years ago and have steered in those open wheel categories with a win and a third place over in the Grand Prix at home Creek this weekend bring dedicated to their founder but also dabbled in insurance racing as well for anybody who knew Jean Paul they knew he was a total enthusiast he had the heart of a lion and much passion all was worth having a sit in the chat with him if you bumped into him anywhere like nice black coffee as well and if you could sit down and combine all of those it was never time wasted John Paul tree or the man at the head of the dams motor racing concern who died today at 68 years old tell you what GPT would have loved this today what's going on at the front of the field Jeremy because we have a battle royale about to get underway 2040 minutes it's one of those tricky distances as far as times concerned as well it doesn't directly correlate with a full set of stops no that's Triton there's pit strategies certainly gonna be really important to hear baby just clarify an lmp2 got the wrong way around it's not for 52 teen that made the decision to change started drivers before the number 38 so to be Patrick Kelly who starts on the pole position Patrick to Richard from Minnesota there's now in Los Angeles but he's making his comeback to racing after almost 10 years away and he's done a very good job indeed the safety car is in the pit Laird field under the direction now of Dean Cameron who hits the right out pedal and stretches to failed and stretches to to Acuras as they head over the top of the rise across the line down towards the first corner here come the Masters 77 and 55 are now side by side are they going to get themselves into trouble at turn born or they don't we're coming right the way around the outside the number 10 of rancor vadas after doing a cracking job making opposite positions earlier odd he's almost side by side with the number 84 which was has dropped back a little bit that simon trimmer who didn't get the greatest of start in GT LeMond Corvette Ford and Porsche Bartlett out at the front of the field but the two Acuras with gap a gap between them a safe gap between the men that you must have side by side to terrify 77 on the job is hauled off to his third position then the action Express wheel and engineering car the 31 red white car first of the JDC miller cars has got the five mustang something car right and alongside no it's not it's the tenth still making up positions rain about this after is rocket-propelled in this first half lap changed it brand new set of Michelin tires on that car needs taking full advantage of in the early stages in this race brilliant effort by a ring commanders and are there the star was proved pretty clean but all of the drivers got kind of pinched up against the pit wall by Elio Castroneves had to just ease off the throttle just a little bit not allowed to don't thought what would either get a run on it and then going down the back straight bottom operator makes the move into turn five so the mousers have changed position between gtlm well it's super tight but it's a four now in the lead the moment throw they're gone into the cake for the first time no it's still the corvex oh yeah Corvette ivali Gavin's got a bit of breathing space you won't expect you know I don't think we were right at risk or who could have been on full position had a chat with the upper palazzi earlier on inevitably we were talking about ashes cricket very actually affable terms to be honest we had a good chat about the cricket but he was sir rather ruing the fact that his fastest lap was taking where for a trap limits infraction that would have put him on pole position he says he's never been so excited to drive a car in qualifying as this place is so quick and it suits the Ford really looked confident for the race the light blue and light rain stripes on that girl her a tidge livery second position then in that class if we go back to GT t pulls sitter been cleaning holding on from the lamborghini huracan of cory Lewis in second place side-by-side pill or bullet down the outside of the Lexus the blue and yellow BMW the yellow and black number 14 is Robbie high stands who is in the Lexus RC F gt500 Berlin going for a remarkable run of victories and would become the most successful hims a driver on victories if he can get a class win today would call ahead of Scott Pruett in the standings equal but nobody equal of husaria yeah my apologies I think so so he would become the joint more successful here driver with Scott Pruett sand on that first night Oliver Jarvis did maintain his third position by the way ahead of Jonathan Bomarito don't know change in the starting positions on the first type at the front of the DPI field but the big mover though was ring around the center up from 10th to 6th on that first lap and he had to do that if he was going to be the best of the new Michelin tires it was a gamble the goal of the back put these now still further up than where he would have qualified so that's a gamble maybe that paid off Ollie Jarvis about to put the fastest lap of the race in as we wait for thee to Acuras to come across there's Jarvis in the dark it Mazda with the lightning roof that's how you tell those two apart they go across the start/finish line now and it was indeed the fastest lap of the race for his teammate 152 8 oli Jarvis on an absolute tear but his teammates super quick in the final sector and that's where Bomarito found the time six tenths of a second between Holly Jarvis at the two accurate upfront meanwhile in GT tier torn at the battles rage on down towards the middle of and the back end of the top 10 with Patrick Lindsay in 12 position at the moment in the Porsche number 73 that's the dark grim wine and red stripe car in behind the second of the Lexus frightening monkey Calvin in the number 12 car he's right up behind 10th position Cooper McNeill the WeatherTech sponsored car WeatherTech look of company to rule America and to have a huge amount of corporate guests here this weekend 600 employees being brought to the track today I think they're all in the pit walk earlier on to be honest it's their 30th anniversary of operation for WeatherTech they're very very proud American and Laurel company too broad America saw early exchanges now having been completed and everybody sitting in the symptom still is pointing in the right direction so that's good news to start with as well Jenna be sure it is in stark contrast to quite a few other race who have had this week's guest opener theaters top four cars you've got five cars actually still pretty close together at the front of the field and again we talked about you want to make sure that the you don't to overextend that the tires too soon in their life cycle but that was a new fastest lap there for a race leader 150 two point seven three four that is a new race lap record here for hips competition and eclipses the 150 two point eight that was set last year by Simon trauma is Dane Cameron that has set the new standard right okay so it's gone from Mazda back to accurate atoms are adhere by the way if you want to get into it with us as the leaders track uphill towards turn five and turn six excuse me and go through it turn seven now barely you lift a little bit extra curb on the inside little bit of concrete beyond the red and yellow curbing great battle going on in GT LaVon at turn three at the moment at the bottom of the hill on the far side of the track from us it's the battle for third position with Lawrence van sir having the rest of the field lying astern the Corvette has brought it away Olly Gavin has made his bid for freedom and has two and a half seconds on the Ford GT of Ryan Briscoe who's then got another couple of seconds on the battle for third and effectively everybody else in the wrist is battling for third positions for third fourth fifth sixth seventh and eighth being third factor in the Porsche then Mac the cylinder number three Corvette then the two BMWs block twist in the 25 cron in the 24 just a little bit off the back of that hood still in touch Patrick peel it in the number nine of one one Porsche second in the championship for drivers big deer the deer for Porsche to get the right result they could clinch the manufacturers championship in GT LeMond in an hour Michelin countdown to green Lorentz factor and Earl Bamber saying they really hope they can do that because they want to be cooked loose to go after the drivers championship against their teammates which could get very expensive for Porsche GT racing coming down to the two and a half hour mark already my goodness the first ten minutes have gone over very quickly indeed Jeremy did Cameron just holding on to about seven tenths of a lead from his teammate but Olli Chavez keeping the two Acuras in sight at the head of the face I'm sorry in fact it was Jarvis hurt the fastest lap on that last time around again so resetting the lap record there were fifty two point five seven seven for that number 77 Mazda in third position seven different manufacturers in the top seven of GTD as well Jeremy at the moment big Mercedes AMG Lamborghini Porsche McLaren Lexus BMW Acura first repeat is the second Acura the number 86 car Trent Hindman behind bear friggin figurehead on his teammate top ten minute with the 91 Porsche Antony Imperato and Cooper McNeill in the WeatherTech Ferrari number 63 still though Ben Keating leading there by an increasing margin one point two two seconds yeah you took a super job but pretty much everybody else's nose to tail there in GT deed is interesting to see so early in the race obviously we're only completed four laps but sold as though no separation at all in the GTD category and is the same up front to the the Acuras and the mousers I mean they're there haven't pulled away at this stage in a race from the Cadillac horde Sat nip down the atom in the pit lane awfully quiet for you at this time the race everybody got away fine ant not even seeing tires being readied for when the first pit stop will happen of course if yellow comes out within the first 15 minutes of a race it's called a quick yellow so the pits do not open so as it is right now just sort of standing here watching the crews watching the TV screens and seeing the body language but watching how quickly those the back of the GTD field I don't think it's going to be much longer before they're into traffic yeah well that's true it's a long lap here so you do get a little more grease than perhaps at some of the other circuits I think you know the top what six cars Jeremy it's just starting to come back together again because people dharani in the red and white wheel and cadillac and then rank of anaxander who remember started on brand new mission and everyone else's start at the race on the michelin ties that they qualified on which means they've got between half a dozen and eight laps maybe ten at the outside on them so ray Evander's at this pace with now five laps completed has he's had the benefit happy performance advantage if you will from those brand-new ties but these top six now pulling away from the rest of the field behind Ranger back to Simon trimmer this four seconds between himself at the first of the GDC Miller Motorsport car I'm impressed with these two Cadillacs Jeremiah one from action Express and one from Konica Minolta racing hanging on to the Japanese manufacturers at the front of the field very definitely in the interesting thing there also is the fact that Simon trauma in that color for 85 he's slipping back now the prisoners prove substantial rate from that top six he lost last time around more than a second to the leading sextet that are definitely pulling away [Music] so leaders have got through it who turned one no great change is that but don't think that that means that the guys are just having a gentle Sunday afternoon drive far from it they're absolutely on the ragged edge at the moment and the lap times prove that as Dean Cameron goes even quicker last time around 150 to six not quite as fast as the fastest lap of the race Ollie Jarvis set that a couple of laps ago in the master that fast lap bouncing between the guys competing at the front of the field they're driving each other on here Jeremy and the GT battles are just as intense bottom of the top 10 weather tech 63 car Cooper McNeill at he in the 10th position ahead of him Anthony Imperato in the 91 Porsche as they come out to turn three then the two MSR NSX's and there's now been a change there because Trent Hinman's got past beer figure and or his teammates or the caterpillar cars got back one position Trent Hindman better off in the championship there and that's just happened on this laughs because as they went across the line I'm pretty sure beer was still ahead of him in a black and yellow caterpillar sponsored car just in behind Koopman equipment nailed by the way frankly Monte Calvo is not too far back and Patrick Lindsey in the Porsche is a lot closer than the 1.1 seconds he was last time around so this little battle which is effectively from seventh place doubt about 12th bliss yes in de 12th position in GT Daytona just beginning to get turned up to gas mark 6 there are battles all the way through this field even in lmp2 there may be two cars made only takes two cars to make a race doesn't it and Patrick Kelly now is covering under increasing pressure from Cameron castles the Canadian driver in that kind of a 38 the sentinel spine performance take motorsports entry camera has already had a great day because he scored his first victory in the am class with a lamborghini Super Trofeo earlier on today against some very talented youngsters yes the two youngsters had a spin and dropped some ground but the camera was ahead of them at the time of that incident so it was a very very well known victory so his confidence right now is sky-high hello to Steve Tasman who is tuned in not sure where you are around the world staple good to have your company he's tweeted in a tipster releases on GT did torn a similar inspected gt3 they are actually gt3 Steve that's a good question they use the gt3 homologated cars insert are allowed to make changes to the balance of the performance of Goz cars as they see fit and if they do that they are using a huge amount of data to make those calculations seven different manufacturers at the top seven would suggest that they've got their subs right and if you've been watching in some WeatherTech sportscar championship this year you'll know that is not an uncommon event to see all the manufacturers in with a chance that a thing or while one of the manufacturers have been on the podium this year which rather underlines that traffic now coming into play sheer Adam said it might have washer keys to the race track position little bit of patience watch it is that left front in particular that you lean on there do want to burn that one up early and the Cadillacs may have a little advantage through traffic they've got such big engines and so much torque they might be able to use that to close the gap between themselves and the four smaller engine cars remember the two masters are only four cylinder 2-liter turbocharged engines ahead of them literally while the spinner ball or he are the guys who look after the master engines have been doing a lot of work recently and improvements in power better fuel mileage and more reliable that sir almost normally unattainable all three of those that virtuous triangle would somehow that's come together and that's brought the Mazdas closer to the back of Elio Castroneves who hasn't had the best of the traffic his teammate diem caverns pulled away but second third or fourth in the overall now coming up to the back of the McLaren 720s great to see that car in the GT did on the ranks through turn five climbing the hill looks like Castroneves will get through does get past the number 76 car being driven since the start the race that could miss car by Paul Holton I think it was it start that was it no it was my plum scuse me Thank You Jeremy and that is the fourth-placed car in GT t so they're working their way towards the front of the GT did torna field which means there are battles going on here and it's a great part of going on for first and second as Corey Lewis has caught medicating while the leaders are coming through Holly Chavez has got to get past the fourth as they head to the kink it's got his team here right they won't get by before the King come their sweep by after yes they can this is all getting very tight to do the two Cadillacs behind absolutely as one trying to go around the outside of quarry Louis down in to cut it a comedy about the inside run mid the harlot but just about been cleaning ahead of them now people Durrani in the red and white Cadillac will dive to the left where the Bill Mitchell bridge used to be now in the turned 14 and climbed the hill two hours 23 minutes to go is our Cadillac in race update Acura's first and second set your accelerator by two point two seconds did cover in the six from a Leo Castroneves in the seventh three seconds further back now after that run through the traffic Ollie Jarvis in the 77 and his teammate Jonathan povery or the 55 Masters best the Cadillac speakman to Ronnie he's in the two seconds further back in the red and white wheel at number 31 ranked Evander Zander for Klaus cook knee makes up the top six in that glossy black number ten in lmp2 Patrick Kelly leads Cameron castles put by the blink of an eye half a second in tenth and eleventh position for those two Oregon's Olly Gavin from pool remember by 2.7 seconds before Corvette leading the 67 for that's the bright yellow Corvette from the light blue Ford then the mostly white Porsche number nine one two of Lawrence Vatsa and what a good job Dane Cameron did to work his way through that traffic it was absolutely incisive in his moves he's gone of a sudden got two seconds over his teammate and here Castroneves ability to accurate are now three seconds ahead of the best of the masses in GTE aterna been catering for Mercedes in the 33 Riley crew by just three quarters for second from Cory Lewis in the 48 Paul Miller racing Lamborghini Huracan then the first two Porsches is a crawfish on in the number nine that's the flag Porsche from faff they didn't remember that one at map club in the orange dark grid seventy-six McLaren ahead of the Lexus number 14 probably high standard then Robbie falling in the BMW m6 number 96 that is the bill or bullet the chi shares with bill or below news looking for that record-tying win today that should cut like in risk update Cadillac v-series because real races never take time off Adam is down in the pit land it would be early for a pit stop now sharePort people start to get ready to poop it's only two drivers on the entire pit lane have their helmets on right now they are Nick Tandy from the number 911 Porsche and Tristan Nunez for the 77 Mazda I wonder if that's just precautionary I think you'll have to pay a lot of Jarvis outta there I think you may have to threaten them to get him out to be honest having such a good run of it at the moment still the battle for third position in GT lamorne these are equivalent to the GTE cars you'll see running at LeMond and indeed the 66 car in 4th position at the moment running the red white blue with other mod winning Ford from 2016 great battle going on here behind the night 1/2 of Lorentz factor yeah who's slipping back from the first to a that gap is increasing lap by lap hurt now between the number 67 of Ryan Briscoe who's actually edging a little bit closer little bit closer to the race leading Oliver Gavin Corvette but lost back to a definite slipping back by at the rate of well half a second or so or more a lap but that's significant and he's holding up now that train behind dirt Mueller yeah Magnussen - BMW - in there Patrick we--let's he's still off the tail end of this turn hit by a couple of seconds but my bag by doing so you'll be saving a little bit of fuel as well also interesting in lmp2 change of leadership on that last lap number 38 car of Camry counsels have got past the deputed Patrick and Kelly 20 minutes into the race and we're starting to see more interest ticket down in the perlier this would be a very very early stop with still 2,000 20 minutes to go if anyone was to come in now without an issue that would be an interesting strategic maneuver but in comes Patrick peeler peel it is in so maybe there's a problem with I wonder if they've used up that tires too much in qualifying Nick Tandy is on the wall and Adam is down at the Porsche GT team it's a very long slow rumbled down the pit lane as Patrick Phelan races number 911 Porsche in it's a different crew doing the tire change this weekend too because their car chief Adam welcomed his first son into the world baby Luca has made it so it means that they've had to do a bit of shuffling because Adam is also the front tire changer so we'll watch carefully to make sure that all four Michelin tires go on properly they've already done the left side door is still open as Patrick is belting at Nick he closes the door this is the winning duo who mm and 911 is sent [Music] so tip me through that again that was tires tires it's a little top of a fuel because it wouldn't have used that much I think they're probably going to go for that too through strategy he's going to try and get out now for fresh said a their target of a hot lap so make me baby make some progress but what enabled the number 67 car to do that the 40 t20 climate was the fact that he was right up on the tail of the other cars before he made that first pit stop Patrick Pino he was already a couple of seconds behind so it's gonna be a little bit more difficult they got burned by sticking to their to stop strategy at Lime Rock Park they didn't react quick enough when other when they saw other people around them doing it and there's been a reaction on the pit wall atom number three Corvette Racing they set third in the championship behind the number two in the championship duo of 911 we just saw through the pit stop Antonio Garcia the king of Spain never won he wrote America it's up on the wall with four in tires but teams have got two cars that can afford to split the strategy wash your keys to the race left front tire remember you've got to execute your pit stop well laws the two Cadillacs head down towards turn one battling for 4th and 5th position at the moment under the Briggs & Stratton sign and down took the little kink at - into turn three people - Ronnie versus braking factors out there that's a bottle that's mouth-watering couple of notes here on prototype number 85 carp I spent the spin a couple laps ago he should break he's dropped to the tail of the DPI field also on this last lap number 55 got Jonathan Bomarito has gone ahead of Oliver Jarvis by quite some margin don't want to happen there but all of a sudden Jarvis lost three seconds on that last lap having on the straight Jeremy Shaw into turn one it happens after the start/finish line and given that there was a bit of movement down at Ollie Jarvis's pit I wonder if that was planned if Ali's coming in he won't want to hold up Jonathan Bomarito if he's on a different strategy let's see what happens at the end of this lap the two Acuras now have a five-second gap to the first of the Masters which is Jonathan Bomarito now in the 55 car and as they head down the in the Canada corner area they're actually in the calendar corner before Bommarito comes around that last little left-hand corner so that is a decent run now the next question for me is whether the Acuras if someone jumps they'll split their strategy as well they're not coming in this time around we've had 25 minutes of racing probably under the 5 or 10 minutes which is roundabout three or four laps five at the outside I would think before we see any of the prototypes coming in who are going all the way through to the end of their run Patrick Kelly has had a warning from race control after having a concert tour with thee car number eight that being the LD of Parker cheers I did see that cutoff Hugh plumbing the McLaren coming through the king he's had a wild moment there and drop back a couple of positions as John Bennett's come into the pit lane and saw us yeah Magnussen Magnussen in the pit lid with GG Lamont in the number three Corvettes driver changing four tires for the core otter sport Nissan DP I remember they were the driver duo who were winning last year but for the number three Corvette yeah Magnussen out an Antonio Garcia getting in there doing so and four tires as staggered stop they do the right front and the left rear at last airgun comes out fuel probe is still attached car has not yet fired back up the approach upside and Antonio stops it [Music] and leaves us with the beautiful sound of the Corvette engine yeah and the reason for that I think is that I'm sure Corvette Racing felt that the that the number three cars being held up by that other train because specifically number nine twelve Porsche so bring him in now get him on fresh tires I tried jump that not get ahead and turn some fast laps on his fresh set oh look for bank 80 left rear wheel all askew and rubbing the bodywork but I think it's worse than that if it isn't coming off he's got suspension damage now has the pink a collision there Matt plum going off at a moment or two ago he was right up behind the number 52 Oregon I just wonder if it took the air off the front of the car even the GTD cars the gt3 cars needs their air or to work down to turn five for birdie sting what about the waist got a long way to go as in from the front of the field and second position Ariel Castro nervous maybe anticipating a full course yellow well you know the bias on the box have you never doubt Tim strategy it is a four-tire stop for Elio he is not getting out of the car yet he's getting a new Cadillac much of group it's up for blaster for the Whelan engineering cattle I give him at the rear of their cars not damage to know what's West you must be cheese wedge we wait for Elio to get the clearance to leave field probes still attached he gets a quick clean to the windshield that's a long time to leave that vacuum running at full chat and away goes Elio it is viola tires also for people Durrani who is staying aboard the number 31 in congratulations to Austin syndra COO for his first victory this weekend I see him back in a sports go up on it again had lots of fun with him when he was driving GP threes in the buffers 12 hours for her purse racing fine young man and a great racing driver as well Ben Keating is doing an absolutely extraordinarily good job to try and get this AMG back he's going at a decent clip with the left rear wheel desperately trying to steer him into the wall to out Awards Canada corner now did it happen on its own or did he get some help through into turn one and did he run just a little bit wide there and catch it on the edge of the curb that was close attention from the second-place car Corey Lewis but I don't think there was a rub there and the prototype that was going through went through on the other side of the car or anything I can think of as he's dropped that rear wheel off the end of a curb and it's Balder suspension arm or even a driveshaft easy enough to do leader is in the pitlane new leader now for Jonathan Bomarito the Masters now 1st and 2nd we know they get good mileage master 55 leads it from ranked Amanda Zander in second because Ollie Jarvis has come in the Acura comes to a halt off comes the Michelin tires with which they qualified on course in you set a new driver as well as Bomarito gets out and won Montoya already been boarded into that car fuel still going in this is good you want to have everything turn around the car before the fuel horse come in come off there Andy's coming off any second now and he's down and away meantime Shearer was watching what was going on the Keating pit for that stricken facilities yeah it was a beautiful sub for the 77 master before I get there Tristan Nunez gets in the car for new Michelin's and fuel and he leaves relatively close to the Acura now heating car is in the engine is off they are examining whether or not they can do those work on the pit lane nice thick line around the inside of the Michelin though John this is going to take a while the two Acura is battling together remember the seven car made estoppel up earlier and therefore has warmer Michelin's that your side by side the yes the dojo they don't touch my goodness me that will not go down well on the pit wall down in the turn five and the sevens got through and your Castroneves on teammates one Montoya saw the benefit Jeremy of doing the tire swap one lap earlier is very very hot center Michelin's and a bit of extra performance even after a relatively short time just 25 minutes in comes the master from the lead now the car that he is racing is in the carousel and out of it right now sheer Adam is watching the master team York stop now they did have Harry Technol getting ready to go but the question is does the lengthy English man jump over the wall to get in the car I believe not yet they are going to be doing a water bottle change but no driver change for the Massa new tires for Jonathan Bomarito in behind them is the number 10 will an X give me the numbers is fuel and tires only as well and in also the two banana boats should let you know John it's broken they are fixing it on the pit lane they will send Ben back out down and away for the Mazda wherever the accuracy they come across the line now this is going to be very tight at the end of the pit lane but I think the master is going to drop him behind them yes it is comes off the pit lane speed limiter now and already the two Acuras are into the first corner so the Mazda not able to make going a couple of laps longer than the Acura spin in terms of their performance that drop off at the end of the stint has cost them badly they're at the front of the field of GT LeMond Holly Gavin has been closed down by Ryan Briscoe under the Corvette bridge that Ford is now less than half a second behind the GT Lamont later than a before bright yellow Corvette and often times there is an advantage by staying a little bit longer on your on your your low tank of fuel and if the tires are still working world you can make up really make it a very fast lap before you make your pit stop and they come out a headache come out ahead of your rival but here the new tires are worth so much you can get if you come in earlier you can kind of do what the school is called the undercut and you can get out and really get on the gas when you get out of the pit lane take advantage of those fresh tires and leapfrog effectively the cars that you had been behind beforehand Ryan Briscoe sizing up Olly Gavin down towards Canada corner he's gonna have to come from a long way apart all he's pushing hard back into the Corvette sneaking around as the middle pedal was pressed there Corvettes may be struggling for a little bit of grip now out in front of gtlm the Ford very very light on its tires coming out the final corner now they're about to climb up to the top of the hill and we'll give you the rundown in a minute or two you know Cadillac in this update their course Olly Gavin past mean now heading down towards turn one fabulous afternoon here a little bit of high cloud some of it is a little bit gray we did have pop-up thunderstorms yesterday that came out to seemingly nowhere across the line then at the end of 16 laps Elio Castroneves leads for accurate from his teammate 1 Montoya three-quarters of a second the gap then it's 5 seconds back for the first two masters Jonathan Bomarito from Tristan Nunez saw born on the drivers changed in the at all of the drivers changed at the top four car and right with those two now is number 31 can like a pipo Durani he was along with number 7 car he was the first guy to make a pit stop nice and certainly taken advantage that to pull up onto the tail of the two masters meanwhile in gtlm the number four car we remember that led by a good couple of seconds even as much as three well it's now got the 67 Ford right on its tail as they head around the interesting thing for me is that Durrani and Van de Santa both stayed in the cars whilst the forecast ahead of them changed their drivers it's a lot all drug if those valley or one Jonathan and Tristan are going to do over two hours then must be thinking about putting the starting driver back in somewhere near the end I can't imagine they're gonna run them two for two hours leaders coming through the battle at the head of GT LeMond now through the kink port of the Acuras picking their way carefully put decisively past Olly Gavin whose ekes out a little bit of a lead this time into Canada Corning's had a good middle section there Filipe Albuquerque is in the number five Cadillac that's the Mustangs uplink our seventh position he's just turned that cars fastest lap of the race at Conrad has taken over from his teammate the 54 car in 9th position has the fastest lap of the race for the core Autosport Nissa 151 8 1 0 that happened on lap 17 last time around the two Mazdas probably about where there were boots as Jeremy mentioned people to Ronnie is trying to close in on them in GT LeMond poly gavin and ryan briscoe are still seven seconds ahead of the rest of the field which is still led by Lorentz factor and none of those leading six cars have stopped the only two cars that have stopping gtlm seventh position number three Antonio Garcia that's the Corvette and they Porsche of Nick Tandy in the 911 number 911 those two cars stopped change driver tires and a new tank or fewer a full tank of fuel to take them deeper into the wrist coming down at the two hour and two hour mark just three minutes away from that now Jonathan Bomarito parties and that cars fastest lap with the racing trying to close down Montoya then he's taken a couple of seconds out of Montoya last time around so all of a sudden it's down to four seconds three and a half seconds make that between himself and one through the carousel at the moment is where the battle for GT LeMond ease on he gathered heads towards the king with his Burris full of a very low slung Ford GT [Music] uncertainty about Ford's continuation in the championship for next year rumors been abounding of a dpi program but when they talk with the founding editor of sports got 365 degrees yesterday about a few he had with Fords motorsport director there will be naught for Team VI in the current regulations however no secret that Ford is very interested indeed in the DPI 2022 regulations with hybrid technology in that set of rules and even more freedom for aerodynamic and styling of the bodywork of the 2022 version of DP I expect to hear more from a number of manufacturers on that with the regulations Scott Atherton committing to the regulations a full rule set being out and in the hands of all concerned in the first quarter of next year fully two years before those cars need to come to the track to compete for the moment we're very happy with dpi as it stands right now because it's providing grit and the team in two tenths of a second between Castroneves and Montoya remember there was a little bit of trading of the Penske paint for a Leo Castroneves to take the lead as Montoya was coming out on his out lap odds slightly call the michelin snow tire blankets allowed in insert racing so it does take a little while to get the michelin took the temperature and pressure but there does seem to be a bit needle going on between those teammates the dirt was it was pretty uncompromising and he wasn't just you didn't just sneak down the inside he definitely gave me a check as they went down the hill towards turn five which was yeah I'm sure that would have raised a few eyebrows on the on the pits and ER at Packard Penske do you think somebody might have been on the radio saying now fellows yeah all words to that effect the third position coming through the final corner now I mean just put a lap on the lmp2 Orica of Patrick Kelly it's the master picking where through dear Turner traffic crosses the line in front of our MC broadcast booth master of Jonathan Bomarito s now pulled out a second and a half but Bomarito is flying in the moment and he's cut the lead to under three seconds on the gap rather to under three seconds between him and the leader and to Victoria less than two seconds now yeah that's why that gaps come down it was 5.2 seconds at three point five two point four now one point eight last time around between Montoya and second place and Bomarito in third and as you suggest the twisted Nunez he's actually closing in on a Bommarito as well so we get any closer again to having all four cars it almost in contention with one another this is a long way to go I think on tour is going to get a little bit frustrated here I think I think you probably feels the car is quicker than that one minute 54 that car is doing since Castro nervous took over in the early part of the race Cameron in number 6 car he was doing 52 and 53 chip eNOS is in the Netherlands share Adam and it's rated at observe in your time but you're awfully kamal and we're following him is supporting him as ever from the netherlands well it's almost time for jump Lee come on but bank Keating is not yet met the minimum drive time so he has taken the number 33 back out just exiting the pit lane here a few moments ago that's the sound of the number 25 BMW leading four tires and fuel for table one fest but the number 24 is no longer Yesi Crone that is now John Edwards that car also get it the two BMWs going out linus turn past them and goes ahead porsche flashing it light it's light as well coming through now that's significant that's up to Neal Garcia and Nick Tandy and their stop much much earlier on there on nothing like the same strategy so Garcia's jump both of the BMWs by getting in early Nick Tandy jump one at the moment but he's looking at the back of the 25 car and wonders if he can get through and past Tom blog first maybe down into turn five my lap BMW the 25 so on with the red grill subtle differences to thee but to the paint scheme on the to BMW who's the 25 as the ruts red stripe down the bonnet and the red grill the 24 is the blue now still the two leaders only governor Lawrence van sir have not stopped at the front of the GT LeMond field in fact oh wait a minute it's just been a change to see here I hit the pitlane oh he hasn't he's just been overtaken on that lucky right what's happened that Diwali covered I was just about to say we haven't had those guys in yet and I just saw the Porsche flash buy in close contact with Olli govern and no sign of the Ford my first thought was where's the Ford go on the answer is four seconds up the road that's right I think haven't had been struggling on it with these tires the last few laps because number 67 car a drawn closer and closer and closer was Ryan's tale for last half a dozen laps and in the meantime the 912 Porsche having fallen as much as seven seconds back who's reducing that gap quite significantly so the number four cow suit and you're holding up number 67 but now Ryan Briscoe's got through into the lead of the race he's gonna crap him away again pull away now before he will make his first pit stop of the day well we'll see in a moment or two whether Olly Gavin has paid off the truck because I think he's coming into the pit lane 48 Lamborghini Huracan cory lewis of course inherited the lead when bleekham all had had that problem with the rear suspension he's coming up the hill now with the prototype number 31 on his tail that still people - Ronnie - Ronnie blasts through great battle going on then between Ford Corvette Porsche at the front of the GT LeMond field none of those cars have stopped neither has the 67 the first guy who stopped then he's the c7.r of Antonio Garcia that's number three car all off off for the nine one two championship leader at Canada corner under pressure from the Corvette and vatos dropped it it's managed to come straight back on police lost a position to dirt Muller who's right on the tail now of Olly Gavin who's fighting a rearguard action now all he didn't peel off there did he into the pit lane I don't think so I felt sure he'd be coming in yes he did yes he did because he's not in front of the fall it's such a long run to the pit entry line that caught me out that championship leader Trent Henman in from a top-ten position in the Acura NSX Adam you've got all he govern the man that started on Paul and the championship leader in GTD in the prince Steele entire is only four Trent him in his driving duties have not yet done although he's already had a wanna see time this weekend driving in the Michelin Pilot challenge as well Oliver Gavin into the pit lane and Tommy Milner jumps off the wall it's just right when those two are sharing a Corvette it's like the world is back in order this Corvette has a little bit of blue beat on the left side of it as if gotten up to the left rear quarter panel of it maybe giving it a little kiss there's no significant damage to the car though as it comes off the air jacks that was tire change done in 17 seconds met an impressive effort from this crew is looking around he's watching the river Racing duties for the first time since work its birth back broken heart for Tommy still got a soft cast on to give him a little bit of support out he copes where does he cycle bugging heads down toward turn one checks his mirrors now once there a little bump and run by Ryan Briscoe in the Ford coming down to Canada corner while he governed right in the middle of the road they came out of the corner oh no it was I think just a drag by yeah going into Bill Mitchell corner there was there a tuck tap just there as they went in side by side maybe clearly the number four cast struggling there look just can't let them down correct yeah and also struggling on braking in the corner miss you Jeremy you have that been coming for a few laps before that as well so with the benefit of a new set of tires the fresh Michelin grip for Tommy Milner he heads through turn five and now we start to see the GT tear torna stops coming in and roundabouts what's that 40 forty minutes in just under that elaborate one over 40 46 minutes yeah yeah so it cups the BFG gt3 of the launch star racing number 74 tell you that easily because that's right opposite of Steve McClaren he's in and out it's the 76 karma plump brought it in after a very hairy moment earlier on when he was running in fourth position 4 GTS first and second in GT Lamont they've got two very fast cars and they've got two very fugle can frugal cars as well we've said this before powered by the v6 three and a half litre EcoBoost plenty of boost for plenty of eco as well those cars by far the most fuel-efficient in gtlm and ryan briscoe eight seconds ahead of his teammate Dirk Miller but they've got ten seconds on another two seconds rather on the Porsche which hasn't stopped yet that's Lauren's van sir so first car that stopped is Antonio Garcia who is one minute behind the leader so the first car that has made its stop in GT lamont sits in fourth position and that is the best place ten of the cars that's really stopped have one minute behind nicked and even stopped first in the 911 but has not been able to turn that it did quite as much in it of an advantage is Tony or Garcia did he's got tom blocked fish between him and the Corvette and John Edwards right behind him in the BMW number 24 so different strategies being played out here battles going on right in front of the GT love on cars we've got to GTD cars through turn eight it's the 63 that's the weathertech Ferrari and the Lexus right in behind it they are battling for position that's the 12 gun trying to get the way through there's the BMW number 24 John Edwards he hug Nick Tandy nice sights for a moment but he hasn't been able to get past those GT days John waving left then right as he sees Taddy disappearing down the road frustration for the BMW driver nothing he can do is gonna have to dive off down the inside into Canada corner gets the Lexus but can't get the Ferrari I'm sorry oh if you want to get in touch tough your thoughts on the wrist so for an hour and 51 to go here's the man that starred on board position only Gabbard only the Corvette seemed completely on those qualifying laps on the bitts tell you just ran away from the pack just pull away from Briscoe that's kind of was it was a nice little section of the race / insurance rates to go to try plate everything last over there over that distance and come up a little bit sure on that you know we've had to pitch slightly out of sequence you know we're just waiting now for a portion and just to see how we can cycle back through everyone else pretty much everyone else has to pitch still but yeah it was tough at the end there on those qualifying tires and you know it has it baby falling completely how we wanted it to but you know there's still plenty racing to go Tommy's in the car now and we've learned something from that back spin and we'll be applying it for these next to one of the BMWs one of the Porsche stopped early and your sister car stopped early as well might we see you guys squeeze in an extra stop somewhere to get fresh your tires on the car when everybody else is running on old rubber oh don't ask me that question that's down to these guys sitting next to me there then the brains of the operation so yeah we'll just have to see thanks ollie fantastic first step Thanks the top seven in GT Daytona in the pits at the same time little mistake by answer the Imperato as he kicked it would stop you overrun his pit and they had to let the car roll back so that you get the fuel to fuel horse in it driver change for the number four team heist and already out of that car that looks like Robbie fully getting out of the tourney BMW she confirmed it bill arborlon is going to pour it new michelin tires they're just waiting on the view for that car 57 that is the caterpillar Acura Katherine Legge ticking that over Rockstar back out of the Bentley the number 48 palmela racing Lamborghini Brian sellers orange helmet and that one-nine-five Porsche is the second one to get rolling next the number 14 that Lexus that's Jack Oxford's bright green helmet on we get the House bill Turner takes the 96 Turner Motorsports BMW into action film opulent excuse me I was trying to make pilau go and remember the Turner family which pretty much is scout that is the number 73 a Porsche that is Patrick Lach and then the 91 motorsport Porsche with Dennis also to race winner at Lime Rock work on fair use who is watching the in-car cameras fire it was adopt evey listening in to its original as well series two or two if you here in the US rs2 on the radio show limited player around the world if not blocks or bricks and we've got the video as well if you're not in the US or a territory that had a network TV team NBCSN later on today for the guys up in Charlotte's to make the call for you and love with them put their team here on site of course so into the pit lid Ryan Briscoe for the first of the four stops that elect dirt bullet go through into the ladies ten seconds further back nor he's coming as well so it would be both Chip Ganassi cars that come in the light leg car first and also a Lorentz factor coming in as well the end of lap number 27 that's a good long first in for these guys an hour and forty seven to Gore still two stops required thought to get to the end of the race for the number 67 Ford GT race winner last time out we saw him claim victory by non handling the car completely on any one of their three soft so it looks like they're gonna be put in every last drop in it here today Richard Westbrook has taken over for Ryan Briscoe tire change in eighteen seconds so slightly slower than what the Corvette was able to accomplish a little bit further up the pit lane for the night 12 it is also BAM thora changing seat positions as Rick is wait and it should now [Music] pretty close driver changes done at 9:12 there are waiting on the right-side tire change to be completed and 66 Ford now with Joey hand line man Road America of stationary time 34 seconds so 2 seconds slower than the sister car is six but the 912 Porsche is still stationary on the pit lane it came in third behind two forts and it's going to leave third behind you for its above well behind both of them as he just gets the car in motion does Earl Bamber sound here mistakable Sattar flat six big revved for that it into its life the new car deep in its development and testing program the second-generation new generation of the diner born RSR the pictures are obscene in the video and a little bit of chat with people who've seen it on circuit around the world not quite the same noise as far as the car is concerned with the exhaust going straight down [Music] just to reiterate the problem from earlier on for the 33 but Bill Riley wrote efg gt3 as share said it was brought good suspension actually very impressed that the Michelin tire held all that still had air in it when it came in to being driven at a jaunty angle so somewhere around the track Ben Keating maybe catching the edge of a curb certainly didn't see any contact with anyone else she's been a bad look that referred for the 33 never view 911s are as I said with exhaust that pretty much go straight down and exit in front of the back whale that will change the noise very loud inside the cover of tools so one hour and 45 minutes to go Jeremy Shaw will take some comments from you in a moment after our Cadillac in race updates with everyone now having completed one pit stop and they'll Castroneves leads by a second and three quarters in the 7 acura for me 16 minute one Montoya another second further back is Jonathan Bomarito in the first of the Masters that's the 55 5 seconds further Park Tristan Nunez at the 77 master accurate accurate Mazda Mazda 5 seconds further back from that people to Ronnies the best of the Cadillacs the 31 Weiland red and white car has 11 seconds on the gloss black Rangoon Fonda's and are driven number 10 kat blaque of the cunningham an altar racing team 16 seconds further back from that as the prototype fields getting spread out Filipe Albuquerque in the number 5 Mustang sampling Cadillac it's the dark gray car then Colin Braun just a couple of seconds behind him and has been closing down on Filipe Albuquerque over the last few laps you like the symmetry we've got right now because we gotta turn prototype cars on a lap of their own we've got the lmp2 cars one lap down together all the gtlm cars one lap behind them and we've got all the GTD cars weren't lap behind that is that good for you like a tree I do I do like symmetry but what's interesting to me I'll just be watching the gaps between the leaders and in it Castroneves he's just turned his best lap of the race last time around and one 52.6 but the Jonathan Bomarito in the third place master cannot be 55 he's been inching closer and closer to the second-place car of the championship leader Juan Pablo Montoya in car number six get that out Bartlett just a moment as we run down the GT LeMond at GT dear torna brothers three Corvette Tony of Garcia courtesy of that early stop from his teammate yeah Magnussen leading from in second place to be MW of Tom Blanc first four point four seconds eight seconds further back from those two the 911 of Nick Tandy he's got a second on John Edwards in the 24 bm2 then it's five seconds back to Richard Westbrook in the 67 fourth that's the light blue car he's got Tom Milner right at his tail pipes actually just got up about a second that one and the 66 of Joey hand he's six seconds ahead of Earl Bamber who is in eighth position in the nine one two in GTT Brian sellers has taken over the 48 car they have not lost the lead on the pit stop Pittsburgh then it's back Campbell Australian young Porsche professional in second place by around seven and a half seconds he's got 4.3 seconds back to Matt plum who's recovering in the 76 car pop up to third position now as the battle for the lead goes down to the first corner battle for second should I say all three of them were together as they went past us through traffic and for a moment we had Jonathan Bomarito right alongside as they crossed the line there was only nine tenths of a second between all three something hanging off the back of one of those cars it's the master the Masters got a piece of loose bodywork or is it one of the tear lights it's the tear light from the left rear of the so from the right rear of the rear wing there's a tail light on there and it's pop loose and it's hanging by its electrical connection that's how fast Jonathan Bomarito he's not driving the wheels of it but he's drive to the lights of it at the moment and the man who knows all about that is one Latoya just point zero seven nine between those two is they across the line last time around just a finish of our GTD rundown its Porsche it needs a lap agini Porsche McLaren Lexus BMW Acura Ferrari seven different manufacturers in the top seven Tony Wilander now I'm aboard the 63 WeatherTech car and that is your Cadillac in a rear some tip brought to you by Cadillac they say race is rail racers don't take time off now are we gonna see some mid wrist strategic chicanery here Adam down in the pit live from the master team as both bosses will be coming in to make stops this walkthrough and Harry Tincknell has been ready just this time he's got his helmet on he will be getting behind the world at 55 reacting to that by the 31 well an engineering Cadillac and the number 10 at Konica Minolta Cadillac both teams have just noticed Mazda up on the wall and are scrambling their guys to still 100 minutes of racing to go here so we're getting close to be able to go with just well I don't think we can go with one more stop I think it's two stops from here and the top four are in the pit lane together my goodness me there's nothing between them even a pit lane speed the master pulls into its pit lane just about first because it's the first one there and Adam he's trying to watch for cars at once I was really poor at least deserve it for the number seven right there boy I said yesterday Ricky Taylor the number-7 they are doing for tires and fuel it's four tires and fuel as well for the number 77 but that is still Tristan Nunez staying aboard they're giving him a new drinks bottle a tear-off was that simple to get the tail light removed it's gonna be tight it's gonna be tight then cleaning out the ducts to the front of the accurate number 706 excuse me mentor you steered here he's not out he might not get out in front of the master so you know he does he just slide in front of the master there was just an Acuras gap between his teammate and the first of the Masters coming down the pit lane they spent a lot of time cleaning out the ducts on the front wing either side of the number six car first second and third there's not a cast that's between them barely a cast length between them at the moment as they came out how in the world did one man saw him managed to slip into that gap ting they'll on the pit lane speed limit couldn't close up to the other Acura of course and Ming and difficult for him the car that's dropped away a little bit distressed at Nunez but he did come in a tiny bit behind they're climbing the hill may have took a little bit more fuel of course I wonder if there were time stops for the first three Jeremy trying it remember our Porsche keys to the race track position and one way that you can influence track position is by varying your fuel Lord with pretty much 100 minutes when they came in I'm not sure where they can go with just one more stop any winnings got to be two stops from here for all of the top four oh absolutely you might be playing with a few Lords here to try and get that track position you know two socks from here yeah it's a real thing if you ask it's a video if you want to get in touch with us Jeremy Shaw and and me John hind off it's really warming up here in terms of the competition the cloud cover Thor is gathering as well we'll bring you up to date with what's going on in the other classes as the rest of the TPI stops are happening now we'll get a word from someone who's seen this close competition firsthand Jonathan Bomarito out in the pit lane this year Adam Jonathan Bomarito getting a lot of praise for all of his teammates you got out of the car took a cold water bottle and poured it over your head just how difficult were the conditions out there and you are battling against everybody else got 55 muscle looks strong yeah we're pretty good right now we're we're good on strategy the pit stops we just got Harry in cars pretty good it's really trying we've been because it's so hot out we've been you know fighting a little bit of rear tire degradation the rear going so I was really trying to manage that and we kind of got our head wrapped around it now so I think I think we're gonna be strong at the end of this thing we'll see what happens but everybody on the mazda team yas is doing a great job we're going for three in a row for Monsta do you know who actually knocked your right rear taillight off because that was dangling when you came in for your pit stop real sure I saw that too I got out of the car that's not good but we finished Watkins Glen with worse damage than that so I think we're okay bond with Watkins Glen the finishing driver was Harry tick don't care it looks like the finishing driver will be Harry again his mentor and coach and general guy to look up to Allan McNish hanging around this weekend what the like happened him on your pit box and when you guys are doing the same speeds that he was doing around here in the arctan in o8 yeah it's cool to have allan in the box with us and just around just his his vibe and you know he's kind of seen everything and done it all before so he's been a huge asset to Harry and and everybody that you know so it's been good like you said Harry finished walkins he'll do amazing job for us right now and let's keep our heads now hey you've earned another bottle of cold water too forever yourself Congrats thank you I like the yeah I saw that taillight hanging off no clue what happened there top three coming out the carousel Jonathan Bomarito out of the Mazda number 55 Harry Tincknell taking it over cycling through to the head of the field Rankin Fonda Xander and Filipe Albuquerque and Simon trimmer but of course there are all stopping trimmer in the pit lane albuquerque just left and ranked evander Xander has just joined Adam in the pit lid because that was the sound of Jordan Taylor tank Gregor's car back out on the track four tires and fuel for the glossy black Cadillac spin for Katherine Legge in the 57 that car up as high as a DH Pat Long's already gone through cap and Pat while having the battle looks like the 57 was somewhat recalcitrant a restart but the engine is now running again or there's damage on the front of the number 73 part police Porsche think that was in turn six that we were looking at they'll maybe a little bit further back even down the road that was down at turn 5 oh and Catherine run right into the back of Patrick long at five did he repair the conf compliment at turn six oh no it was the other Porsche it was the that she won that sir hits the cat-car and then that spun around and the front of the 73 got damaged in avoidance well two Porsches ganging up there on the caterpillar car which is off again as cats trying to get that car back but I think there's too much damage on the left rear looks like suspension damage at the very least on that car and Pat long we'll be bringing the 73 car in as well so it was Dennis Olson you actually made contact with Katherine the 73 very badly damaged at the front is the leader oh no oh no this is the accurate coming in this is out of sequence I was about to see the leader but of course it isn't the leader it is Ricky Taylor coming into the pit learned he was at parts tire part I it's just blood he's gone past the pits he really should have come in dear Bri all down the front straight is the battling Acura and the 55 coming in I wonder if there's sense in the 7 car which is just braided a couple of laps ago to these sense a full course caution or is it something else there's damage to the left front of this car John there's a big piece of carbon wedged under the left front calling for the air jack actually being lifted up because it is so well stuck under the front of this car it looks like it was almost I didn't even see the over the wall well I think there really should have brought the 73f part long and there was excessive damage at the front they would have seen that other pictures and now they're gonna lose more time padlock innocent party in all of that God NAFTA the rear going into turn five by Catherine lon Catherine long then got a hip check from dead I'm sorry Katherine Legge got a hip check from Dennis Olson which put her around that lift the front of Patrick long in the seventy-three car which is now exceedingly damaged and we've got two penalties from those two incidents nor surprises that Katherine Legge gets the first penalty for the bump and run on Pat long and then Dennis Olson gets the penalty at turn six for the hip check on Katherine Legge and that was untidy to say the very least not impressive driving by any of them there and Katherine longest picked up a puncture on the left rear she'll get that fixed but then she'll get the drive through can't take the penalty why she comes in for service so she's lost a lot of time in that exchange there is a bit of carbon missing from the what rear of this Acura it could have been this bit that was wedged in the front of Ricky Taylor's car as no actually was pushed up underneath the left rear of the car so they have put a new Michelin on just one tire a damaged car as I confronted with bits of carbon that was nice and cat gets going once more well as I said under untidy to say they laced they tie in GT Lamont over something ugly this is a battle 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th effectively we're on board to car number 4 but just ahead of him is number 67 ahead of Hitler's of 24 ahead of him is a 911 and quite a long way ahead of there now isn't of a 3-carbon number 25 BMW top Blucas haven't made a pit stop last time around so that was someone early with an hour and a half remaining in this race it could I guess it could be just doing a short stint but I wouldn't I don't know we'll see if maybe there their tire degradation has been particularly good and they're just gonna sit kind of equalize stops from here split they resubmit the manageable chunks possibly to the 911 is in the pit okay yeah he was the first car to stop last time down the pit lane or pit lane speed limits are created equal this Nick Tandy actually makes a pass in the pit lane the 38 Orica coming in slowly because it has a right rear puncture it's legal if so long as you still on the pit lane speed limit the 911 was the first car to stop part repeal it was the first man into the pits he got out of the car at that point but it looks like Nick Tandy stinging he is and it's not up then that you can get Nick Tandy willingly out of a car especially when a tear of road America so he will be staying aboard for new Michelin tires for Nick and a lot of fuel it was just the puncture that caused performance XCOM into the pit lane so they now are off strategy but they gave James French for new Michelin and a little bit more fuel to go even further the 911 is still in the pit lane and the pit board is also enough for the number-3 Corvette so those two cars came in together and we're about to see them come in lop apart this time body huge crowd down at turn five pub listening in on ninth 88.3 FM around the circuit it's the park place car and what remains of it comes in to the pit lane with I'm sure a very disappointed part long hello to Sebring 12 fun whose descent the great panoramic view down there enjoying the sunshine and the racing pass on our best to everybody down there as the car comes to a halt some of the bodywork of the 73 car does not ship other know the bumper slid about another 7 feet forward the nose on this car is dangling on the right-hand side the radiator grille is completely twisted as if some giant has used it has a brain it's gonna be quite a bit of work for the front of this car now if I run around the back the car because that's where the most of the damage that it was hit from behind it was hit both ends by Catford leg first of all when she taps Pat's going into turn five that when she she was hit by Denis also that turned around she ran into effectively had nowhere to go and she Catherine scraped across the front of his car the damage at the rear of the car is minimal it's the right rear by a large and the dive plane at the back effectively in the splitter has been pushed up another matter Tom battle around the outside and pulls it off just the one out here and the one master battling at the front of the field since the number 7 car came in to have that piece of carbon removed take the leads north second invitation dragged past Montoya on the staff finish line and goes through route the outside into turn one we've seen some spectacular overtaking maneuvers this weekend it's some of the other series that have already raced if you haven't seen the last lap of the Michelin Pilot challenge then I urge that you're going hunt it down because there was some spectacular stuff in there and that's right up there with them from Harry Tincknell right round the outside at turn one and Mazda lead with an hour at 26 minutes to go yeah I think girl Montoya was just held up a little bit coming onto the straight and her enable the hairy tickle to get a reading really good run on him I've been looking at the a the maximum speeds that the terminal speeds of these cars that have been pretty closely matched all of them in dpi so it wasn't that the master was just is generally faster on the straights that was just a bit of a sling shot there in a really brave move around the outside of what Pablo Montoya no less into turn one that's that's heck of a move by by Harry Tincknell pot long did he go back into the paddock there surely the habits at the back of a truck with bill front splitter I mean Patrick long is one of the best race car drivers in the world in my opinion but surely he can't manhandle this thing around the coast Witter he's going to go out and complete this lap and then come back in and hopefully by that point they'll have the extra front splitter ready to go because it was not out here on the wall so they're making sure that he's not losing laps but oh my goodness that car gonna be a handful for Patrick [Music] it's gonna look like something from Mad Max as well as he comes through next time around still waiting for the nightly warn to serve here penalty as well Dennis Olson for the hip check on Katherine Legge after she'd driven into the back of Patrick long and 91 coming into the pits now in fact as I said one two three Cup four cars flash by me in at least three different classes as they went across the lights or take the leads waiting for him to come back across the line now GTD torna Brian sellers leads it by three point two nine nine seconds Lamborghini from Mac gamble in the number nine faff the plaid Porsche then it's Matt plum another five and a half seconds further back GT Lamont fascinating with cars on vastly different strategies John Edwards leads it after a very early pit stop again by Nick Tandy they're maximizing the life of their Michelin tires by getting new ones on as quick as their car means they're spending more time in the pit lane but their Pierce is good Edwards from Westbrook by just half a second 24 BMW from 67 the light blue portion Fairford excuse me then Tom Milner sir another 4/10 by at the top three then separated by a second the four Corvette in third position then it's an 11th second gap back to Joey hunt in the 66 board that fourth that's the red white and blue Ford GT he's got five seconds on Earl Bamber who's got 30 seconds on Blanc fost he's got Tornillo Garcia right of his tailpipes and 27 seconds further back Nick Tandy on the different strategy in comes Pat LOM for some more bodywork to be refitted to the 73 car she'll keep an eye on that as we're watching the battle at the front of GT LeMond with the leader coming through it at turn number three down at the far side of the circuit on to the middle straight here that runs almost parallel were at the opposite direction of the Front Street put it to the much lower level bust back the path back past the back of the paddock which I'd never started that down it it turned five and then the little climb up onto the corvette bridge how will the leaders coming through effect this battle and its danger time for one Montoya as well as he's picking his way through just want to let the master of Harry Tincknell get too far up the road already three point two seconds and that's growing is he comes to turn eight at the bottom of Harry downs now into the carousel go around the outside they brought the tight with way more downforce Pixies like who did come right in on the BMW there I'm not sure each other John Edwards will be very happy about that give him enough room but only just that last lap out the road by a camper 55 Harry team I've taken that having taken the lead that was his fastest lap of the race a 51.9 and all of a sudden he's three seconds clear off Montoya Nunez is coming as well Jaffe is he's got the 77 car this season we're talking about the second of the Masters he's picked his way through the traffic very nicely indeed and now he's got one Montoya in his sights as well I'm still not entirely certain that well we certainly haven't seen the last of the pit stops from the front of the field I think at least two more over the next 81 minutes once we get down to about 40 minutes or thereabout we know the Masters can go from there but they've been out quite a long time already so will they decide to go along and splash at the end or will the tick is short stood now and then stop around about the 3540 minute mark to go that's the interest for me right now the worry is of course if you get if you do that and take a short stint in the middle of the race and get on the wrong side of a full course caution it's you pretty much now you don't lose a lap here but you lose a lot of ground how Porsche keeps the wrist track position which includes the pit stop of course it's a long lap here so you've got to get your fuel right but I think more than anything this weekend's Contini for the GT cars it's all about the left front tire fantastic battling couple of laps ago before the pass was made Harry Tincknell all over the back of juan Montoya right round the previous lap dancing left and right try to turn one try to turn five there was a touch on the exit of turn five Montoya weaving about at least three times that'll be being looked up by race control and then finally as they came through there was another little tap as they came across the start/finish line as Harry just hooked the front of his car under the rear of Montoya but then used the draft to go around Juan Pablo in the turn one metoya known for his shall I say stout defense doesn't give much quarter one Montoya even when he's passing fat mark is he's pulled into a few nice sports car Korea as well from the short ones as well what pop remote he responds with that not only his fastest lap but the fastest lap of the race of new brat record then for what Pablo Montoya one minute 51.76 five even with that though he only pulled in about three or four tenths of a second on the race leader Harry take for top block this 25p I'm doing him behind the gt3 version of his manufacturers outputs coming through the kink he wants to be through as quick as he can he's bottled up behind a prototype and here comes Tony old Garcia through Canada corner they've BOTS go past bill or Berlin and it was the JDC Miller Motorsport bright yellow Cadillac that was coming through at the same time which is why blonde twister could not get through and now they're coming up behind the Lexus as well as they climbed the hill and at the other end of the GT Levon battle its BMW number 24 verses four through turn five we've also got a battle now for the lead in GT d because the number nine car Maddy Campbell at the wheel of the faff Motorsports poetry he's caught right up with Bryant sellers only about four or five laps ago that cat was well over four seconds it's come down steadily since then and now as the two cars head on to the back straight out of turn three I would guess or down towards turn five perhaps they're pretty much nose to tail tell you what's a lot of cars with it's a piece of damage there Jeremy is the top three now in GT LeMond exit the carousel with the Corvette latching onto the back of that leading pair now 24 67 and three BMW Ford and two Corvette and damage to the right rear of the BMW underneath the bumper line and that's a crucial part of these GT lamont cars that diffuser is aerodynamically very important and I she'll seem to think that there's a little bit missing from behind the right rear wheel leading BMW that's John Edwards number 24 another look wedding it's on the wrong side for me maybe she can look from the the wall they have first second and third in gtlm by the way bad news for Porsche and Mark place funds as the 73 of Pat long and Patrick Lindsay the Pat 'mobile has gone back behind the wall [Music] I will be absolutely feeling none of that was his fault battle for the lead edit GT l'amour down at turn three yeah there's just a little bit of damage behind the wheel I see more of the wheel on the right-hand side than I can on the left it might not be the diffuser though maybe it's just a little bit of the rear valance on that BMW there halfway around the lap at the moment heading down the ward to turn five and Richard Westbrook in full attack mode as is Tom Milner back in it was a competition for the first time since Watkins Glen in July tom desperate to get back behind the wheel of the car fare planner hear me has Pete and all the race isn't supporting his team and this battle is getting really really tight all of the pushing hard hard enough that John Edwards completely fell off the end of the curb at turn seven bouncing his BMW into the air for a moment but has actually pulled out a bit of a gap there that might be the light through there then to the kink an hour and 16 minutes to go battles in all of the classes at the moment still to be resolved no chance for putting any money on the winners or even the top threes at the moment mrs. Ames racing at its best in fabulous surroundings roared America rightly termed America's national part of speed with GT and Prototype cars mixing it up for at least another 75 minutes yeah all great race so far in a very fast pace being set at the front of the field [Music] oh damn a furry closet day Colin brown comes to the outside of the number 10 Cadillac that isn't the battle for the song isn't a part of a position he might very far back to the fedoras it's it's the five not the ten my apologies develop a sixth position he's the battle for sixth and Colin Braun was right up alongside the Mustang sapne car yeah think these more power plant punches about return three and one to the sergeant nor bridge I think he's gone through but there's no doubt to me the Filipe Albuquerque will get in the draft and then try and throw it down the inside to turn five lot suspecting it's down there behind them the battle for first second and third in GT LeMond is just coming past you if you're in turn five listening on the air at the end point three remember wherever you look the stuff happening Jeremy and again heading down now probably told to turn three is that bad of a GT dealer for forty eight and number nine car there their nose to tail now Brad sellers leads in caliber 48 but Matty Campbell has caught right up there in that fat portion that is a car that one last time out at Lime Rock Park in GT d Mazda leads with Tincknell by 2.8 seconds in GT Lamont BMW John Edwards leads but by the narrowest of margins 48 Lamborghini Erica laton GTD they've just got through turn five the fuff Porsche right in behind as we head down to share Adam with an update on that GT LeMond battle she's got a BMW driver none other that Jesse Claude yes you must be so happy to come back here to Road America every year the site of your EMSA win you're only one so far hoping to make it to today John leaning out there there appears to be a bit of damage to the right rear of the car but it's not slowing him down has he noticed yet I don't know to be honest I didn't notice until you said it so so far the pace looks all right I think everybody is on different fuel strategies so it's a little bit hard to predict what will happen but so far it's not bad do you think the two strategies so I think whoever can play the fuel game the best will I will win this one you don't think it'll come down to new tires whoever's on the freshest Michelin's at the end it can be if it's if it's a yellow but I think this this race will be more fuel limited for everyone good luck fingers crossed thank you very interesting well Porsche case there is pitstop and fuel definitely in there gotta get your strategy right you have it's a long pit lane here talked about earlier on that the the pit lane being such a such a long one here and with this with the pit lane speed limiter it takes about 39 seconds to go all the way through the pit lane most of the tracks we go on the average is about 30 seconds or so so the extra 10 seconds that it takes you to come through the pits and make an extra and make your service is mitigated gates making an extra pit stop and that said as well Jeremy that's 39 seconds where everyone else each flat-out hoping the front straight all the leaders got off leader has just gone off the track trying to pass and in fact had passed 30 number 76 that was at turn number three at the bottom of the hill and all of a sudden Montoya is back there Tincknell with just a slight error of judgment there put them left Michelin's in the dirt got back on again we can these composure but that's how tight it is at the front of the field and all of us certainly excitement is ramped up once again take the weaving left and right just to clean the Michelin's up after each falling off the track but now he's got knees head back the gallery's got a huge amount of traffic ahead of him including cars that are battling for the lead in GT t torna [Music] Katherine Legge back out with a little bit of loose body work at the back of the 57 car you might have to come back in again as the lady comes up a lobster alongside this battle it's nowhere near three seconds now between tingle upon tire after that small mistake Montoya goes down the inside puts ties on the grass and King I think is he was coming down to Canada corner while Harry's got the hurry up here with an hour and ten minutes to go Montoya is in full attack board behind him trying to close him down new leader at gtlm two members Italy certainly car comes through with a pretty good advantage that time over to number 24 and the number for that remain locked together the BMW and the Corvette Ford looks really good round here very stable platform bar for JT did toward a lane across the line Brian sellers right on the pit wall Matt Campbell in the Porsche getting some draft that's a pretty low slope Lamborghini ahead jinx out two drivers left but can't get laid enough on the bricks lay up the speed in front of them but with that left rear bodywork swinging around in the breeze and here comes the 77 as well if Tristan Nunez he want to get past this pair pretty quickly police gonna get by them on the back string or the middle stretch and I said so that was fortuitous now has money gamble got a little draft of the broader type he's coming round the long way down through the kink before turn five into the bringing area brides sellers most part across or I'm in the bringin area there that's on the very ragged edge of defense here or was there a lot up there I think there was room back apple just for a moment thought he was gonna run it in the back of the leader GTD toward a leads separated bike nothing at all these two cars Katherine Legge laps down after contact and the penalty she could play a part in this possibly unwittingly Lamborghini Huracan sellers from Porsche 911 gt3 are Capel seven and a half seconds further back and taking a second a lap out of this bottle at the moment is mark club in the 720's McLaren yeah the 24 BMW by the way has that Lara she's been really struggling with his tires now right now he's dropped from the lead first of all the second place and now in this next up to third place behind the number four Corvette and all of a sudden now that 24 BMW John Edwards has got Joey hander all over him but it used that affects the Sprint Cup championship one of the two non full season championships here Pat log and the 73 Park Place car has come out from behind the wall with some new bodywork so now just on a points pickup Katherine Legge is lifted off to let the leaders through and stairs to the left hand side the GTT leader goes through cat Campbell go through as well yes he'll come through good driving by Katherine as in comes twisting the unis from third position the master comes to a stop by sheer out of down at the bar to your racing Pete's your tires and installed this matzah scrubbed Michelin tires going on this cart they are very very lightly used scrubbed in a morning warm-up as a matter of fact an Oliver drive is being belted it the door slams shut waiting on the final tire change to take place air comes out of the car so now it's back on it's for Michelin's a windshield tear up man that's much better for all the jerks [Music] it's interesting that came in just under 17 minutes that would suggest we'll see that car in with about 35 to call that work spot on one more stop for that car then before the end of the race that's the 77 car so they have shortened up a stint just a little bit Ollie Jarvis rejoins the wrist presumably he'll go to the end the question will be will they stick a fresh set of Michelin's have they got a fresh set of measurements to go to the end with Ollie and give him a little performance advantage here Adam has been doing a detective work at the back of the master team year's pace staring at the fresh Michelin that'll go on that far for the last I think that's really smart I really do into the pit the team being Garf from the lead Harry Tincknell pits through Gausman Toya now will will the guys at Penske react to the two masters coming in they've sent Montoya around for one more lap Harry Tincknell from the lead of the race in the 55 car 66 minutes to go and share animal watch this one for us your tires and a drinks bottle change for Harry tickle and they actually give him an additional one that is just about of the cooler with a straw so Mary gets a little bit of fresh cold water as well as his new pressurized ring system these are Michelin tires they do not look like they dip scrub actually no they happens grabbed I can see a little bit of debris and detritus on them but nothing too serious just like through a forest puzzlingly wet feet nothing get nice little bit for this car so even shorter fill for the 55 they're going for that lost last stop at just under 40 minutes to call on their now let's see where hurry comes out and who's the next to jump from the leaders hairy back on the circuit big bump at the exit of the pit lane will be desperately steer ahead of the number 86 GTD car and through he goes now who's that in behind guess what it's an Acura and it leads the number seven car of Ricky Taylor he must stay ahead of that car on the out lap slightly waving left and right before he gets too close I think that's okay laughter straightened up now those Ricky starts to close him down the run to turn five this is crucial this is not really an even battle because of the pit stop that Harry's just taken but I think for the strategy and for a Porsche keys to the race track position I think this is absolutely massively important massively important right now and take those getting those scrub michelin's up to speed and now it's amazing halfway around the lap you see the attitude of the car change and just sit down and Montoya has had to respond the number seven Acura Team Penske in the pit leadership out of they've had to do this they can't afford to let take those pressure ties for too long interesting that they were planning on bringing him in anyway but they did jump in action a little bit sooner when the Mazda came in Dane Cameron the pole sitter he started this race he will finish it getting back into that number six Acura Team Penske they are putting four sticker yes they are brand new Michelin's onto that cars who off to see how the two makes differently to the two different types of tires perhaps the Acura saved an extra set where as busted but the pit stop still going on it's still waiting for fuel this seems like a bunch of blockers either of the Mazdas and now the actor gets rolling once more Dane Cameron this time behind the wheel they are very assiduous about sweeping their hands in the duct at the front of the car he's not got back out anywhere near the Mazda and in fact his team cars gone through as well saw her eating the now in fourth position but the first of the three stopped cars has got behind him the number seven of Ricky Taylor so Ricky tail has had a bit of a win on that remember he came in out of sequence to get the carbon fiber piece out from the underside of the car and it has it cost him too much but he will have to stop again of course I presume they'll sent him as long as their card in that position just in case a safety car comes out did Cameron having taken over that number 6 car that leaves George Tiller in the lead in the Cadillac by one point two seconds from Felipe Nasr no he's just come back out of the pits John Edwards not be up W is just really struggling like these dropping three four five seconds on lap now to me that can't notice that what they have bought that car in for a pit stop like I mean yes he can't make it from the end I guess yeah that's why they're keeping him out there be losing an awful lot of time say problem that Cardos be AB every tire at Lime Rock Park they just chew up their Michelin tires there nothing left and the landed stages up their stint Tommy Milner brought her in will take her back out four tires and fuel just waiting on the fuel to finish for at this Corvette also just to let you know the Michelin track temperatures 89 degrees in the air that is 32 degrees Celsius for those even aliens out there 106 Fahrenheit [Music] well getting down towards the last hour now and the strategies beginning to play out as everyone comes for their in the prototypes making their penultimate pit stops there we're not too far away from the last pit stops from GT DS and gtlm is just depending on they again the strategies Jordan Taylor still leading by 25 seconds from Harry Tincknell but that is on the pit stop still forget and Harry last time around was seven tenths of a second quicker than Jordan Taylor that's how much that's how much performance advantage newer tires give in the lmp2 bubble Matt McMurray and James French have just pitted 21 seconds apart when they came across the line she leaves a pit lane there he goes it was fuel only and a blow out of the air ducts for James French and it was full service from a McMurray it's very good little battle today and still could go either way it's a brave brave decision not to do tires but a deceiver set maybe for later on in the race Jordan Taylor comes in out of the lead in the glossy black Cadillac number 10 so Harry Tincknell will cycle back through and now the 24 pmw of John Edwards come in having dropped down to sixth position having been battling for the lead just his teammate just went past him as he came into the pits well you know even if he can do an hour we know the Tigers born to an hour so he's gonna have to stop again yeah in that car 24 pmw nice relaxed pit stop from rear hull at the mat Lanigan brand new set of Michelin's going on I wonder if they've adjusted the compounds on that car GT LeMond the only one with three compounds all there's a miss on the BMW engine they did get him to try and start it up it's gone now though that's a perfect getaway now I said the moment up to a core that's Jordan Taylor was in the pit lane well he's being joined by his brother Ricky Taylor as well Adam watching the stop Oh fascinating those change going on for the number seven Acura they are putting are they gonna put a new one on yes they are they have a new one on the wall that's coming over now they have sticker Michelin's going on to this Acura as well so the Mazdas was scrubbed rubber the Acuras with brand new compound thick yet to complete the change though because one guy has been doing the change all by himself for three of the tires now the fourth one needs to go on but now they didn't have it ready they're losing time as the right front tire was not ready to go on the car crawl it's still up on the air Jack's they did a windchill turn for that pitstop compare that to the 26 we saw it for the 55 Mazda Hani's out laughs James French fell off from the bottom in a litter frame a time the wards for the BMW number 24 continue it's come out of the pits but it's not up to speed not up to speed at all as it comes under the Sargento bridge and I'm not sure that cars even going to get passed back to the pits it's I think it's costing down to turn five he might go straight on it turned five and pull into the back of the paddock I think that's what he's gonna do he's letting cars go by no he's got some power but not very much that seems to it's either costing or it's on limp or mud or something like that or has the pin then speed-limit got jammed on but this is terrible stuff for the 24 car which had already been dropping time wow this is extraordinary extraordinary bad luck for BMW who started the week with such high hopes put the car on pole position only to see that lost in post qualifying tech both the cars couple of MIL to law and thrown to the back of the grid so Jeremy I wonder if that was something more fundamental for the 24 car then than just the tires going away maybe there was a problem coming on in that car it's just been exacerbated by coming in he'd stopped the engine in the pits and it was a bit recalcitrant firing up again he's driving on all the rubbish on the outside of the carousel so he's he knows that there's something fairly fundamentally wrong with that car I think he's just going to struggle to get that back to the pits I think you're right there that's most unfortunate for that team and year it's been another difficult day for BMW team rll because the cars have been fast they weren't they had trouble yesterday failing moves qualifying scrutiny and the cars were too low at the front put to the back and I spoke to the technical director there this morning he said look we left it get up to three millimeter margin for error if you'd like before there were cars went out for qualifying and for some unknown reason the car dropped a total of five for the leaders usually it's a lot in this business is five dollars and very much when you look at it but it is in this business and that's why the cars fail Tekkit they've been really struggling with their tires as they were at my book a couple of weeks ago but somebody who's not struggling right now and taking full advantage of a fresh set of Michelin tires is Oliver Jarvis is just a new fastest lap of the race and the 51 racist 52.8 last season we saw a team in full practice one do a complete break change at the start of it that was the 67 Ford GT and that took us by surprise because you don't probably see that sort of thing going on during a sprint race well there are new brakes and rotors and pads up on the wall for the number 24 BMW looks like it's some sort of brake issue for John Edwards if he's thrown apart it's unusual and you would change the whole lot to put a match set on and that's why he's driving around slowly later at J teeter-totter cooks the pits Brian sellers now this is interesting 55 minutes as he comes in can he do 54 53 minutes last time around we saw number 76 compas McLaren you know come on to the pit lane and a number 74 Lone Star racing Mercedes so yeah I think they can do just about now and that's what they were required it was 57 minutes to go when the number 76 car came in one lap ago I'll watch the GTE leader let's go back down to share Adam a very very cautious entry to the pit box by the 24 BMW that looks like a rain front brake failure to me because the line is not attached and fluid was pouring out as John Edwards stopped the car on the pit lane he didn't actually apply the brakes he just sort of coasted into the box but now there's a lot of brake fluid on the pit lane so yeah that's a more serious issue for the 24 BMW that would be a shame two years in a row time paid full service for the 48 still waiting for the fuel that going it's down the fuels out and it's now rolling down the pit lid well BMW can't buy any look at the moment the bonnets come off that car as well so going through to the lead of GTD for the moment Mike Campbell as the rest of the top 10 have all just pitted or just left the pits in GTD so Mike Campbell the only car still out there as bright sir did in the 48 he'll ticket to the end in the next 54 minutes yeah and he had an unscheduled stop only what turned laps after his first stop number 9 he won't go so I think that's still gonna have to make another pit stop before the end of the race yeah that's the 91 that's a solid car you don't forget they had to drive through that's what it was under the contact Olson on catleg some back Campbell the leader of GTD for faff Paul shared the only car that's not yet stopped for what we believe will be its final pit stop there are people who have done a good who have done this on just two pit stops but most the GTD field would have done it on just two pit stops let's go back to the front of the field Harry Tincknell is and sorting itself out again about 20 minutes to the last pit stops there or if you prefer so about 20 laps I should say Harry Teague not by 5.6 seconds but it's very close for second now as Holly Jarvis has closed up on did Cameron so the Mazdas beginning to find their pace again and looking for three in a row it was seven years ago before this season that's how far you had to go back to this track seven years ago for master's last prototype wind in Inza competition they've had two wins in the last two prototype races which forty-seven days apart and the 77th leads at the moment excuse me the fifty-five leads at the moment with the 77 trying to get into second duty LM leader in the pitman second Jeremy bought the fort competing together isolated last time around out of his there 67 is going to hit its marks first and the fuel probe goes attached rich Westbrook stained when I rolled that they are changing all four tires Tigers up for that Clarke as Joey Han arrives in the number 66 Ford lining himself up very well to make a clean getaway in case he needs to if the 67 is so stationary in its box it shouldn't be but just in case Joey has given himself a beautiful exit waiting on fuel for the 67 third that's it they want to make sure they get every last drop though Richard Westbrook one of the best of them is when it comes to making fuel and he'll just want a little bit of extra help and reassurance was out for the 67 dates the taillight his foot off the brake for the number 66 the taillights get a little bit dimmer seeing his teammate leave he wants to go he wants to go now [Music] where to their cycle back into the mix or they're going to be right in a GTT bottle meantime at Campbell stop from the lead of GT D and got out right in front of Brian cellar saw cracking in and out lap four first part of the outlet for my gamble and he has taken the lead in GTD apparently buy a cup of the feet remember those two cars with nose to tail before sellers came in just a couple of laps ago and now the number nine car was able to stay out there on a couple of quick laps yeah and a good service by that five team he's going out just ahead of sellers that's exactly what that team is hoping for Brian sellers not giving it up though as the way that Cadillac goes through between them that's Felipe Nasr in fourth position the best of the rest at the moment fifty-five lanes six seconds Mazda from Acura but the battle is behind that Acura where thee Oh Lee Jarvis driven number 77 he's right there GTD coming to the final corner on the lap before you head up there he'll bat Campbell as the BMW number 25 behind the heads for the pit lane now that car is what sitting in fourth position tonio Garcia's cycled to the front of the GT and M can agree my goodness is so much going on at the moment superb but remember they're not all of the same strategy and GT LM the latest in the meantime car that when it passed the 38 of James French who's off the road again this time at turn seven [Music] fuel tires and [Music] and Kannada Phillippi getting into the 25 PFW top vlog fest finally gives up the VFW with just 46 there 49 minutes to go [Music] now down at turn four this great battle in GT LeMond between the two Ford's has got the 67 car the red white and blue car just didn't behind the 76 that's Paul halted but me and the wind the McLaren he sitting sixth in GT d that McLaren is Brickley quick at history of life it's not bad through the corners either as the 67 is Richard Westbrook trying to gain some time holida Fellini has just left the pit lane remember and it's the BMW just up the road now he's got to pick his way past Mario farm back in Super Mario right in behind there with the 67 Porsche a 67 Ford which is of course the blue and orange car see accurate coming through there as well what that's going on let's go down the pit there it's a career or be shot it's with Shia where race wonder the last time L leading the race as time is winding down how hard is my camel gonna have to fight to keep Brian Sellars behind him because you have that sprint champion to think about you know a really great person and the guys did a fantastic pit stop so I think we're in a good position now we know it's not easy to pass so hopefully we can keep them behind us are you guys thinking that maybe if this goes yellow you'll bring them in for a fresh set of tires that's above my pay grade I'm not really sure I don't think so right now though good luck the rest of the way hopefully yeah you get a little bit more excited this time if you do come home with the way yeah hopefully yeah the ggd cars they good to go to the end from here so that that pit stop that great in lap and out lap that could well be the decisive move in this race in GT d however I'll tell you now Brian cellars with a sniff of a wind there will not give this one up he'll be going into planning and stalking and scheming boards right now he was hunted before he is hunting and the moment and he's right on the back of cow ball again here it's great to see where these cars have their strengths around the circuit as they go through turn eight at the moment and into the long right-hander of the carousel leaning on that right on that left front tire Porsche you're drifting just a little bit wide and as the Porsche burns off its fuel fuel tank right up front in the Porsche then there's less weight on the front and bizarrely that's bad for the handling because the front end of the car gets lighter and lighter and that left front starts to screw up across the track and bridle normos and they'd be thinking yeah I wonder if I could steer this close to him until the last 10 laps of the race see if I can put a bit of pressure on them see if I could get it to burn that left foot tire yeah Brian did pretty well here though in fairness and at Bryant Brian knows the strengths and the weaknesses of Porsches he drove on for six or seven seasons let's not forget an extraordinary think how the balance of a Porsche 911 changes even on a street car I can testify to that as soon as he gets out to about half a few allured on the front you do feel the difference see but the normal driving conditions when you're touring it's not so bad but as soon as it gets into slippery conditions are you pushing a little bit harder you do fail it another the dairy or front kids have said to me well it's really daunting attack get down below half killer so I can write or Terry ollie I will be right and he was right of course he was because he knows such things 45 minutes to go Jeremy let's take it Cadillac in risk update start with GTD where it is Matt Campbell that leads by just under a second portion of benign from her account number 48 then it's fourteen seconds back the jack horse with his go about his second and a half on bill over at bill power if the tie scott pruett sweep recording Enzo in the ninety-six BMW 21 seconds further back the accurate number 86 of money or farm butter and then Paul Holton in the McLaren huh we've run that 76 car it's another two seconds further back in GT LeMond strategies all over the place here at the moment tony'll Garcia leads by four and six seconds who has to make another pit stop here which I don't think it's quite enough to make that pitch topper come out in the lean or I agree with that Jeremy takes about 39 seconds to get down the pit lane and he doesn't need a full tank of fuel because we don't know a slightly different strategy he's going for a three-stop point that number three car when did he last stop on lap 34 why he's get towards the end that something that on that 12 and on that 34 so yeah we've been long before that car is something I'm for at the moment he's just completed lap number 54 as he goes past us now he'll want to squeeze another lap or two out if he can and get somewhere near or under 40 minutes but to go to make sure he's got enough in the tank he's doing 2-minute lapse so that's about 40 minutes you don't to be a lap short here with that one mile road uphill at the end West Point is that 14 seconds behind before GT he's got a stop to make as well last pick Westbrook sing a little bit they're done here they get the good they could I think the only cart is going to stop it's number three car sick he can go 45 minutes whoo yeah oh yeah okay all right nothing top-billed there is the next one up he stopped stopped on lap 47 that's gonna be tight the 14 they were planning to someone that 25 at lap 50 that's what that was there there there their schedule coming in if it did he beats up on that 25 for the first stop the second song he was about 51 yeah so did a little bit better so that there right there right where they want it to be McMurray by 28 and a half seconds from James French whose visit that the country times could be sad at least a couple of times and I've seen 52-38 DPI Tincknell by four and a half seconds now from Dean Cameron after they were much closer than that Tinkler's got his head back down after that we mistake when he was lapping there Paul Hilton's car wasn't it in the compass at McLaren and in third position Olli Jarvis he's still there he's still hustling still trying to put a bit of a hex on dem Cameron just a nine tenths of a second he's beat seven eight nine tenths behind for the last 10 laps he's chasing and brewing really hard and and doing so he set the fastest lap of the race what - eight laps to go on that 52 did Oliver Jarvis in that car number 77 it was a good stick by Tristan new years and now a Jarvis is in for the finishing he wants to try and find a way past to make it a third master won two in a row that they've certainly had to work really really hard for where right now that gap between the first two tick ball and as a job as they goes hold up but by the lmp2 leader that's Matt Matt Maria board caliber 52 puts up a little bit of time there in number 77 so Charlie's got to make that up again but Cameron is Trey Lee Haeri Tikva by about four and a half seconds last time around she Cadillac in the race update Cadillac V series because real racers don't take days off 41 minutes to go then Jeremy Tincknell now what we can't see is tinkle having stopped on lap 49 48 and the lap 48 he will have one more stop to Gore the question is where does he take it [Music] Garcia 2.40 eight seconds now over the number 67 car that's good trips up needle in ours just a wee bit however it looks like more than routine service when that cart comes in she Adam he's down at the Corvette Racing number three picks and well Antonio Garcia will be getting out in young Magnussen getting back in but on the roll they have two different size belts was it for an alternator and two spare batteries that they both just they made sure that both of them were fully charged just now I do not like the look of that well the I think I'm right had said that the alternator is still driven from a pulley at the back of the car being used to have problems without they fix that some time ago and that wouldn't be the first time that we've seen that happen because if the alternator isn't charging then the battery will go flattened it will be on the star in the car and it has to start under its own volition so that's why you put the new battery in and the new if they've lost the belt obviously that has to be replaced as well otherwise it would be the same next time around but say what happens when they come in [Music] Porcia [Music] poor sheriff just not short the deer they've been on different strategies the very early stop by Taft he hasn't paid off he'll be chewing again shortly I reckon he lasted no no he was only in at 252 he sneaked in and out so he's pulling stuff back up again that's interesting cuz he came in super early crude Tandy was the first one in he's weird the first stop stop couple of times but he's just been in on lap 52 so from 51 a.m. to say in lap as he as a to Ford's so what they basically did was they shortened things up and then they have come in at the first option to go all the way to the end it really worked for them there's still 36 seconds behind Kannada Felipe's BMW there 24 pmw of course with the problems of bricks which that car was dropping away with brick issues top of the brick chain job that guy the pit lid poor John Edwards did a good job to get that car park into bit leading into its pit stall so Garcia jus shortly that will mean that the 67 Ford which is the blue and orange red striped car will lead by some six seconds fastest lap of its race for Chui hand and the 66 red white and blue Ford they realized they've got a good chance here he's only 1.6 seconds behind Richard Westbrook and Tom Miller is turning up the wick just a little bit possibly trying to make the four of Westbrook burn a little more fuel [Music] nice to see by the way earlier on that the man the head of that GM Jim Campbell these on their box what an enthusiast that one is the new Corvette Stingray here as well the 2022 mid-engine VA car and I could crawl over that on Friday night was the targa top version very pretty tan interior on a bronze colored car [Music] the weird English building steadily for the new vets [Music] this battle for third place now for second place now second and third I suppose Cameron and Jarvis in behind the GRDC Miller malt has brought bright yellow prototype at the Carousel under the speed field bridge a dead camera does Holly Jarvis looming large in eastern rear view mirrors which had perched up high it's behind the front wheel arches the fenders on that Acura prototype Jarvis is coming Jarvis has got a decent run here not quite close enough not sure that the Cadillac ahead is helping law as camera didn't get out of Canada corner as clearly as he might wanted to but my goodness me that accurate squirt away after the Bill Mitchell corner now coming up the hill Mazda's got a little bit of an aerodynamic drag here in the draft passes oh she crosses the line now this is gonna be tight Jarvis dragging closer and closer but the Acura just being held by that Cadillac ahead that's getting a bit of at aerodynamic tours well this is not daft driving Biden Cameron he's not trying too hard to get past the JDC car ahead of him Jeremy I think he's probably serving him in a fuel and he's getting a bit of a draft down the streets yeah and it's not that slow through the corners either so he's not really being held up it's exactly right doing a really good job Cameron's really matured hustling in the last well he's always been very special yeah I just like the way he attacks the race and I say that advisedly he knows when to an attacker is and he knows went to to layer back he's clearly got a very good racing Bryn and picked up by Penske now moves up alongside the number three Corvette I've told you your Garcia she's the leader in GT LeMond she's trying to get that between himself and Ani Jarvis doesn't quite work for Amma Jarvis closes up in the carousel but the Acura has quite a lot of grip they're now down to the kink just want to get to close baby to that Judy see car police right under the rear wing now he'd be looking to pass down into Canada corner the BMW number 24 still would bring problems locks on the right front but stayed out of the way this is interesting at least to losing tight to our leader yes yeah yeah losing well a good second a lap actually the gap was pretty stable for three to four seconds all votes polluter to double that now the JDC cars in the pit lane and Ollie Jarvis is as close as he has been closer perhaps barely a cast lens as they go across the line he's under the rear wing now he'll have to pick a side goes to drivers left that's the long way around but doesn't get anywhere near the oval up in the turn one the Starworks number eight right ahead of them that's not a factor as they go down the hill the Audi has a good look at the busines core passed into turn three and here's the duty a lab leader into the pits now by the way that's no bear dowdy with right DL in 12th position in the GT did two on a category let's got to share Adam who's got Antonio Garcia Paul will be his last pit stop half an hour they go this will be a type stuff you know because they're gonna be doing more significant service than that they open the passenger door take out both batteries that's it in fact compartment of the car they've got two new ones that will be going in the belts on the wall or if they need to fix it in the back the 54 by the way is off on the track that is call around to do work they've changed all for the tires by the way no driver change they waived off young Magnussen and left the Antonio by the well now they're with this battery chains they're having trouble getting the old ones unplugged one comes out to come out one new one goes in waiting on the second one to go in and get plugged in any hopes of this car winning today though seemingly out the window with this alternator problem hoe gaat wrenching for Yun and Antonio both waiting on the new battery to be plugged in it is [Music] hopefully that's enough to get them to the finish did see them change the old Linda belches so they've decided that the two batteries will get them to the end they're not planning into the pit stop the exact route goes down so long as the car has enough to get it to the end of the race someone who is planning a pits up there John 77 monster crew up on the wall the only thing I'd say is [Music] look at the belt and there was nothing wrong with it they did not straight for the battery change all watch them John yeah come on brow was helped off the road by the number four Corvette yeah and that's being looked at went round the outside into the final corner and then well did he cut across the nose of the number four of Tom Milner that's the third place car not sure that's it good to be a tough one for the judges of fact behind us to look at as we go this year Adam for Olli Jarvis's pit stop fuel and new tires for both the 77 Olly Jarvis behind the wheel of that and Dane Cameron in the number six Acura Team Penske car the monster should get really Merson indeed it does now catwalk is gonna take four day to get back up to speed Oliver stationers in 32 seconds and Dean Cameron leads ahead and he's gonna have a handy lead so as you [Music] as well behind those two Phillipe it NASA the best of the Cadillacs in fourth position that'll be his last stop with half an hour to go so Harry Tincknell did have a 23 second lead it'll be much more than that so Harry came in last on lap 66 so he'll be in freeze last pit stop anytime soon 77 at the moment Olli Jarvis has a problem and it's nothing to do with the Acura much more to do with the JDC Miller car which is right obese aerofoil and trying to go around the outside that is the number 84 of Stephen Simpson there's a touch sips it up the inside very forceful that yeah taking the raises these registers yeah absolutely certainly supercar sure the smart thing to do to let him go in he just come out of the pit lane on a cold times it's not on the same lap thought Jeremy he's not who's trying to get back onto the lead lap cars 454 get together no action they turned 14 incident we saw a moment or two of course Adam that's Harry Tincknell in the pit lane a fuel and four new tires going on that car as yes there's no problem with that sup it was a little concerned that there were two mechanics looking into the left rear of that car but they were just making sure that the wheel was seated properly waiting on fuel only and a moment ago we almost had a Taylor family drama and the Semin was coming into its pit box the Acura and the 10 and Cadillac was leaving the two boys missed each other by inches could have been a tough Sunday evening mail couldn't it now take note leads it when he came into the pit lane he's rolling he's out and there's no sign of the Acura it crashed the hill now I'd take those back out he studies last pit stop without even giving up the lead exceptional piece of work by the master team yours guys they had the advantage they've increased the advantage add the curry tingle now with 28 minutes to go he's out in the lead now Stephen Simpson down the inside at turn number six big lockup from both of the cars as keepers right alongside him I mean yeah you know it's some stitch everybody's got a turn in and you've got to give each other rear look to how the buds behind us see that one if I'm honest I think they'll call that is a racing incident that certainly did with the four and 54 so brilliant stuff from Mazda team Yost to turn around Harry Tincknell who will give you the new gap when he comes round Oh more issues for the 73 car it's lost the foot balance again now this car it's been riding high in the Sprint Cup standings for the shortened races in him so this year for GTD and cleanly the tip solution hasn't worked so that car will have to come back in the pit again Patrick long was driving that car 15th in its class dives into the pit lane very long pit lane gives the team a chance to get some more tape ready or two well he's he's got the splitter on what he doesn't have is the bumper and the front valance they might just send him without that so not sure that it does anything aerodynamically out of his watching this the last time they came in done em so told them that they have to have all of those bits and pieces on they were worried about him running around Road America without a splitter and the splitter is held on with these thin little cords that are hidden beneath the bumper as the muffler boils back down into place they're gonna need a lot of tape to get this one to stick though not part places day no not at all I'm not sure that's the right speeder doesn't look like it are the right balance it doesn't look good yeah but maybe he's had a bit more contact there they're filling the car 25 minutes ago this is just about getting points for the Sprint championship last round of the Sprint championship by the way is at weathertech rear swear the goober singer and that for those of you here in the States will be live flag-to-flag on NBCSN [Music] the first three hours of motility lamont on the network as well that's all good news [Music] about number 76 mclaren after a long last pit stop or losing time drawn up hit stop sequence at least because it was running in third place has just not found a way past the GTD championship leader kind of 86 that's a fifth position [Music] hurry take the lading then 4.9 seconds Olly Jarvis 77 in third between them Dean Cameron I think Oliver Jarvis would get pretty frustrating so can't find a way pastor Stephen Simpson is completely up to speed you didn't want to lose that lose that ground at all but he did do and now he's falling a long way behind Ain cameras just said that cars fastest lap of the race of one minute 51 point five for the second place card ain't Cameron last time around he trails a leader by three point nine seconds 69 laps in the books 24 minutes remaining battling gtlm is far from settled as well and that was 20 a 67 car leads again really really good strategy and driving from from that team but number four and number 66 battling over second place in less than three seconds behind them [Music] yeah this has been a well Jorge dress again my master team your said they multimatic organization huge changes to this car over the last couple of three seasons and its really come alive some big engine upgrades on that virtuous triangle I was talking about earlier you want reliability you want good power but you want good fuel mileage as well it's managed to be delivered acura have not given this up though did Cameron we'll never see her eyes just put his fastest lap of the race in 151 five clauses down to within four seconds [Music] that on board here with Oliver Jarvis in third position that car ahead of it the Cadillac and it's kind of put 84 of Stephen Simpson and this is a lap down to the leaders but including all of the Java Sea yeah time is slipping away six point four seconds now the gap between second and third meanwhile there's quick laps by Dave Cameron's not the quick Google and last time around a fifty to five I get fifty to five against a 51:5 we turned off previous lap he's still just running at a very very good place at the moment he is only three seconds and out of Paul away from the leader [Music] Seba car leaves in GT Ella GTL and cars have competed now 65 laps three seconds once again that gap between first and second should stretch just a couple tenths of a second on that last lap the 14 running exactly out there as they had hoped during this race it's to do all their simulations beforehand they know when they are planning to make their pit stops how much fuel are going to take abroad whether they can take on fresh tires or not and they've run this strategy absolutely perfectly the BMWs they've been fastest but the 24 car had a problems number 25 car though that was running into towers together put the salt forget the unlike the other categories that you see LM teams they have three Michelin different machine and slick tires to choose from in terms of construction and or compound I eat some of them a little bit quick and a bit softer and a bit faster but they will degrade a little bit more and so it's up to the teams to make the right selection and for the last two races the BMW team they've turned a bit struggling in the latter stages of each of their stints and that's showing again I think here with a number 25 car that's running in the 5th position in gtlm yeah and it's up to the tape to try and maximize that performance of course Jeremy so you the absolutely right to point to point that out but of course we should say as well that when that's when John Edwards car was slowing down it did have a brake problem and I had to come in for a brake change yeah well that was my first the effect affecting it as well I think that was a brick problems getting worse he was actually leaking fluid which of course we didn't know that at the time had probably neither did the tape until they've brought them in and realized they were gonna have to do a brick church and brought back it again [Music] so master lady from Dean Cameron who is closing in gradually Cameron doing a cracking job in closing down Harry Tincknell at the moment this one is far from over with still 20 minutes to go we've seen brilliant finishes here Warner mowing it down over the earth I'm just gonna throw this in you know just for a bit of a laugh as the 73 car by the way the park players Porsche back behind the wall again with that issue at the front caused by the contact with Katherine Legge with Katherine was turned around by Denis Olsen I'm just gonna throw this in the weather's closing in again we saw this yesterday and from exactly the same part of the circuit over by Canada corner and out towards the carousel there are dark and threatening green clouds and it's getting cooler the wind is just starting to pick up a beat it's very still quite still out there but there's rain coming I'm looking at the rain coming towards us now I think we're about can it get away with it with 18 and a half minutes to go meteorologists Meteorological is hide Hoff has the definitive word on that well it's it's my fault if we till it is [Music] I think there's our race leader he's running nice consistent laps into 52 s and 52 to 53 so it's one minute 50 to 1 million fifty three nice consistent but very fast pace remember the old lap record was a fifty two eight and he's averaging that at least is heretical out in front of this race he's got about a four second advantage now over at the second place car take em and a gap has stabilized over the last several laps but number 77 car I think he's going to find a way finally past Stephen Simpson and is pulling away pretty rapidly and he's certain reducing that gap to the second place car well I've got bad news for this aunt fine according to the Twitter's feed caught Autosport are out of the race years tried to track someone down there off the pit board pretty early as well they had contact that push Scott Brown off the road it was with thee but before Corvette's wasn't it at the final corner we got another incident under review and that's the third-placed jack hot porks with number 14 Lex worth next with dad Jack Hortis and in the lex worth and the number 96 bill or berlin they've been battling for position number three and GT dear torna so we'll see which where that one plays out clearly been butting a little too hard at least be looked at at the moment Porcia still leads money couple in the GTT two on a category with brian sell us 2.7 seconds behind there's another good battle going on a bit further down the phone with Andy Lally and Dennis Olson bloody in the 44 Lamborghini in that satin blue and black Magnus car and then the mainly white and orange portion of my 91 Denis Olsen already having served the penalty for causing an incident when he put the hip check on Catherine Lakes NSX which then ironically turned Catherine around it caused the damage to this 73 car yeah this battle has been going on quite a while now between these two it's for position is it it's for 9th and 10th places but you know this man degrees so cast not and not too far ahead of them at all number 12 for 63 which aren't too far apart and and actually not three or far ahead of them also 86 car the championship leader in six yeah that's sixth all the way down to 10th position or within sight of each other watching also Tommy MILNET trying to close down on the Richard Westbrook driven Ford Ford looking very strong here again they got the tactics absolutely right the Chip Ganassi team going a different way to everybody else that live Rock Park and they took the win at the end of the race they have hit the front early yet and Tommy Mill they're trying to keep them honest there he's been pushed along by Joey hand the second car the second Ford car is their battle for second and third the four and 66 [Applause] Harry Tincknell all of a sudden six seconds is the government there guys on the wall will be fairly a little better about that but as the aims are really or seeing cause traffic giveth traffic taketh away he's in behind the second place GTD goes through past the Lamborghini now he's got the dying one to Pearl Bamba Bamba only in fourth position here and with North the Fords ahead of the best of the Porsches now keep the manufacturers title running to at least the next race not being a good weekend for Porsche this weekend's the beat seeing all weekends that they don't have the horsepower to competing it Adams beat out two core retirement we hear what's the conclusion and after caller brought that kind the pits after that incident many thanks to Jeff Brown [Music] that's the second time they've had driveline troubles didn't that tear the ballot Watkins Glen as well you are correct yeah pack your good hustle from out there finding that out to us some gearbox issue [Music] right Jeremy 13 minutes to go [Music] car number 14 which is the Lexus of Jack Hawksworth incident responsibility with 96 warning yeah that's a the ongoing battle here for third place in GT d can't afford anything else thought Jeremy Bell or bullet will have got that word so he'll be pushing as hard as he can to try make Jack Hawksworth jump Hawksworth at the moment running down towards turn number five I didn't fight the BMW's ahead the BMW has got a head of Hawks with drag through last lap I went round the outside into turn 5 there was a little bit of touch and bumped that well was that what he got thee yeah that's earlier on there was a little bit of a touching bump it turned 5 which is what the warning came from but a blitz already through so that must have happened this lap because when they went across the line Hawksworth was just ahead by 2/10 of a second so all Berlin has taken the advantage of effectively having a yellow card [Music] through he has gone into third position meanwhile further down the other lectures improved in a bit of a battle as well well 63 he's just got by Tony feel and it's just gone back Tom's and Bella now who's about to get mocked by another couple of cars is whirling clearly Andy Lonnie and Dennis Olson Townsend Bell then who starred this lap in seventh position is at least now town in ninth as lolly goes through and pulls away in the Magnus Lamborghini and Denis Olsen's knocked backwards in coming forwards so he'll not be having a little girl as well I know all of a sudden look me there's not too much between the race leaders and the front row who in prototype all of a sudden hairy tape there's only a couple of seconds number six we all send another mistake from him and the king but somehow he holds on that fate off don't touch anything for goodness sake don't break attention well I'll tell you what also unusually ragged today for the Porsche young professional and that will have been ordered as well just to mention Jeremy by the way it also most anywhere close I think got a bit of air or push there behind the Lexus car just didn't seem returning at worth nortis Norma Singh that when Harry Tincknell comes through this time around which he will do any second now he will go on to LA he will have completed lap number 76 and corner lap number 77 why is that important because the race distance record for a two hour 40 minute race here is 76 laps so we're about to complete the 76 top hello now we've completed 76 sorry we've competed 77 77 now right there 77 yeah Wow right okay so that's a new distance records 4.2 seconds 33 stuck in the pit lid car been circulating all this time off the front page yes it has no it has it feel stopped Wardley for that car so that's going to be picking up a few points now what happened it's turn six ah Townsend Bell had brought the type of the inside and 20 Wilander thought well if he's gonna make a room for him there I'm going to put my car in it and he did nice piece of opportunist work by Wilander in the Ferrari hello to all the 600 WeatherTech employees were here this weekend Laurel company celebrating 30 years in the area 30 years of excellence you're enjoying the day nice move by Wilander who's there up to seventh position in GTD [Music] nor difference really between the cars at the front of the field Jeremy they're matching each of the 10th for 10th depending on what happens in the traffic tinkle couple of seconds quicker that time around because Cameron hit the traffic that Harry did a lap and a half ago when the gap went down to just under five seconds to just up to three [Music] so GT did torna led by Mike Apple sellers is hung on that 2.7 seconds and don't forget if you're here in the US will round off the Sprint Cup part of the GTD season at weathertech rear Laguna Seca which is on the NBC network think I said NBCSN earlier on for which I apologize it's flag-to-flag if you're in the u.s. further afield of course you'll still be able to watch on in Sadat's TV and every single session of the able to Weather Tech sports guard shack ship guaranteed from all into weekend's live on him so radio so plenty of actually come from the GT T's as well as we go to the michelin's GT challenge at vir that's our next race nor prototypes there [Music] on a circuit that always provides action much as here always great to go back to Virginia with the GT cars Ford versus Corvette out on the circuit it's the battle for second in GT LeMond down the turn number five and that was a relatively easy pass by Joey hunt nothing taking them a while to find a way past but yeah I was interesting there Tommy I think realized Tommy Milner he was driving the four Corvette that he didn't have much left six minutes to go they're going to take the points they can get Tony or Garcia still well back 42 seconds off the leader that was the better place of the two Corvettes at the moment Ford one and two at the manufacturer of battle in gtlm goes on to that Michelin GT event adds vir GT only effective vir the week's time [Music] whether getting ever more threatening but with only six five minutes to go five to half but it's a girl now you get risk it wouldn't you whatever happens aprons it's a cloudburst on the far side of the circuit you're not gonna give up a good position he's sitting in sixth or seventh still on the lead lap you might dive in for a set of Michelin whets share Adams in the pit lane it's easy for me to say that share because I'm sitting in the dissin luxury of theá-- it's a broadcast Center well it's not that easy for those on the pit lane number four court records in the pits oh really with five minutes remaining in the race you said they came into lap 46 in that Corvette and that was significantly earlier than anybody else oh and the first stop was I'm not 21 - so that it was always going to be a struggle for them they needed some yellow with the strategy they had been pursuing and they didn't get it timed fuel stopped or deform illness oh yeah there there's a certain sense of resignation down there at Corvette Racing [Music] so there could be it's on lap 47 who's the next closest on fuel everybody else should be okay right because that number four car came in yeah number 24 was out of sequence number 12 912 came in four laps later yeah 15 year we should we should be we only got four minutes remain - any couple of laps oh no a problem from McLaren I think that's out of fuel Jeremy 76 car this is fifth Paul hold certain round he's he's crawling up the hill he was in the pit zone only one lap before the majority of the GTD cars thought no I thought he had a broken rear suspension there he's crawling in the pit there very slowly so he has got some more the power it's at the wrong end of the pit lid from where she is so we'll just have to have a look because he's right outside our window so fifth position for McLaren serve up yetis it's just fuel well now this throws the cat amongst the pigeons because he was only one lap four miles better than everyone else in GTD as well 74 also giving on the same lap yes exactly and they're just getting four or five seconds of fuel the McLaren hasn't reached started but the launch star AMG has now this is going to be another one of those ruled America finishes is that we've had it here before where people have run out with the can't restart the McLaren but that was just a fuel stop so Wow 47 this I got a good got it going to the big burnout saw Mike Campbell Brian sellers Hawks with farm back reveal and the lolly top seven that's portion up and Guinea pmw lexus acura Ferrari Lamborghini for the top seven six month batteries at the top seven two and a half minutes to go we're gonna have drama in GT t agreement yes Westbrook at Joey hands now only separated by four point seven seconds the two Ford's look like looking like a formation finish there Porsche in thirds de filippi in for four BFW salvaging a little bit for BMW after that deer hasn't got the way they wanted it to toriel Garcia puts his fastest sector time in in the number-three Corvette and that's because he's trying to catch cada de filippi and get some extra points it's a battle for fourth position in GT the Bob but it could be crucial come the end of the season at the head of the field Cameron's right with Harry Tincknell four point seven seconds after the fastest year third second right under the number 77 cars only a second behind as well this is game on at the front of the field I tell you I'm not sure everybody was expecting this to be all green the big burning a lot of fresh fuel and all of a sudden it's all come back together think the prototypes are okay well here's something very interesting Ricky Taylor is the next car ahead of the next prototype ahead of the race leader now let's see what happens here with these team big claws again was tearless last lap 155 tearless slowing up Taylor is going to try and back the leader into his team better you might not need to because he's got caught behind below but going into the king very tightly to eat through the king now and here comes the accurate dip Cameron is in prime position here for the Dodge out and the orbiting down in Canada corner camping that's happened Jarvis is hoping in a few as well so it's both Acuras versus both Mazdas but one of the Acuras is a almost two full lap down it'll be white flag this time around for miles to decide the EMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship here at the road race your kiss [Music] well the last time a master would near seven years ago it was a battle to the line the last five laps or so absolutely extraordinary and we've got it again yeah well first second and third through turn one fifty five point one last time around for the race feeding Technol yeah he was held up by the PFW oh yeah that's what closed everything up now where is the other Acura or he's just up the road I don't think he's gonna come into play I hope he doesn't turn five about a third of the way around all the ladies got white goes right off the circuit that pulls across me says the other car that's gonna be a penalty oh my goodness me now Jarvis is Chad Seiya Jarvis has got a job that he accurate because I'm sure they gonna look at that but stick by Harry Tincknell second time Harry has dropped the wheels off the circuit today and my gosh did the wrist there is he defended rather to start Lee for my liking he could across in defense in reaction to what was going on behind on the Jarvis is being blocked behind thee Paul Holton McLaren this one's not over it's not over at all they'll be looking at that contact on the last lap the back of the Masters got some damage the front of the Acura looks alright now they're back together again this cars ahead of them Jeremy believe it or not turn that clock back seven years we're gonna have a drag race through the last corner and now I said these seven years ago who's got the poor knees is it master or is inaccurate last time it was master it will be master again this time and across the line it's three in a row for master and the second race win on the year for the 55 John deunan he's registered seus again Jarvis comes through in third after being held up in traffic we're not seeing that that's being looked at at the moment so as it stands there's nothing to talk about and signal wins by two tenths of a second my memory takes lmp2 my Kapil Matt Kappel go ahead got through ahead of the leaders so will actually win gt2 he buy a whole lap which seems a little unfair on the scoresheet after he was pushed so hard by Bryan sellers Bryan and sellers went a lap down to the wrist leader another lap down just as they were coming to the line and in Jade Salem on the manufacturers title he's not yet going the way of Stuttgart and Porsche because Ford r12 and Andy Lally just held off Tony Freeland on the line you go ahead a couple of laps ago I guess six six and seventh some great racing all the way through brilliant strategy once again front for Chip Ganassi Racing it's another one - what's another one - it's another one - because they've had lots of them in the past and that been the dominant car here at Road America so Mac gamble will come round on what is effectively his victory lap because they later had gone was that God passed all of his competition he'll be the last one to take the checkered flag three in a row and another drag Ridge to the lights seven years after that famous finish here out of his down at master TVO's I'm not sure we're actually gonna get a cognisant sentence out of John dune and the raw emotion you've got three in a row and you've got to win at Road America your home track how amazing is this race teams been amazing these guys multimatic these guys have transformed this program and I've been coming here since I was six weeks old and I wanted to be here for one so bad for so long and I just cannot believe we got it done it's a total team effort and what an inspiration we got about 200 guests down at turn 5 Mazda dealers corporate partners lots of family and friends and I hope they have the chocolate milk ready for you because that white shirt you've got on it's about to be a little bit brown well I got the socks on and we got a long-sleeve shirt on the chocolate milk ones and in storage forever but I wanted one so bad here for the Mazda brand and for my family I've been coming here with my dad since I was a little tiny kid and it's the most beautiful and best racetrack in the entire world congratulations John thank you brilliant stuff michelin post race tech to come on Eames original let's have your comments questions points arising hashtag michelin PRT to @m Surrey to your lots of stuff to talk about there even up to the checkered flag and beyond we've got to take them off the track try to pick up a little bit of tire debris to make sure there's no issues with any portraits take height that I don't where you moved to now and one garage down to Ford GT two in a row four first common requests Berg how about that right yeah awesome I mean just what a great effort just flawless race for us really I mean we had the advantage on the long runs and the windows were really tight today on strategy you know the three car they were gonna be looking promising had they not had the problem on the on the three stop strategy but we knew our strength was going to be on old tires and I think that's where we made the difference today Congrats two in a row thank you yes he was a bit disappointed that he wasn't on the front row which would have turned into a pool position but he's a fast lap discounted he was a little wide at turn one inch perfect today and another win for the 67 crew Richard Westbrook will be a happy man on the plane on the way home tonight as with Ryan Briscoe Mazda a little damage on the back of that sir 55 miles I don't think in any of their victory share that brought a car horn with the rear aerodynamics I mean it's completely broken on the right-hand side it's hanging off the left-hand side we've seen that before and it was Watkins Glen the 50 car five car was damaged I think the 77 had a bit of damage that when he rut wanted to that's a TMP as well you are correct John I think maybe next time they'll let Bommarito finish the race and see if he can bring it home clean out there they're pretty happy with tanks and I do have to say when I was watching the last final laps John won a McNish was staring at the screens and he had told me on the grid that he had to leave early because he has a flight to catch tonight from Chicago he did not leave early yeah I'd be fine he could have listened on the way down on set on serious to or two of course should have told him that we dodged the weather and we've had another great finish share we'll jump in with some more of the interviews as soon as we get them Jeremy into intermediate points what if what if we got this is all unofficial of course and subject to post risk inspection where do you want to start yeah it's on a dpi the Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya they will extend their championship lead with the second-place finish today there know got a seven-point age over Philippian Asher and fully and but Iranian finished once again in 4th position in the best of the Cadillacs in 3rd position now however jumping for up from 6th will be Jonathan Bomarito a winner for the second time this season along with that Harry Tincknell and that he will have 222 points as will Elia Castroneves and Ricky Taylor but the mazda team will have that position on account back because cash turnovers and Taylor have yet to win a race manufacturers we've done those manufacturers yeah accurate will continue to lead over Kelly actually stretch their lead over Cadillac Mazda will get a little bit closer in third place right well so if you don't well lmp2 Matt Matt Murray came in here with the two-point lead over over Cameron castles you will leave with a five-point edge just before next one let's take an interview from it doesn't seem to matter who is Co driving with Zach Robuchon somehow we need a victory lane and for Zach it's it's pretty exciting to get a win at Lime Rock Park it's very exciting to get a win here at Road America at this nine five team they did work pretty hard today for it yeah I mean incredible job by the team once again both at Lime Rock and this weekend we were able to jump some cars in pit lane and just you know they did a perfect job and Matt executed perfectly so just just a fantastic feeling congratulations you wanted a track that has Canada border that's it yes so that's for Jeremy considering with the results on the championship unofficial championship standings in gtlm Lawrence Pantera and Earl Bamber they came in here with a two-point edge over Patrick Peter teammates Patrick peeling and nicked and it'll extend that now to 14 points up into third place however Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe with their second win in successive weekends they will move one point ahead of yan Magnussen and I'm Tony Garcia for third and which had Westbrook and Briscoe now only four points behind PLA and Tandy in a manufacturers championship Porsche up to 69 Ford have 230 no 248 but that pretty much all it doesn't quite clinch it doesn't but well it actually well does it in total wins 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 no they can tie them but that's the best they can do right and then it would go on Camp buck oh yeah everybody to GTD yes so just kind of doing that I mean Mario farm I couldn't rent him and have a had a huge lead it'll get trimmed just a little bit he wasn't it yeah it was it was 30 points it'll now be a little bit less it'd be 26 over bill hablen and Robbie Foley finished again on the podium in third place I said that to the tournament what seems third fourth consecutive podium finish so so great result for them for faff Motorsports so number 30 that's number nine car Saku Robuchon will certainly makes it make up some ground in the drivers standings and in the Sprint Cup I haven't actually got got down to round two that yet but I'm thinking well let me let me figure that one out but I think that Zachary Bertram might now be leading right the Sprint Cup points I'll work on that fight let's break up of course master race where WeatherTech race were at Laguna Seca live on NBC network that's two races time share any chance of another quick interview from you I'm staring at the back of this Mazda and just sort of in awe that he actually managed to keep it on the road for the end of that because it was um pretty pretty sketchy have to say let me jump in with Jonathan Bomarito really quick if I can because we interviewed him in the middle of the race but Jonathan you got the race winner hat on once again race winner had on once again and the curse damaged once again you guys seem to have a pattern going yeah when the rear wings about to fall off that seems like when we're gonna win so no it was amazing amazing Harry did an amazing job at the end the Pinsky's were really quick there and wow what an amazing the whole crew amazing job on both cars again I'm kind of speechless I mean the Brett Road America Dunes home track of his family and that was a hard-fought battle the whole time no yellows green flag we lost AC in the car it was just unbearable in there and hairy powered through Congrats thank you well don't the Adam the party beginning down there will hand the P in 88.3 FM back to Tony reporter for the formalities on our s 2 and a 4/5 for here at the track and around the world will continue in just a few moments time with michelin paused race tech with a reminder that in two weeks time we're at the Michelin G C challenge at vir the prototypes take a weekend off and we celebrate everything that is grand and touring hope you can join us then on m's original and mgtv post race tech michelin poster is tech comes up right now well it seems that I tend to start Michelin poster is tech with a Wow and fish weekend but really Jeremy sure its ease once again absolutely required and an absolutely correct to start with the Wow I mean another full grain flag race which actually pro proved really important at the end for a couple of the GTD guys who didn't quit out for Corvette actually who didn't quite get their sums right and weren't able to do the fuel mileage it was very interesting to hear people sing that the thought that the stints would be tire restricted but in fact there were in some cases that fuel restricted and I mean for battles the biggest gap was the 31 seconds in lmp2 where that really could have gone either way and Jim's French managed to keep the car on the road a bit more and might have lead even a little bit closer than that just great racing that's all I can say yeah Chris yeah and you know in that class Matt McMurray extended his lead but it was actually James that got the faster lap in the race a little bit of braking points there for the for the local driver from a Sheboygan it was it was a cracking motor estimate all four classes you know that the lmp2 again there might only be two cars but they had a good battle all the way through that race so that was fun in itself and it was just really interesting to see the strategies played out you just talked about GTI lemon the the Corvette team they're not before can't making a pit stop shortly before the finish those two the three of the four running slightly different strategies number three car that made the extra extra stop that was kind of committed to that I think fairly on in the proceedings was it stopped after 20 odd laps the four car didn't it yeah number three car came in after after a dozen laps yeah but that would that was kind of been held up by the by several other cars of that stage and it kind of came out in a wash because it's all finished in fourth position but different ahead you can comfortably ahead of the number four car there's actually that fourth place finish for Garcia and Magnussen is it's you know it's it's a pretty good result considering but they'll certainly be disappointed having decided from the pole position with one car and the other car up in the top three as well they've certainly would have been looking for better than that but Ford Chip Ganassi Racing I think once again executed absolutely perfectly this afternoon yeah can't disagree with that what of Cour got to do to get some look says right turn lover and he says what is bent Keating's have to do to get some look second race in a row that Ben Keating has had rotten look and a rotten result I mean the racing God sometimes Jeremy seems to be terribly fickle it's as simple as that yeah it's gonna be really disappointing for that team because they had a good run going today they were up in the top but half a dozen Colin brown Draco I mean it's not been thought to him he did a good first stint he wasn't losing much ground at all long it's to steer just about on the lane no no no comfortably yeah comfortably no not even close I mean he was running he was running you know not too far behind the the JDC did you know he was Ronnie went right with number five car and the JDC cars know he was running just great that was a really good stint from John Bennett and and then from there Colin Braun you know worked his magic it wasn't gonna be another win for that team probably but they were on for another they were they were running in in sixth place when they had the problems I think they were going to

Channel: IMSA Official

Views: 440,403

Rating: 4.8997149 out of 5

Keywords: IMSA, International Motor Sports Association, WeatherTech Championship, Road America, Acura, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Lamborghini, Lexus, Mazda, McLaren, Mercedes, Nissan, Porsche

Id: CQEZ63oms_w

Length: 185min 39sec (11139 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 08 2019