2009 Verizon Festival of Speed

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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]

Track map of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Race results

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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

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  1. ^ Matsuda, Darryl (May 14, 2009). "Verizon Festival of Speed preview". The Mercury News. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Bosowski, Dale (May 7, 2009). "Infineon and Mazda raceways open season schedules this week". Manteca Bulletin. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2009 Verizon Festival of Speed". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2024.


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