BMW Power
31-07-13, 10:09
Successful weekend at the “Brickyard”.
At the “Indianapolis Motor Speedway” the BMW teams were able to improve their list of successes in the GRAND-AM championship.
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In the Daytona Prototypes category, the Starworks divers Ryan Dalziel and Alex Popow triumphed with their first entry with the new BMW 4.5-litre engine, and consolidated their championship lead. Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas from Chip Ganassi Racing made it a BMW one-two by finishing second and, with this result, won the title in the North American Endurance Championship. The second Starworks BMW Riley, driven by Pierre Kaffer, Brandan Hartley and Scott Mayer, claimed fourth. On the other hand, Turner Motorsport was unlucky in the GT-class: the team had to settle for 12th and 13th.
BMW works driver Joey Hand also entered the GRAND-AM race this weekend. Together with 2013 Indy500 winner Tony Kanaan, he started in Chip Ganassi Racing’s number 02 BMW Riley. After 106 laps, the duo came ninth and set the second-fastest lap of the race in 1:22.280 minutes. “It was great catching up with the Chip Ganassi boys again after the Daytona 24 Hours,” said Hand. “Teaming up with Tony Kanaan was special, he’s the current Indy 500 winner, an ultra-fast driver and a really cool guy.”
The Indianapolis “Brickyard” turned out to be successful venue for the BMW drivers in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge as well: Mark Boden and Bryan Sellers crossed the finish line as winners after 74 laps, driving a Fall-Line Motorsport BMW M3. Turner Motorsport’s Paul Dalla Lana and Bill Auberlen were able to celebrate on the podium as well by finishing third, closely followed by Charles Espenlaub and Trent Hindman in the second Fall-Line car in fourth. In the ST-class, the fans even saw a one-two-three for BMW: Terry Borcheller and Mike LaMarra won in Burton Racing’s BMW 128i. Jesse Combs/Jeff Mosing and Daniel Rogers/Seth Thomas followed in second and third driving in their BMW 328is.
At the “Indianapolis Motor Speedway” the BMW teams were able to improve their list of successes in the GRAND-AM championship.
http://www.bmw-motorsport.com/dam/bmw/sportsmarketing/BMW_Motorsport/2013_UPDATE/News/07/BMW_Riley.jpg.resource.1375090497634.jpg
In the Daytona Prototypes category, the Starworks divers Ryan Dalziel and Alex Popow triumphed with their first entry with the new BMW 4.5-litre engine, and consolidated their championship lead. Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas from Chip Ganassi Racing made it a BMW one-two by finishing second and, with this result, won the title in the North American Endurance Championship. The second Starworks BMW Riley, driven by Pierre Kaffer, Brandan Hartley and Scott Mayer, claimed fourth. On the other hand, Turner Motorsport was unlucky in the GT-class: the team had to settle for 12th and 13th.
BMW works driver Joey Hand also entered the GRAND-AM race this weekend. Together with 2013 Indy500 winner Tony Kanaan, he started in Chip Ganassi Racing’s number 02 BMW Riley. After 106 laps, the duo came ninth and set the second-fastest lap of the race in 1:22.280 minutes. “It was great catching up with the Chip Ganassi boys again after the Daytona 24 Hours,” said Hand. “Teaming up with Tony Kanaan was special, he’s the current Indy 500 winner, an ultra-fast driver and a really cool guy.”
The Indianapolis “Brickyard” turned out to be successful venue for the BMW drivers in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge as well: Mark Boden and Bryan Sellers crossed the finish line as winners after 74 laps, driving a Fall-Line Motorsport BMW M3. Turner Motorsport’s Paul Dalla Lana and Bill Auberlen were able to celebrate on the podium as well by finishing third, closely followed by Charles Espenlaub and Trent Hindman in the second Fall-Line car in fourth. In the ST-class, the fans even saw a one-two-three for BMW: Terry Borcheller and Mike LaMarra won in Burton Racing’s BMW 128i. Jesse Combs/Jeff Mosing and Daniel Rogers/Seth Thomas followed in second and third driving in their BMW 328is.