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2009 Verizon Festival of Speed

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Track map of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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

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Class Winners in bold.[4]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps
Engine
1 DP 76 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing United States Jon Fogarty
United States Alex Gurney
Riley Mk. XX 106
Pontiac 5.0L V8
2 DP 01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates United States Scott Pruett
Mexico Memo Rojas
Riley Mk. XX 106
Lexus 5.0L V8
3 DP 10 SunTrust Racing Italy Max Angelelli
United States Brian Frisselle
Dallara DP01 106
Ford 5.0L V8
4 DP 61 AIM Autosport United States Burt Frisselle
Canada Mark Wilkins
Riley Mk. XX 106
Ford 5.0L V8
5 DP 60 Michael Shank Racing Brazil Oswaldo Negri, Jr.
South Africa Mark Patterson
Riley Mk. XX 106
Ford 5.0L V8
6 DP 12 Penske Racing Germany Timo Bernhard
France Romain Dumas
Riley Mk. XX 106
Porsche 3.99L Flat-6
7 DP 6 Michael Shank Racing United States John Pew
Canada Michael Valiante
Riley Mk. XX 106
Ford 5.0L V8
8 DP 58 Brumos Racing United States David Donohue
United States Darren Law
Riley Mk. XI 106
Porsche 3.99L Flat-6
9 DP 55 Supercar Life Racing France Christophe Bouchut
United States Scott Tucker
Riley Mk. XX 105
BMW 5.0L V8
10 DP 45 Orbit Racing United States Bill Lester
United Kingdom Darren Manning
Riley Mk. XI 105
BMW 5.0L V8
11 DP 77 Doran Racing United States Memo Gidley
United States Brad Jaeger
Dallara DP01 105
Ford 5.0L V8
12 DP 2 Childress-Howard Motorsports United States Rob Finlay
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Crawford DP08 103
Pontiac 5.0L V8
13 GT 70 SpeedSource United Kingdom Nick Ham
Canada Sylvain Tremblay
Mazda RX-8 GT 101
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
14 GT 07 Team Drinkin' Mate United States Kelly Collins
United States Paul Edwards
Pontiac GXP.R 101
Pontiac 6.0L V8
15 GT 87 Farnbacher-Loles Racing United States Leh Keen
Germany Dirk Werner
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 101
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
16 GT 66 The Racer's Group United States Ted Ballou
United States Spencer Pumpelly
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 101
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 GT 69 SpeedSource United States Emil Assentato
United States Jeff Segal
Mazda RX-8 GT 101
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
18 GT 57 Stevenson Motorsports United States Andrew Davis
United Kingdom Robin Liddell
Pontiac GXP.R 101
Pontiac 6.0L V8
19 GT 65 Riegel/Stanton/The Racer's Group United States John Potter
United States Craig Stanton
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 100
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20 GT 86 Farnbacher-Loles Racing United States Eric Lux
United States Kevin Roush
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 100
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 GT 32 PR1 Motorsports United States Lawson Achsenbach
United States Thomas Merrill
Pontiac GXP.R 99
Pontiac 6.0L V8
22 GT 40 Dempsey Racing United States Patrick Dempsey
United States Joe Foster
Mazda RX-8 GT 99
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
23 GT 68 The Racer's Group Mexico Josémanuel Gutierrez
United States Scott Schroeder
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 99
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
24 GT 63 The Racer's Group United States Henri Richard
United States René Villeneuve
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 99
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25 DP 59 Brumos Racing Portugal João Barbosa
United States J.C. France
Riley Mk. XI 96
Porsche 3.99L Flat-6
26 DP 13 Beyer Racing Canada Mike Forest
United States Ricky Taylor
Riley Mk. XI 92
Porsche 5.0L V8
27 GT 31 Battery Tender/MCM Racing United States Romeo Kapudija
South Africa Dion von Moltke
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 84
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
28 GT 42 Team Sahlen United States Will Nonnamaker
United States Joe Sahlen
Chevrolet Corvette C6 78
Chevrolet 5.7L V8
29 GT 67 The Racer's Group United States Andy Lally
United States Justin Marks
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 71
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
30
DNF
GT 43 Team Sahlen United States Wayne Nonnamaker
United States Joe Nonnamaker
Chevrolet Corvette C6 67
Chevrolet 5.7L V8
31
DNF
GT 30 Racers Edge Motorsports United States Dane Cameron
United States Bryce Miller
Mazda RX-8 GT 35
Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
32
DNF
DP 76 Krohn Racing Sweden Nic Jönsson
Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 33
Ford 5.0L V8
33
DNF
DP 5 Beyer Racing United States Jared Beyer
United States 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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