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2008 Review
SPEED GT • Round Eight • Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
Pobst Takes Detroit for Third SPEED GT Win
DETROIT, Mich. (Aug. 31, 2008) – Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., drove his Porsche to the
SCCA Pro Racing SPEED GT Championship Round Eight win at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. Andy
Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., and Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., followed.
Pobst launched his No. 1 K-PAX Racing Porsche
911 GT3 into Turn One with the rest of the field
behind him, minus Eric Olberz and his No. 29
911 Design Porsche 911 GT3 however, which
remained motionless on the grid. The safety car
was quickly dispatched and the first of three
full-course yellows followed.
On the lap-four restart Pobst maintained his
lead and even opened up more than two seconds
on second-place Pilgrim. Behind them,
Davis pulled his No. 10 ACS/Sun Microsystems
Ford Mustang Cobra alongside Dino Crescentini
into Turn Eight. The two made contact, sending
Crescentini’s Porsche into a slide which ended at
the tire wall. Davis took over third place,
Pobst held off Pilgrim for the win at Detroit.
SWC/Weber photo
Crescentini’s bumper littering the course broght out the second full-course caution.
Pobst continued to hold his lead on the lap 11 restart, as Pilgrim and Davis battled for second. The
race would be slowed again when Joey Scarallo’s No. 06 Group A Wheels Pontiac GTO spun and
made light contact with the wall in Turn Three. With Scarallo stuck facing the wall, the full-course
caution came out for the third and final time on lap 15 of the 26-lap, 53.82-mile race.
On the lap-19 restart, Pobst’s lead went unchallenged as second-place Pilgrim had his hands full
with Davis and teammate Michael McCann, but the gap between he and Pilgrim eventually began to
close. On the final tour of the 14-turn, 2.07-mile course, Pilgrim pull alongside Pobst heading into
Turn Eight, but was unable to make anything happen. Pobst crossed the finish line 0.505-second
ahead of Pilgrim, taking his third win of the season. Pobst also set the fastest lap of the race on lap
15, a 1:31.858 (81.125 mph), only 0.001-second faster than Davis’ best lap of the race.
“The team is such a big reason for success,” Pobst said. “Motorsports is such a team sport. In the
NFL, a quarterback can’t win a game all by himself. Forget about it. I don’t care how good he is. It’s
the same way in racing.”
Coming off of two DNFs, a third-place finish was a welcomed result for Davis, especially in front of
Detroit’s Ford fans.
Pobst now leads Pilgrim by 116 points (827 to 711) in the Drivers’ Championship, followed by
Michael Galati with 621 points.
McCann finished a season-high fourth in the No. 8 Remington Shaving Cadillac CTS-V. He was followed
by Galati in the No. 23 K-PAX Racing Porsche 911 GT3. James Sofronas (Porsche 911 GT3)
and Jason Daskalos (Dodge Viper) finished sixth and seventh, respectively.
Cindi Lux, of Aloha, Ore., finished eighth. Lux earned both the Racing Electronics Holeshot Award
for advancing four positions on the opening lap, and the Sunoco Hard Charger Award for advancing
four positions during the race. Crescentini and Brian Simo (Dodge Viper) completed the top 10.
Porsche continues to lead the SCCA SPEED GT Manufacturers’ Championship Presented by RACER
with 53 points. Cadillac now moves into second, with 39 points, followed by Dodge (36), Ford (33)
and Chevrolet (21).
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SPEED GT • Round Eight • Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
Fn. St. Car Laps During Race
Ps. Ps. No. Driver/Hometown, State Sponsor/Car Pts. Purse Cmp Status Fast Lap Speed
1 1 1 Randy Pobst/ Gainesville/GA K Pax Racing Porsche 911 GT3 122 8000 26 1:31.858 81.125
2 2 8 Andy Pilgrim/ Boca Raton/FL Remington Shaving/Cadillac Cadillac CTS-V 108 4000 26 -0.505 1:31.887 81.099
3 5 10 Brandon Davis/ Huntington Beach/CA ACS/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang Cobra 84 3000 26 -0.913 1:31.859 81.124
4 3 16 Michael McCann/ Canton/OH Remington Shaving/Cadillac Cadillac CTS-V 91 1800 26 -4.469 1:31.911 81.078
5 7 23 Michael Galati/ Olmsted/OH K Pax Racing Porsche 911 GT3 80 1700 26 -8.160 1:32.496 80.565
6 9 14 James Sofronas/ Newport Beach/CA Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3 76 1400 26 -8.485 1:32.502 80.560
7 10 5 Jason Daskalos/ Albuquerque/NM Coastal Pet Products Inc. Dodge Viper 72 1300 26 -16.248 1:32.614 80.463
8 12 2 Cindi Lux/ Aloha/OR Mopar/Corsa/Forgeline/Momo Dodge Viper 68 1450 26 -17.561 1:33.563 79.646
9 4 4 Dino Crescentini/ Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Stoptech Porsche 911 GT3 68 1100 26 -17.967 1:32.738 80.355
10 11 13 Brian Simo/ Carlsbad/CA Foametix/Woodhouse Performance Dodge Viper 60 1000 26 -18.659 1:33.488 79.710
11 14 99 Jeff Courtney/ Slinger/WI KENDA/TJM/MPI Coin/Badger Dodge Viper 57 800 26 -19.401 1:33.423 79.766
12 20 11 Mike Davis/ Huntington Beach/CA ACS/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang Cobra 54 700 26 -32.684 1:34.184 79.121
13 15 31 Sonny Whelen/ Old Saybrook/CT Whelen Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette 51 600 26 -34.304 1:34.475 78.878
14 18 24 Sean Allen(R)/ Manhattan Beach/CA GMG/BMC Group Porsche 911 GT3 48 550 26 -54.226 1:36.213 77.453
15 6 12 Brian Kubinski/ Shorewood/IL Diamond Construction/CRP Chevrolet Corvette 45 500 24 -2 laps 1:34.474 78.878
16 17 89 Fred Roberts(R)/ Mississauga/ON Roberts Racing/Direct Energy Dodge Viper 43 450 21 Mech. 1:35.792 77.793
17 13 34 Tony Gaples/ Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt Inc/Blackdog Rcg Chevrolet Corvette 41 400 21 Axle 1:34.035 79.247
18 8 06 Joey Scarallo/ Smithtown/NY Group A Wheels Pontiac GTO 39 375 16 Crash 1:32.986 80.141
19 19 30 Eric Curran/ East Hampton/MA Whelen Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette 37 350 10 Mech. 1:34.224 79.088
20 16 29 Eric Olberz/ La Canada/CA 911 Design Porsche 911 GT3 35 300 0 Mech. no time -
** - Faster than previous record
Purse includes contingency awards
Notes: #10 Bradon Davis fined 10 point s for contact.
Race Statistics
Length of Race: 26 laps for 53.82 miles
Time of race: 50 minutes, 56.507 seconds.
Average speed: 63.390
Margin of victory: 0.505-second
Lap leaders: Laps 1 - 26, #1 Randy Pobst
Fastest race lap: #1 Randy Pobst, 1:31.858 (81.152 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #1 Randy Pobst, 1:30.939 (81.945 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #2 Cindi Lux, +four in race
Racing Electronics Holeshot Award: #2 Cinid Lux, +four on lap one
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