2008 Review SCCA SPEED GT CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 SEASON-AT-A-GLANCE RACE No. No. No. No. No. MARGIN No. DISTANCE OF OF OF OF OF OF VIC. LEAD DATE CIRCUIT (MILES) LAPS ENT. QUAL. ST. FIN. (SEC.) CHANGE March 14 Sebring 44.4 12 28 28 26 24 4.014 5 April 20 Long Beach 55.104 28 28 24 27 21 1.832 0 May 18 Miller Mts. Park 67.056 22 31 29 31 31 1.148 0 June 8 Watkins Glen 74.8 22 23 19 22 22 5.584 0 July 20 Mid-Ohio 65.481 29 30 28 29 29 1.224 0 August 10 Road America 72.864 18 26 24 26 26 1.210 0 August 24 Mosport 73.77 30 23 22 23 23 1.390 2 August 31 Detroit 52.82 20 20 20 20 20 0.505 0 Sept. 28 Thunderbolt 65.1 30 21 19 20 20 0.172 1 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 3 Road Atlanta 71.12 28 27 25 26 26 4.093 1 * Denotes Track Record Total 642.515 239 257 238 250 242 21.172 9 Average 64.25 23.90 25.70 23.80 25.00 24.20 2.117 0.90 SCCA SPEED GT CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 DRIVERS’ SCORECARD WINNER’S Speed FASTEST Speed FASTEST Speed CIRCUIT WINNER (MPH) QUALIFIER (MPH) RACE LAP (MPH) Sebring Randy Pobst 51.594 Brandon Davis** 102.161 Michael Galati 72.029 Long Beach Brandon Davis 62.529 Brandon Davis 82.883 Brandon Davis *82.185 Miller Ms Prk Tommy Archer 92.160 Tommy Archer 94.284 Jeff Courtney 93.284 Watkins Glen Randy Pobst 103.866 Randy Pobst 106.340 Tommy Archer 104.702 Mid-Ohio Tommy Archer 77.075 Tommy Archer 94.881 Tommy Milner 92.297 Road America Tommy Archer 84.480 Tommy Archer 107.299 Tommy Archer 105.780 Mosport Eric Curran 85.476 Eric Curran 106.627 Eric Curran *105.142 Detroit Randy Pobst 63.390 Randy Pobst 81.945 Randy Pobst 81.125 Thunderbolt James S<strong>of</strong>ronas 87.127 Brandon Davis 90.900 Eric Curran 94.648 Road Atlanta Brandon Davis 84.003 Tommy Milner 106.216 Brandon Davis *105.213 * - Denotes Track Record ** - Starting positions based on practice times. 2008 SPEED GT DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (Starting Position) Finishing Position Ps. Driver, Car Pts. Purse SEB LBC MMP WGI MOH RAM MOS DET NJM RAT 1 Randy Pobst, Porsche 911 GT3 983 $65,700 (2) 1**(2) 2 (11) 4 (1) 1** (7) 6 (8) 3 (2) 2** (1) 1** (4) 7 (5) 5 2 Andy Pilgrim, Cadillac CTS-V 907 $38,400 (4) 2 (3) 3 (6) 3 (2) 2 (8) 3 (3)22 (8) 6 (2) 2 (3) 3 (3) 3 3 Brandon Davis, Ford Mustang Cobra 831 $39,800 (1) 4* (1) 1** (5) 2 (4)21 (2) 2 (6)23 (4)23 (5) 3 (1) 2 (2) 1** 4 James S<strong>of</strong>ronas, Porsche 911 GT3 750 $25,250 (11) 9 (6) 5 (7) 9 (7) 6 (29) 8 (15) 4 (13)15 (9) 6 (2) 1**(11) 7 5 Michael Galati, Porsche 911 GT3 733 $21,050 (7) 3* (4) 4 (9)14 (5) 3 (6) 5 (11)15 (7) 3 (7) 5 (5) 9 (10)14 6 Jason Daskalos, Dodge Viper 629 $13,300 (10) 8* (8) 6 (18) 8 (22)12 (13)26 (2)13 (3)17 (10) 7 (13) 4 (8) 6 7 Michael McCann, Cadillac CTS-V 620 $12,700 (3)12 (10)15 (16)10 (6) 5 (5) 9 (7) 6 (5) 5 (3) 4 (12)20 (7)22 8 Jeff Courtney, Dodge Viper 618 $12,400 (17) 5 (13)10 (19) 6 (12)13 (3)15 (26) 8 (11) 7 (14)11 (7) 6 (17)24 9 Tony Gaples, Chevrolet Corvette 580 $10,350 (25) 6 (20)14 (14)12 (13)11 (19)10 (16)11 (17) 8 (13)17 (11) 8 (18)13 10 Eric Curran, Chevrolet Corvette 554 $17,475 (8)26 (28)25 (4)30 (8) 4 (9)29 (5) 2 (1) 1* (19)19 (10)18 (6) 4 11 Tommy Archer, Dodge Viper 533 $26,625 (12)18 - (1) 1** (3)19 (1) 1** (1) 1** (6) 4 - - - 12 Mike Davis, Ford Mustang Cobra 521 $7,425 (5) 7 (7) 7 (13)26 (15) 9 (12)13 (19)25 (15) 9 (20)12 (14)11 (19)18 13 Dino Crescentini, Porsche 911 GT3 507 $6,850 (15)19 (9)26 (20) 7 (9)20 (14) 7 (17)24 (16)10 (4) 9 (19)10 (4)15 14 Cindi Lux, Dodge Viper 458 $7,525 - (11) 9 (3) 5 - (16)28 (10) 9 (14)18 (12) 8 (9)12 (14) 9 15 Sonny Whelen, Chevrolet Corvette 397 $3,550 (18)16 (12)12 (10)28 (19)15 (18)22 (18)26 (12)11 (15)13 (16)15 (12)23 16 Joey Scar<strong>all</strong>o, Pontiac GTO 373 $3,775 DNS (21)19 (23)23 (10) 7 (20)12 (14)19 (23)22 (8)18 (17)19 (25)19 17 Tim McKenzie, Porsche 911 GT3 353 $4,550 (16)23 (14)11 (15)13 (11)14 (11)11 (12)16 - - - (9) 8 18 Tommy Milner, As<strong>to</strong>n Martin DB9 339 $7,900 - - - - (4) 4 (13)12 (9)16 - (8)16 (1) 2 19 Eric Olberz, Porsche 911 GT3 324 $2,900 (21)11 (18)23 (24)17 (20)17 (23)23 (21)17 (20)13 (16)20 DNS - 20 Jeff Altenburg, Lexus IS 322 $3,200 (6)13 (16) 8 (17)29 - (30)24 (25)20 (22)21 - (20)14 (21)16 21 Gunter Schaldach(R), Dodge Viper 298 $2,300 (22)22 (25)17 (26)18 (16)22 (21)25 (22)18 - - (21)13 (16)17 22 John Bourassa, Porsche 911 Turbo 277 $2,375 (23)14 (24)21 (27)22 (17)18 (26)17 (23)14 (18)19 - - - 23 Ritch Marziale, Dodge Viper 271 $2,875 (9)15 (5)24 (2)25 (21) 8 (10)18 - - - - (27)11 24 Stu Frederick(R), Dodge Viper 241 $3,250 - (17)16 (22)11 (14)10 (15)27 (20)10 - - - - 25 Robert Foster, Chevrolet Corvette 217 $2,900 - (27)27 (12)19 - (17)16 (9) 7 - - - (20)12 26 Brian Kubinski, Chevrolet Corvette 204 $2,750 (14)24 - - - - (4) 5 (10)14 (6)15 - - 27 Phillip Martien(R), Porsche 911 GT3 195 $1,875 (20)17 (23)18 (29)20 (18)16 (25)19 - - - - - 28 Sean Allen(R), Porsche 911 GT3 164 $1,150 (27)20 - - - (27)21 (24)21 (21)20 (18)14 - - 29 Fred Roberts(R), Dodge Viper 145 $1,700 - - - - (24)14 - (19)12 (17)16 - - 30 Brian Simo, Dodge Viper 140 $2,700 - - - - - - - (11)10 (6) 5 - 31 Paul Brown, Porsche 911 GT3 95 $1,300 (24)10 (19)20 - - - - - - - - 32 Tomy Drissi, Chevrolet Corvette 85 $1,000 (13)25 DNS - - - - - - - (15)10 33 Robb Holland, Porsche 911 GT3 74 $450 DNS (22)22 (25)16 - - - - - - - 34 Vesko Kozarov(R), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo74 $400 - - (21)27 DNS - - - - (15)17 (22)21 35 Claudio Burtin, Porsche 911 GT3 51 $600 - (15)13 - - - - - - - DNS 36 Kyle Foster(R), Dodge Viper 45 $500 - - (8)15 - DNS - - - - - 37 Russ Oasis, Dodge Viper 35 $300 - - - - (28)20 - - - - - 38 Scott Tucker(R), Porsche 911 GT3 35 $300 - - - - - - - - - (23)20 39 Lee Saunders, Dodge Viper 33 $0 (19)21 - - - - - - - - - 40 Nick Parker, Porsche 911 GT3 33 $0 - - (30)21 - - - - - - - 41 Wesley Hoaglund, Porsche 911 GT3 27 $0 - - (31)24 - - - - - - - 42 Jason Foster(R), Dodge Viper 25 $0 - - - - - - - - - (13)25 43 Nick Esayian, Saleen SR 23 $0 - - - - - - - - - (26)26 44 Loren Beggs, Porsche 911 GT3 13 $0 - - (28)31 - - - - - - - Total Purse: $359,450. Includes points fund and contingency awards. Only drivers scoring points are listed. *- Lap led (point) **- Most laps led (point) Qualifying Points: Pole (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (4), 5th (2) Notes: No qualifying points distributed at Sebring Robert Foster fined 10 points at Road America for contact Sean Allen fined 20 points at Mosport for contact Brandon Davis fined 10 points at Detroit for contact Key: SEB - Sebring International Raceway, LBC - Long Beach Grand Prix, MMP - Miller Mo<strong>to</strong>rsports Park, WGI - Watkins Glen International, MOH - Mid Ohio, RAM - Road America, MOS - Mosport, DET - Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, NJM - New Jersey Mo<strong>to</strong>rsports Park, RAT - Road Atlanta, 68 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED <strong>World</strong> Ch<strong>all</strong>enge Media Guide 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED <strong>World</strong> Ch<strong>all</strong>enge Media Guide 69
2008 Review 2008 SPEED GT MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY RACER MAGAZINE Top Finishing Position Pos. Manufacturer Points SEB LBC MMP WGI MOH RAM MOS DET NJM RAT 1 Porsche 64 1 2 4 1* 5 3 2 1* 1 5 2 Ford 50 4* 1* 2 21 2 23 9 3 2* 1 3 Cadillac 49 2 3 3 2 3 6 5 2 3 3 4 Dodge 40 5 6 1* 8 1* 1* 4 7 4 6 5 Chevrolet 24 6 12 12 4 10 2 1* 13 8 4 *- Pole position (one point) 2008 SPEED GT ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS (Starting Position) Finishing Position Ps. Driver, Car Pts. Purse SEB LBC MMP WGI MOH RAM MOS DET NJM RAT 1 Gunter Schaldach(R), Dodge Viper 298 $2,300 (22)22 (25)17 (26)18 (16)22 (21)25 (22)18 - - (21)13 (16)17 2 Stu Frederick(R), Dodge Viper 241 $3,250 - (17)16 (22)11 (14)10 (15)27 (20)10 - - - - 3 Phillip Martien(R), Porsche 911 GT3 195 $1,875 (20)17 (23)18 (29)20 (18)16 (25)19 - - - - - 4 Sean Allen(R), Porsche 911 GT3 164 $1,150 (27)20 - - - (27)21 (24)21 (21)20 (18)14 - 5 Fred Roberts(R), Dodge Viper 145 $1,700 - - - - (24)14 - (19)12 (17)16 - - 6 Vesko Kozarov(R), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 74 $400 - - (21)27 DNS - - - - (15)17 (22)21 7 Kyle Foster(R), Dodge Viper 45 $500 - - (8)15 - DNS - - - - - 8 Scott Tucker(R), Porsche 911 GT3 35 $300 - - - - - - - - - (23)20 9 Jason Foster(R), Dodge Viper 25 $0 - - - - - - - - - (13)25 Key: SEB - Sebring International Raceway, LBC - Long Beach Grand Prix, MMP - Miller Mo<strong>to</strong>rsports Park, WGI - Watkins Glen International, MOH - Mid Ohio, RAM - Road America, MOS - Mosport, DET - Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, NJM - New Jersey Mo<strong>to</strong>sports Park, RAT - Road Atlanta 70 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED <strong>World</strong> Ch<strong>all</strong>enge Media Guide
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