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