Alex Job Racing
Porsche Team Captures GT Win AT Mosport;
Stages Sparkling Comeback From Practice Accident
BOWMANVILLE,
ONTARIO, CANADA, - The Alex Job Racing Porsche team of Cort Wagner and Dirk Müller
recorded the GT class wonin the Grand Prix of Mosport at Mosport International Raceway.
The class win for AJR in Round 3 of the American Le Mans Series marked the end of
an impressive comeback from a disastrous Saturday practice accident when Wagner rolled his
#23 Porsche 911 RSR three times after absorbing contact from a Ferrari. The race car had
extensive damage, but the team put the car back together again allowing the opportunity to
compete for the class victory after starting last on the grid. With the win, Wagner
strengthened his lead in the GT class driver's points standings.
In addition to the class win, the
Wagner-Müller duo recorded a 16th place, overall, among the 33 finishers.
Another Porsche customer race team
highlight came courtesy of the Champion Porsche 911 GT1 team of Allan McNish and Ralf
Kelleners. Starting 11th on the grid, the Champion team marched ahead of a number of
open-cockpit Prototype class cars to secure sixth-place. McNish was making his return to
racing in North America since winning the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans for the Porsche factory
team.
In the GTS class, the highest
placing Porsche 911 Turbo was the Schumacher Racing Team of Larry Schumacher and John
O'Steen, which finished fourth in class, 18th overall. The overall winner was the Ford
Panoz LMP of Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen, which covered 122 laps around the
history-laden 2.4-mile road course. The margin of victory over a second Ford Panoz LMP was
more than 15 seconds.
The fourth round of the American Le Mans
Series is scheduled for July 25 at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California. |