SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE

POS  NO DRIVER               POINTS      PURSE     CAR
 1   10 Brandon Davis        1012        $32300    Ford Mustang Cobra
 2   14 James Sofronas        931        $28300    Porsche 911 GT3
 3   97 Tony Rivera           910        $30200    Porsche 911 GT3
 4    8 Andy Pilgrim          851        $24600    Volvo S60
 5   30 Eric Curran           811        $25100    Chevrolet Corvette
 6    1 Randy Pobst           796        $22900    Volvo S60
 7    4 Dino Crescentini      578        $14975    Porsche 911 GT3
 8   31 Sonny Whelen          572         $7300    Chevrolet Corvette
 9   34 Tony Gaples           568         $8600    Chevrolet Corvette
10   05 William Ziegler       552         $5650    Porsche 911 GT3
11    9 Gunter Schaldach      457         $6325    Dodge Viper
12   99 Jeff Courtney         441         $7100    Dodge Viper
13    5 Jason Daskalos        402        $12300    Dodge Viper
14   47 Rob Morgan            291         $4300    Porsche 911 GT3
15   56 Ritch Marziale        209         $2450    Dodge Viper
16   11 Mike Davis            201         $3200    Ford Mustang Cobra
17   12 Brian Kubinski        189         $4150    Chevrolet Corvette
18   13 Charles Putman        185         $3000    Dodge Viper
19   46 Charles Morgan        146         $1700    Porsche 911 GT3
20   06 Joey Scarallo         141         $1600    Pontiac GTO
21    3 Boris Said            136         $1900    Ford Mustang Cobra
22   23 Mike Borkowski        120         $1850
23   53 Mike Hartley          115         $1700    Dodge Viper
24   13 David Welch           109         $1650    Dodge Viper
25   71 Spencer Pumpelly      108         $1550
26   69 Galen Bieker          105         $2700    Porsche GT3 Cup
27   66 Tim McKenzie           88          $950    Porsche 911 GT3
28   35 Andrew Aquilante       76         $1400    Chevrolet Corvette
29  007 Nick Mancuso           64         $1100
30   44 Lee Saunders(R)        60         $1000    Dodge Viper
31   13 Kuno Wittmer           60            $0
32   07 Craig Stanton          57         $3000    Porsche GT3 Cup
33    2 Steve Valentinetti     48          $550    Porsche GT3 Cup
34   20 Tommy Drissi           43         $1000    Dodge Viper
35   25 Robert Rodriguez       43         $1000    Porsche GT3 Cup
36   20 Nick Esayian           43          $450
37   49 Kip Olson              43          $450    Acura NSX
38   45 Bret Curtis            41          $400    Porsche GT3 Cup
39   24 Patrick Flanagan       39          $375    Porsche GT3 Cup
40   36 Wesley Hoaglund        35          $300    Porsche GT3 Cup
41   96 Paul Brown             35                  Mustang GT
42   17 Rob Foster             33                  Dodge Viper
43   64 Chad Raynal            33                  Cadillac CTS-V
44   18 Kyle Foster            29                  Chevrolet Corvette
45    6 Joe Foster              0                  Lotus Exige S
46    7 Dan Pastorini           0                  Lamborghini Gallardo
47    7 Chip Herr               0                  Lamborghini Gallardo

SEASON MANUFACTURER POINTS STANDING
AFTER LEGUNA SECA
AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2009

SOFRONAS WINS SPEED GT FINALE; DAVIS IS CHAMPION

James Sofronas, of Newport Beach, Calif., captured his second SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship Presented by Toyo Tires win of the season, taking the checkered flag at the Applied Computer Solutions Monterey Sports Car Championship Presented by Bondurant. Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., and Eric Curran, of Easthampton, Mass., completed the podium at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Finishing fourth, Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., claimed his first World Challenge GT Championship. Sofronas' victory handed the SPEED World Challenge GT Manufacturers" Championship Presented by RACER Magazine to Porsche.

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GT RACE RESULTS LAGUNA SECA, SUN OCTOBER 11, 2009

POS  NO   NAME                   CAR                 LAPS       BEHIND
 1   14   James Sofronas         Porsche 911 GT3      28
 2    1   Randy Pobst            Volvo S60            28        -4.297
 3   30   Eric Curran            Chevrolet Corvette   28        -9.864
 4   10   Brandon Davis          Ford Mustang GT      28       -11.175
 5    8   Andy Pilgrim           Volvo S60            28       -14.131
 6    9   Gunter Schaldach       Porsche 911 GT3      28       -17.722
 7   47   Rob Morgan             Porsche 911 GT3      28       -23.917
 8   13   Charles Putman         Dodge Viper          28       -29.996
 9   31   Sonny Whelen           Chevrolet Corvette   28       -31.434
10   34   Tony Gaples            Chevrolet Corvette   28       -32.514
11   99   Jeff Courtney          Dodge Viper          28     -1:04.707
12   46   Charles Morgan         Porsche 911 GT3      28     -1:07.724
13   11   Mike Davis             Ford Mustang Cobra   28     -1:10.744
14   20   Tomy Drissi            Dodge Viper          28     -1:11.121
15    3   Boris Said             Ford Mustang Cobra   28     -1:15.165
16   49   Kip Olson              Acura NSX            28     -1:24.249
17   97   Tony Rivera            Porsche 911 GT3      27    Off Course
18    4   Dino Crescentini       Porsche 911 GT3      27        -1 lap
19   05   William Ziegler        Porsche 911 GT3      16      Mechical
20   96   Paul Brown             Mustang GT            8    Electrical
21   64   Chad Raynal            Cadillac CTS-V        5         Crash

PILGRIM CRUISES TO SPEED GT WIN AT ROAD ATLANTA

Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., got a great launch at the start in his all-wheel drive No. 8 K-PAX Racing Volvo S60 and never looked back, cruising to his ninth career SPEED World Challenge GT win at Road Atlanta, part of the Toyo Tires Road Atlanta Grand Prix Presented by Dish Network. Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass., and Championship point leader Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., completed the podium.

At the race start, Pilgrim's Volvo looked like it was shot out of a cannon. The Volvo's launch was magnified by the fact that Curran's No. 30 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Corvette, which was right in front of Pilgrim, did not move at the start. This allowed Pilgrim to take the early lead - a lead he would never relinquish. He won by 6.467 seconds over Curran at an average speed of 103.168 mph.

"The start was just how the Volvo should go," Pilgrim said. "I had just enough room to get by Eric [Curran] without dropping my tires on the left side. Eric didn't move. I don't think he got a very good start. I thought, if Eric got a good start, he would cover the middle, so I was already going to go left. I went left and I was gone. I could not believe how good the start was."

"Luckily, Eric kind of used up his tires running down Brandon [Davis]. He [Curran] really wasn't in my mirrors and then started coming. He got up to Brandon. He took Brandon and I was thinking I can't go any faster. I was sliding all over the place. The car was starting to go away. I said 'I can't go any faster guys - he's coming.' Then his tires went off and I put a gap on him. It was great to get the win. The K-PAX Racing guys did a great job all weekend."

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GT RACE RESULTS ROAD ATLANTA, Fri September 25, 2009

POS  NO   NAME                    LAPS     BEHIND
 1    8   Andy Pilgrim             29
 2   30   Eric Curran              29      -6.467
 3   10   Brandon Davis            29     -24.586
 4   97   Tony Rivera              29     -29.300
 5   14   James Sofronas           29     -36.191
 6    3   Boris Said               29     -39.435
 7   99   Jeff Courtney            29     -40.617
 8   34   Tony Gaples              29     -51.522
 9    4   Dino Crescentini         29     -54.422
10   71   Spencer Pumpelly         29   -1:04.489
11   11   Mike Davis               29   -1:12.102
12   05   William Ziegler          29   -1:13.789
13   47   Rob Morgan               29   -1:19.315
14    9   Gunter Schaldach         29   -1:19.814
15   13   Charles Putman           28      -1 lap
16   20   Nick Esayian             25     -4 laps
17   46   Charles Morgan           22       Mech.
18   31   Sonny Whelen              5      Engine
19    1   Randy Pobst               3  Drive Line

RIVERA GETS WORLD CHALLENGE GT WIN AT ROAD AMERICA

After Eight Rounds of SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT competition, Tony Rivera, of Missouri City, Texas, became the first repeat winner of the 2009 season, taking the Road America Grand Prix Presented by StopTech. Eric Curran, of Easthampton, Mass., and Dino Crescentini, of Manhattan Beach, Fla., completed the podium at Road America, site of this weekend's Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase.

"I didn't expect James not to move," Rivera said. "I almost got into the back of him because I was so focused on the lights. They went out, I looked up and was like 'oh no!' I got alongside Kuno and I don't think he knew that I was there. He was trying to protect the right side and I nearly had my right tires in the grass all the way up to Turn One. I decided to give [the position] to him."
courtesy: world-challenge.com

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GT RACE RESULTS ROAD AMERICA, Sun August 16, 2009

POS  NO   NAME                    LAPS     BEHIND
 1   97   Tony Rivera              19
 2   30   Eric Curran              19       -7.268
 3    4   Dino Crescentini         19       -8.583
 4   10   Brandon Davis            19      -24.432
 5    5   Jason Daskalos           19      -38.555
 6    1   Randy Pobst              19      -54.381
 7   23   Mike Borkowski           19      -56.559
 8   56   Ritch Marziale           19    -1:08.301
 9   31   Sonny Whelen             19    -1:08.737
10   34   Tony Gaples              19    -1:08.988
11   05   William Ziegler          19    -1:09.686
12   12   Brian Kubinski           19    -1:34.401
13   99   Jeff Courtney            19    -1:49.969
14   13   Kuno Wittmer              7         Mech
15   14   James Sofronas            7     -12 laps
16    8   Andy Pilgrim              6         Mech
17    9   Gunter Schaldach          6        Crash
18   69   Galen Bieker              0          DNS

DAVIS DOMINATES WORLD CHALLENGE GT AT MID-OHIO

LEXINGTON, Ohio - After five trips to the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT podium this season, Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., finally made the climb to the top step, winning the Toyo Tires Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Presented by Dish Network. Tony Rivera, of Missouri City, Texas, and James Sofronas, of Newport Beach, Calif., completed the top three for Round Seven at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

"From the start, I knew the conditions would be a challenge with the heat," Davis said. "On the start, I cranked the launch control up as much as I could so I wouldn't spin the tires too much. I focused on not slipping much coming out of the corners and being real smooth an real consistent."
courtesey: world-challenge.com/news

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GT RACE RESULTS MID-OHIO, Sun August 9, 2009

POS  NO   NAME                    LAPS     BEHIND
 1   10   Brandon Davis            29
 2   97   Tony Rivera              29      -1.396
 3   14   James Sofronas           29      -9.592
 4    1   Randy Pobst              29     -21.311
 5    4   Dino Crescentini         29     -31.220
 6   99   Jeff Courtney            29     -41.740
 7   13   Charles Putman           29     -47.810
 8   34   Tony Gaples              29     -49.340
 9    9   Gunter Schaldach         29     -49.849
10   31   Sonny Whelen             29   -1:05.453
11   05   William Ziegler          29   -1:05.649
12   56   Ritch Marziale           28      -1 lap
13   53   Mike Hartley             28      -1 lap
14   23   Mike Borkowski           26     -3 laps
15    8   Andy Pilgrim             17    -12 laps Trans.
16   30   Eric Curran               2    -27 laps Susp.

POBST TAKES WILD WORLD CHALLENGE GT WIN AT AUTOBAHN

JOLIET, Ill. (Jul. 26, 2009) - Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., won the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Grand Prix at Autobahn Presented by Blackdog Speed Shop Sunday, taking his first win of the season in an eventful race at the first-time venue, part of the Harrah's Autobahn Grand Prix Presented by Mazda weekend. Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Brian Kubinski, of nearby Shorewood, Ill., completed the top three.

Pobst started his No. 1 K-PAX Racing Volvo S60 second on the grid, but was third, behind the polesitting No. 14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3 of James Sofronas and the No. 97 Tax Masters/Brass Monkey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 of third-starting Tony Rivera, as he exited Turn One. The entire race changed in one short straight to Turn Two for Pobst though, as he left Turn Two with the lead.

"Our little engine with a big turbo is a big question on the start," Pobst said. "With all-wheel drive on a standing start, we have a tremendous amount of traction, but we have a really small engine and it's not on the boost yet, so we just rev it up as hard as we can and bang the clutch home. If the wheels spin, we take off and we're in great shape. If they get too much traction, we bog, and I think that's what Andy [Pilgrim] and I both did. We bogged. By the time I finally got going, Tony Rivera had gotten by me and James [Sofronas] was gone."

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GT RACE RESULTS JOLIET, Sun July 26, 2009

POS  NO   NAME                    LAPS     BEHIND
 1    1   Randy Pobst              16
 2   10   Brandon Davis            16       1.793
 4    8   Andy Pilgrim             16       4.347
 5   97   Tony Rivera              16       5.060
 6   14   James Sofronas           16       5.916
 7   47   Rob Morgan               16      10.764
 8   99   Jeff Courtney            16      16.417
 9  007   Nick Mancuso             16      21.725
10   05   William Ziegler          16      28.001
11   31   Sonny Whelen             16      28.885
12   69   Galen Bieker             16      30.936
13   46   Charles Morgan           16    1:05.293
14   71   Spencer Pumpelly         15       1 lap
15    4   Dino Crescentini         11      4 laps
16   66   Tim McKenzie              9      7 laps
17   30   Eric Curran               8      8 laps
18    9   Gunter Schaldach          8       0.938
19   34   Tony Gaples               4     12 laps
20   25   Robert Rodriguez          0     No Time 
21   23   Mike Borkowski            0     No Time

CRESCENTINI TAKES FIRST GT WIN SINCE '05

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (July 4, 2009) - Dino Crescentini, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., captured his first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship win since 2005 on Saturday, holding off Eric Curran, of Easthampton, Mass., at the finish of the Toyo Tires Watkins Glen Grand Prix Presented by Lala Motorsports. James Sofronas, of Newport Beach, Calif., finished third in the event, part of the Camping World Grand Prix Weekend at Watkins Glen International.

"I'm always worried about [Eric] Curran," Crescentini said. "Curran is the guy you worry about. The guy is an amazing driver and super aggressive. You can learn a lot from him. It feels really rewarding to beat him once. I love it!

"I have to credit my team and especially Steve Ruiz. The car was nothing last year until he came on board. He was everything to me. He gave me the car and all I had to do was drive it. I think my car was slightly better than James' [Sofronas] today. We each have our days and I think I just had a bit of an edge on the setup this weekend."

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GT RACE RESULTS AT THE GLEN, Sat July 4, 2009

POS  NO   NAME                    LAPS     BEHIND       STATUS
 1    4   Dino Crescentini         22                   Active
 2   30   Eric Curran              22        .255       Active
 3   14   James Sofronas           22       1.991       Active
 4    1   Randy Pobst              22       4.273       Active
 5    8   Andy Pilgrim             22      20.142       Active
 6    5   Jason Daskalos           22      21.597       Active
 7   97   Tony Rivera              22      21.701       Active
 8   10   Brandon Davis            22      31.536       Active
 9    9   Gunter Schaldach         22    1:02.887       Active
10   31   Sonny Whelen              2                   Mech.
11   05   William Ziegler           1                   Wthdrwn

DASKALOS TAKES THRILLING WORLD CHALLENGE GT WIN AT MOSPORT

CANADA (May 17, 2009) - Jason Daskalos, of Albuquerque, N.M., captured his first-career win Sunday in a thrilling Round Four SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship race Sunday, part of the Victoria Day Speedfest at Mosport International Raceway. Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Tony Rivera, of Missouri City, Texas, completed the podium.

Starting second in the No. 5 Daskalos Developments Dodge Viper, Daskalos got the holeshot on the standing start past first-starting Randy Pobst and led the entire 30-lap, 73.77-mile race, averaging a record 103.485 mph.

While race statistics will show that Daskalos led Davis the entire race, the battle in the top six was intense, with cars running bumper-to-bumper the entire race.

Daskalos captured his first-career win in his 22nd start, becoming the fourth different World Challenge GT winner in as many races this year. His previous best finish was fourth at New Jersey Motorsports Park in 2008.

"It's amazing to win," Daskalos said. "Honestly, it's a dream come true. When I started out in World Challenge, in my rookie year, it was tough to even get into the top 10 and we worked hard and it's paid off. I'm thrilled.

"On one lap in Turn Eight, I dropped a wheel and literally thought I hit oil because the car slid. I checked up a little bit to make sure the car was all right and that allowed Brandon [Davis] to close a little bit, but I was able to keep him behind me to the finish."

Davis won the pole in his No. 10 Applied Computer Solutions/Sun Micro Ford Mustang Cobra, but lost the Fast Five Coin Toss, thus inverting the top five. On the standing start, he rocketed from fifth to second to affix his Mustang onto the back bumper of the Viper, a position he would maintain the rest of the race. The runner-up finish accompanies a trio of third-place finishes from the opening three rounds of 2009.

"We've worked real hard on our launch system," Davis said. "The start wasn't exactly what we wanted, being on the dirty side, but Randy [Pobst] had a problem and didn't get away like I'd expected. I settled in behind Jason [Daskalos]. I tried to push him and push him, but I couldn't do anything with him. I thought about it a lot and considered sticking the nose in somewhere on the last lap but didn't have a good opportunity. It's a good finish and good points.

"I feel good about the finishes this year. I'd like to be winning! We don't race to finish second or third. I'd like to win one. It's still early though. I don't put too much stock in winning the Championship at this stage because I think I was at this point last year, too. It's a long Championship and hopefully we can keep it together."

Rivera struggled with his No. 97 Tax Masters/Mirage Group Porsche 911 GT3 Cup during qualifying, starting seventh. He was able to move to fourth at the start and advanced to third when Pobst's No. 1 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60 developed a turbocharger wastegate problem and slowed on lap 25. It was Rivera's second podium finish of the season after his win at Sebring.

"We've been struggling with our qualifying setup, being new to the series, but obviously we've been good on our race setups," Rivera said. "I concentrated on the start and made sure I got it right and followed Brandon [Davis] as he punched his way through.

"I got a good run on Randy [Pobst] several times going to Turn Eight, but I wasn't going to go in there as deep as he was. My car was getting a little light in the rear end under hard braking. I was thinking of some other places that I might have eventually gotten him for third, but then he had his problem."

For advancing four positions during the race, Rivera captured the Sunoco Hard Charger award.

Andy Pilgrim started third in his No. 8 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60, but fell back at the start. He was part of the nose-to-tail battle all race long that saw the top six blanketed by less than two seconds for much of the run. He set the Debaufre Fastest Lap of the Race for the third-straight time with a time of 1:24.805 (104.385 mph) en route to a fourth-place finish.

Eric Curran tried for a third-straight Mosport win, but got away from the standing start slowly from fourth on the grid in his No. 30 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Corvette. He battled back to finish fifth.

Dino Crescentini (Porsche 911 GT3), Sonny Whelen (Chevrolet Corvette), Pobst, James Sofronas (Porsche 911 GT3) and Gunter Schaldach (Dodge Viper) completed the top 10.

For his drive, Daskalos earned the AutoWeek Move of the Race.

Davis extended his point lead to 44, 415 to 371 over Rivera. Pilgrim sits third, with 368, followed by Sofronas (358) and Curran (314). Porsche maintains the Manufacturers' Championship Presented by RACER Magazine lead, with 26 points over Ford (23), Volvo (15), and Chevrolet and Dodge (14 apiece).

Five different manufacturers finished in the top five, each turning a fastest race lap within one tenth of each other.

GT RACE RESULTS MOSPORT

POS  NO   NAME                    LAPS     BEHIND       STATUS
 1    5   Jason Daskalos           30                   Active
 2   10   Brandon Davis            30       0.682       Active
 3   97   Tony Rivera              30       2.510       Active
 4    8   Andy Pilgrim             30       4.165       Active
 5   30   Eric Curran              30       6.549       Active
 6    4   Dino Crescentini         30       7.570       Active
 7   31   Sonny Whelen             30      33.098       Active
 8    1   Randy Pobst              30      37.596       Active
 9   14   James Sofronas           30      40.926       Active
10    9   Gunter Schaldach         28      2 LAPS       Active
11   99   Jeff Courtney            16     14 LAPS       Active
12   34   Tony Gaples               6     24 LAPS       Active
13   05   William Ziegler(R)        1     No Time             
Time of race: 42 minutes, 46.281 seconds.
Average speed: 103.485 mph
Margin of victory: 0.682-second
Lap leaders: Laps 1-30, #5 Jason Daskalos
Debaufre Fastest race lap: #8 Andy Pilgrim, 1:24.805 (104.385 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #10 Brandon Davis, 1:23.379 (106.170 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #97 Tony Rivera advanced four positions
AutoWeek Move of the Race: #5 Jason Daskalos

PILGRIM WINS AT NEW JERSEY

Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., led from pole to checker to capture his eighth-career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship win Saturday at New Jersey Motorsport Park's Thunderbolt Raceway. Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., completed a K-Pax Racing Volvo sweep, with Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., finishing third.

"The car was absolutely hooked up," Pilgrim said. "And, just like in qualifying, after I did the second lap, I lost a second and a half. I had a great first lap and that was it. After that, she pushed quite a bit. I tried to maintain a pace and I didn't scrub the front tires too badly. I obviously knew where Brandon was. Sometimes he'd catch me if I was a bit too easy on it. To gap him, I had to really push it on the front tires. So, to be honest, I was actually glad when the yellow came out.

"It was a huge bonus when the rain came out. Obviously, with four-wheel drive, we have a huge advantage. I was running as hard as I could. At the end, I saw Randy come back up to fifth. I thought he was going to get by those other guys pretty quick because it is slippery. And, sure enough he was coming. As it dried out, I pushed it harder and harder and he was right there. He didn't do any dive bomb moves on me thank goodness. It was a great day for K-Pax Racing and Volvo."

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NEW JERSEY RESULTS

POS NO  DRIVER                POINTS      PURSE     CAR          LAPS
 1   8  Andy Pilgrim            135       $7500     Volvo S60     30
 2   1  Randy Pobst             112       $4000     Volvo S60     30
 3  10  Brandon Davis           101       $3000     Ford Mustang  30
 4   9  Gunter Schaldach         85       $1800     Dodge Viper   30
 5  97  Tony Rivera              83       $1700     Porsche 911   30
 6  14  James Sofronas           82       $1400     Porsche 911   30
 7  34  Tony Gaples              72       $1300     Corvette      30
 8  31  Sonny Whelen             68       $1200     Corvette      29
 9  53  Mike Hartley             64       $1100     Dodge Viper   29
10  06  Joey Scarallo            60       $1000     Pontiac GTO   28
11  05  William Ziegler          57          $0     Porsche 911    1 Mech
DQ  30  Eric Curran               0          $0     Corvette      30

Time of race: 48 minutes, 18.522 seconds.
Average speed: 83.835 mph
Margin of victory: .433 Seconds
Lap leaders: Laps 1-30, #8 Andy Pilgrim
Debaufre Fastest race lap: #8 Andy Pilgrim, 1:24.944 (95.357 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #8 Andy Pilgrim, 1:23.712 (96.760 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #9 Gunter Schaldach
AutoWeek Move of the Race: #30 Eric Curran for his pass on James Sofronas for fourth
Cautions: One for three laps
Notes: #30 disqualified in post-race inspection for technical non-compliance

JAMES SOFRONAS WINS LONG BEACH
"This was a race we wanted to win for obvious reasons - you want to win in front of the hometown crowd," Sofronas said. "We've been coming here for the last three years and had top fives every time, but finally getting the win is so gratifying. I think our team was one of the last to leave the paddock this weekend. They were up until 2:30 in the morning making changes.

"Having GMG right down the street, we're lucky to have a lot of clients here and a lot of our cars on display. It gave a chance for people to see that we're not as much a race team as a Porsche prep shop. We do a good amount of racing, but we do a lot more on the street tuning side. The racing is the branding. It gives us the image of racing on Sunday and selling on Monday. The best part though, is having my wife here. She's amazing. I couldn't do this without her and we're expecting a baby girl in three months."

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LONG BEACH RESULTS

POS  NO DRIVER                POINTS   PURSE   CAR                  LAPS
 1   14 James Sofronas          126    $7500   Porsche 911 GT3       29
 2   30 Eric Curran             100    $4000   Chevrolet Corvette    29
 3   10 Brandon Davis           104    $3000   Ford Mustang Cobra    29
 4   11 Mike Davis               93    $1800   Ford Mustang Cobra    29
 5    5 Jason Daskalos           80    $1700   Dodge Viper           29
 6    8 Andy Pilgrim             85    $1400   Volvo S60             29
 7   97 Tony Rivera              72    $1300   Porsche 911 GT3       29
 8    1 Randy Pobst              83    $1200   Volvo S60             29
 9   34 Tony Gaples              64    $1200   Chevrolet Corvette    29
10   99 Jeff Courtney            60    $1000   Dodge Viper           29
11   07 Craig Stanton            57    $3000   Porsche GT3 Cup       29
12   05 William Ziegler          54     $700   Porsche 911 GT3       28
13   69 Galen Bieker             51    $2000   Porsche GT3 Cup       28
14   56 Ritch Marziale           48     $550   Dodge Viper           28
15   47 Rob Morgan               45     $500   Porsche 911 GT3       28
16   25 Robert Rodriguez         43    $1000   Porsche GT3 Cup       28
17   45 Bret Curtis              41     $400   Porsche GT3 Cup       28
18   24 Patrick Flanagan         39     $375   Porsche GT3 Cup       28
19   13 David Welch              37     $350   Dodge Viper           26
20   36 Wesley Hoaglund          35     $300   Porsche GT3 Cup       22
21   17 Rob Foster               33            Dodge Viper           10
22   31 Sonny Whelen             31            Chevrolet Corvette     9
23   18 Kyle Foster              29            Chevrolet Corvette     8
24   06 Joey Scarallo            27            Pontiac GTO            5
25    9 Gunter Schaldach          0            Dodge Viper          DNS
26    4 Dino Crescentini          0            Porsche 911 GT3      DNS
27    7 Chip Herr                 0            Lamborghini Gallardo DNS

Race Facts
Time of race: 46 minutes, 28.291 seconds
Average speed: 73.686 mph
Margin of victory: 2.430 Seconds
Lap leaders: Laps 1-1, #11 Mike Davis; laps 2-29, #14 James Sofronas
Debaufre Fastest Lap of The Race: #8 Andy Pilgrim, 1:26.744 (81.674 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #1 Randy Pobst, 1:25.258 (83.098 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #34 Tony Gaples advances eight positions in the race
AutoWeek Move of the Race: #5 Daskalos' pass on #97 Rivera
Cautions: One for three laps

RIVERA WINS WORLD CHALLENGE GT DEBUT AT SEBRING

"I haven't done standing starts before except in my old SCCA ProSolo days," Rivera said."I'm really tired right now and it's probably because of all the adrenalin I had in my left foot at the start."

Rivera added, "We did a lot of testing in the off season, putting this team together. We had really high hopes in the beginning of this week. But, we're a new team and we were trying new things and we ended up fighting the car all week. I was thinking 'this can't be happening.' Luckily, our Kelly-Moss Racing and Brass Monkey Racing guys write things down and we were able to go back to the good setup and qualify third."

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SEBRING RESULTS

POS  NO DRIVER                POINTS      PURSE     CAR
 1   97 Tony Rivera           124         $7500     Porsche 911 GT3
 2   30 Eric Curran           122         $4000     Chevrolet Corvette
 3   10 Brandon Davis          95         $3000     Ford Mustang Cobra
 4   14 James Sofronas         86         $1700     Porsche 911 GT3
 5   34 Tony Gaples            85         $1800     Chevrolet Corvette
 6   35 Andrew Aquilante       76         $1400     Chevrolet Corvette
 7   13 David Welch(R)         72         $1300     Dodge Viper
 8   05 William Ziegler(R)     68         $1300     Porsche 911 GT3
 9   06 Joey Scarallo          64         $1100     Pontiac GTO
10   44 Lee Saunders(R)        60         $1000     Dodge Viper
11    4 Dino Crescentini       59          $375     Porsche 911 GT3
12   31 Sonny Whelen           57          $800     Chevrolet Corvette
13    8 Andy Pilgrim           54          $700     Volvo S60
14   47 Rob Morgan             51          $600     Porsche 911 GT3
15    2 Steve Valentinetti(G)  48          $550     Porsche GT3 Cup
16   66 Tim McKenzie           45          $500     Porsche 911 GT3
17    9 Gunter Schaldach       43          $450     Dodge Viper
18   12 Brian Kubinski         41          $400     Chevrolet Corvette
19    6 Joe Foster              0            $0     Lotus Exige S        DNS
20    1 Randy Pobst             0            $0     Volvo S60            DNS
21    7 Dan Pastorini(R)        0            $0     Lamborghini Gallardo DNS
22   24 Patrick Flanagan(G)     0            $0     Porsche GT3 Cup      DNS
23    5 Jason Daskalos          0            $0     Dodge Viper
24   56 Ritch Marziale          0            $0     Dodge Viper
25   99 Jeff Courtney           0            $0     Dodge Viper          DSQ

RACING FROM A FANS PERSPECTIVE -
SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE - GT 2009