As the race-leading Porsche was on the verge of running out of fuel, only a late-race full course caution could keep Scott Pruett and the Chip Ganassi Racing team away from the squad’s second victory of the season as Pruett and fellow Lexus-powered driver Oswaldo Negri placed second and third in today’s Road and Track 250 Rolex Sports Car Series event at Laguna Seca Raceway.
Pruett’s Lexus closed on the leading Porsche in an attempt to make a pass for the lead with just over four minutes remaining of the two-hour, 30-minute event when the full-course yellow waived, allowing the Porsche to complete the final two laps under caution with just enough fuel to cross the finish line. While the victory eluded Pruett and co-driver Memo Rojas, both Pruett and the Ganassi team re-took the points lead in the Driver’s and Team championships.
Just behind the two leaders was Negri in the #60 Michael Shank Racing (MSR) Lexus. After a 12th-place start, Negri and teammate Mark Patterson consistently moved up through the field to give the team its first podium finish since winning last season’s finale at Salt Lake City.
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