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2008 Review
SPEED GT • Round Five • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio SPEED GT to Archer
LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 20, 2008) – Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn., led every lap Sunday to
win the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course SPEED GT Presented by Remington race, Round Five of the
SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship. Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach,
Calif., and Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., completed the top three.
Starting from the pole in his No. 13
Foametix/Woodhouse Performance Dodge
Viper, Archer got away cleanly from the
standing start to lead second-starting Davis’
No. 10 ACS/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang
Cobra. Davis was never far from Archer, but he
was unable to mount a challenge for the lead
despite the race being slowed by three
cautions.
Archer beat Davis by 1.224 seconds, averaging
77.075 mph over the 29-lap, 65.481-mile race.
Two new faces graced the top three throughout
the race before falling back, allowing Pilgrim to
Archer takes his second win of the season at Mid-Ohio.
SWC/Weber photo
remain perfect in 2008 podium appearances in his No. 8 Remington Shaving and Grooming Cadillac
CTS-V. Third starting Jeff Courtney ran third in his No. 99 KENDA/JTM/MPI Coin/Badger Dodge Viper
before a lap-six spin put him well back to an eventual 15th place finish.
Courtney’s spin promoted Tommy Milner to third in his first series appearance in the No. 21 Rahal
Letterman Racing Aston Martin DB9. Milner set the race’s fastest lap of 1:28.072 (92.297 mph) as
he reeled in the lead duo. For over 15 laps, the top three were nose-to-tail until Milner dropped a
wheel and spun out of contention in the Carousel on lap 22.
Milner’s departure coincided with Archer pulling out a slight advantage over Davis, one that would
never shrink en route to the 2004 Champion’s ninth series win.
“The Viper hasn’t been the hottest car the last couple of years, so if feels good to put the car up
front and be racing with these guys again,” Archer said.
Milner worked back to fourth after an exchange with Michael McCann’s No. 16 Remington Shaving
and Grooming Cadillac CTS-V and Michael Galati’s K-PAX Racing Porsche 911 GT3. Galati completed
the top five, with Randy Pobst finishing sixth after running as low as 11th in his K-PAX Racing
Porsche 911 GT3.
Dino Crescentini (Porsche 911 GT3) advanced seven positions from 14th to finish seventh, one
better than teammate James Sofronas (No. 14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3), who
advanced 21 positions to take the Sunoco Hard Charger honor. Sofronas also advanced 12 positions
on the opening lap to earn the Racing Electronics Holeshot Award.
Fifth-starting McCann recovered from a poor start to reach the top five with three laps to go, but
faded to ninth. Tony Gaples (Chevrolet Corvette) completed the top 10.
Pilgrim now trails Pobst by 13 (503 to 490). Davis remains third, with 455, followed by Galati (404)
and Sofronas (352).
Despite its fifth-place finish, Porsche maintained the lead in the SCCA SPEED GT Manufacturers’
Championship Presented by RACER Magazine. The German manufacturer has 31 points to Cadillac’s
29, Ford’s 28 and Dodge’s 23.
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SPEED GT • Round Five • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Fn. St. Car Laps During Race
Ps. Ps. No. Driver/Hometown, State Sponsor/Car Pts. Purse Cmp Status Fast Lap Speed
1 1 13 Tommy Archer/ Duluth/MN Foametix/Woodhouse Performance Dodge Viper 122 8000 29 1:28.158 92.207
2 2 10 Brandon Davis/ Huntington Beach/CA ACS/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang Cobra 108 4000 29 -1.224 1:28.147 92.218
3 8 8 Andy Pilgrim/ Boca Raton/FL Remington Shaving/Cadillac Cadillac CTS-V 92 3000 29 -3.771 1:28.816 91.524
4 4 21 Tommy Milner/ Leesburg/VA Rahal Letterman Racing Aston Martin DB9 89 1800 29 -11.291 1:28.072 92.297
5 6 23 Michael Galati/ Olmsted/OH K Pax Racing Porsche 911 GT3 80 1700 29 -13.099 1:28.904 91.433
6 7 1 Randy Pobst/ Gainesville/GA K Pax Racing Porsche 911 GT3 76 1400 29 -18.009 1:29.075 91.258
7 14 4 Dino Crescentini/ Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Shoptech Porsche 911 GT3 72 1300 29 -18.828 1:28.930 91.406
8 29 14 James Sofronas/ Newport Beach/CA Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3 68 1450 29 -19.087 1:29.110 91.222
9 5 16 Michael McCann/ Canton/OH Remington Shaving/Cadillac Cadillac CTS-V 66 1100 29 -19.752 1:28.538 91.811
10 19 34 Tony Gaples/ Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt Inc/Blackdog Rcg Chevrolet Corvette 60 1000 29 -22.023 1:29.129 91.202
11 11 66 Tim McKenzie/ Madison/WI TR Racing Porsche 911 GT3 57 800 29 -23.634 1:29.148 91.183
12 20 06 Joey Scarallo/ Smithtown/NY Group A Wheels Pontiac GTO 54 700 29 -27.073 1:29.442 90.883
13 12 11 Mike Davis/ Huntington Beach/CA ACS/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang Cobra 51 600 29 -38.500 1:29.284 91.044
14 24 89 Fred Roberts/ Mississauga/ON Roberts Racing/Direct Energy Dodge Viper 48 550 29 -47.708 1:30.939 89.387
15 3 99 Jeff Courtney/ Slinger/WI KENDA/TJM/MPI Coin/Badger Dodge Viper 51 500 29 -50.095 1:28.293 92.066
16 17 17 Robert Foster/ Phoenix/AZ LTI Contracting/Foster Mtspts. Chevrolet Corvette 43 450 29 -52.270 1:29.275 91.053
17 26 76 John Bourassa/ Jupiter Island/FL THR/Indeco/Hillview Vineyards Porsche 911 Turbo 41 400 29 -1:24.477 1:32.180 88.184
18 10 56 Ritch Marziale/ Tempe/AZ All-Cut Concrete Cutting Dodge Viper 39 375 29 -1:24.836 1:29.169 91.161
19 25 7 Phillip Martien(R)/ Finksburg/MD At Speed Mtsprts/Phillip’s Way Porsche 911 GT3 37 350 29 -1:34.525 1:31.218 89.114
20 28 68 Russ Oasis/ Miami/FL N Trust Bank/The Hair Cuttery Dodge Viper 35 300 28 -1 lap 1:33.779 86.680
21 27 24 Sean Allen(R)/ Manhattan Beach/CA GMG/BMC Group Porsche 911 GT3 33 28 -1 lap 1:31.517 88.822
22 18 31 Sonny Whelen/ Old Saybrook/CT Whelen Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette 31 28 -1 lap 1:30.277 90.042
23 23 29 Eric Olberz/ La Canada/CA 911 Design Porsche 911 GT3 29 28 -1 lap 1:29.964 90.356
24 30 72 Jeff Altenburg/ Ellicott City/MD DRC Motorsports Lexus IS-350 27 28 -1 lap 1:34.580 85.946
25 21 9 Gunter Schaldach(R)/ Aspen/CO Lala Motorsports Dodge Viper 25 28 -1 lap 1:30.373 89.947
26 13 5 Jason Daskalos/ Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Dvlpmnt&Investments Dodge Viper 23 26 -3 laps 1:28.447 91.905
27 15 57 Stu Frederick(R)/ Del Mar/CA Landsystems/Meissner Jacquet Dodge Viper 21 26 -3 laps 1:29.988 90.332
28 16 2 Cindi Lux/ Aloha/OR Mopar/Corsa/Forgeline/Momo. Dodge Viper 19 16 Crash 1:30.404 89.916
29 9 30 Eric Curran/ East Hampton/MA Whelen Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette 17 1 Crash no time -
30 22 18 Kyle Foster(R)/ Phoenix/AZ LTI Contracting/Foster Mtspts. Dodge Viper 0 DNS no time -
** - Faster than previous record
Purse includes contingency awards
Race Statistics
Length of Race: 29 laps for 65.481 miles
Time of race: 50 minutes, 58.518 seconds.
Average speed: 77.075 mph
Margin of victory: 1.224 seconds
Lap leaders: Laps 1-29, #13 Tommy Archer
Fastest race lap: #21 Tommy Milner, 1:28.072 (92.297 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #13 Tommy Archer, 1:25.673 (94.881 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #14 Sofronas, +21 in race
Racing Electronics Holeshot Award: #14 Sofronas, +12 on lap one
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