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2009 SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE - TC SCHEDULE
FINAL SEASON DRIVERS POINTS STANDING
AFTER LEGUNA SECA
AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2009
POS DRIVER POINTS PURSE CAR
1 Pierre Kleinubing 973 $81600 Acura TSX
2 Jason Saini 960 $66700 MAZDA 6
3 Peter Cunningham 921 $75400 Acura TSX
4 Seth Thomas 878 $37400 BMW 328i
5 Charles Espenlaub 847 $38400 Acura TSX
6 Kuno Wittmer 803 $42700 MAZDA 6
7 Eric Foss(R) 769 $28200 MAZDA 6
8 James Clay 767 $18400 BMW 328i
9 Nick Esayian 758 $18100 BMW 328i
10 Patrick Lindsey 328 $13100 MAZDA 6
11 Toby Grahovec 313 $12800 Acura TSX
12 Andrew Aquilante 309 $6800 Subaru WRX
13 Brandon Peterson 165 $3500
14 Nick Wittmer 164 $10700 Acura TSX
15 Chip Herr 131 $5050 MAZDA 6
16 Alex Ratcliffe(R) 117 $1700 Lexus IS300
17 Michael Galati 72 $1200 MAZDA 6
18 Joel Weinberger 64 $3000
19 Bob Woodhose 64 $3000 Acura TSX
20 Graham Downey(R) 64 $1000 Honda Civic SI
21 Jeff Courtney 60 $2900 Acura TSX
22 Robert Roth 60 $2900
23 Eric Curran 57 $800 Acura TSX
24 Chris Puskar(R) 57 $0
25 VJ Mirzayan 54 $700 BMW 325
26 Carl Hober 54 $700 Acura TSX
27 Matt Lang 51 $600 Dodge SRT 4
28 Kevin Helms 51 $0
29 Andrie Hartanto 51 $600 Acura TSX
30 Sage Marie(R) 48 $550 Acura TSX
31 Andrew Gillis(R) 45 $500 Ford Focus L
32 John Whitaker 0 $0
27 John Heinricy(TC2) 0 $0 Subaru Legacy
FINAL SEASON MANUFACTURER POINTS STANDING
AFTER LEGUNA SECA
AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2009
EVENT 10 - MAZDA LAGUNA SECA
MONTEREY, CA
October 9 - 11, 2009
KLEINUBING WINS SPEED TC FINALE
Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek, Fla., led Sunday’s Applied Computer Solutions Monterey Sports Car Championships Presented by Bondurant from start-to-finish and captured his fifth SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Presented by Toyo Tires Championship. Teammate Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and James Clay, of Blacksburg, Va., completed the podium at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
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TC RACE RESULTS ROAD ATLANTA, Sun October 11, 2009
POS NO NAME CAR LAPS BEHIND
1 42 Pierre Kleinubing Acura TSX 26
2 1 Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 26 -.610
3 36 James Clay BMW 328i 26 -.939
4 34 Nick Esayian BMW 328i 26 -11.344
5 75 Chip Herr MAZDA 6 26 -14.299
6 73 Charles Espenlaub MAZDA 6 26 -20.587
7 38 Seth Thomas BMW 328i 26 -20.704
8 74 Jason Saini MAZDA 6 26 -21.711
9 7 Graham Downey Honda Civic SI 26 -22.210
10 57 Patrick Lindsey MAZDA 6 26 -22.282
11 45 Eric Curran Acura TSX 26 -23.382
12 3 Eric Foss MAZDA 3 26 -24.989
13 8 Andrie Hartanto Acura TSX 26 -38.811
14 43 Sage Marie Acura TSX 26 -45.783
15 18 Scott Webb(TC2) Scion tC 26 -1:07.775
16 08 Tommy Chen(TC2) Mazda RX-8 22 -4 laps
17 23 Andrew Gillis Ford Focus L 13 Axle
18 44 Kuno Wittmer Acura TSX 6 Mechnical
EVENT 9 - 2009 12TH ANNUAL PETIE LE MANS
ROAD ATLANTA, BRASELTON, GA
September 23 - 25, 2009
THOMAS GETS HOME TRACK SPEED TOURING CAR WIN AT ROAD ATLANTA
Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., earned a long overdue and emotional win today in Round Nine of the SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championships at Road Atlanta, part of the Toyo Tires Road Atlanta Grand Prix Presented by Dish Network. Thomas' BimmerWorld teammates James Clay, of Blacksburg, Va., and Nick Esayian, of Encinitas, Calif., swept the podium, respectively.
In front family and friends, Thomas got a great launch from his third starting spot in the No. 38 BimmerWorld/GearWrench BMW 328i. At the start, he easily slipped in behind teammate Esayian, who started from the pole, and drafted behind him for the first 14 laps before passing Esayian for the lead. From there, Thomas cruised to his third SPEED Touring Car win of the season. He won by 1.692 seconds over Clay.
"Nick made one little bobble and I had a run coming out of five and I had to take it [the lead]," Thomas said. "I felt like if I took it that he and I could pull away even further [from the field] because it is my home track and I know all of the little ins and outs."
"We've been close to winning before here. My home track really has been a jinx for me. I've had some good luck. But, many times, the finishing results have been bad luck. This win was very special for my family - especially with my grandfather being here - it was extra special because he is 86. I wanted him to see me win here at my home track. I wanted him to see it in person. It was ultra important for me."
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TC RACE RESULTS ROAD ATLANTA, Friday September 25, 2009
POS NO NAME LAPS BEHIND
1 38 Seth Thomas 27
2 36 James Clay 27 -1.692
3 34 Nick Esayian 27 -4.874
4 44 Kuno Wittmer 27 -5.174
5 75 Eric Foss 27 -7.074
6 1 Peter Cunningham 27 -7.296
7 57 Patrick Lindsey 27 -16.715
8 74 Jason Saini 27 -24.677
9 73 Charles Espenlaub 27 -2:02.891
10 42 Pierre Kleinubing 26 -1 lap
11 62 Alex Ratcliffe 26 -1 lap
12 88 John Whitaker 25 -2 laps
13 49 Branden Peterson 24 Crash
14 05 Kevin Helms 17 Overheat
EVENT 8 - 2009 ROAD AMERICA GRAND PRIX
PRESENTED BY STOPTECH
ROAD AMERICA, ELKHART LAKE, WIS
August 14 - 16, 2009
KLEINUBING ENDS DROUGHT AT ROAD AMERICA
Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek, Fla., captured his first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car win in 16 races Saturday, taking the World Challenge Road America Grand Prix Presented by StopTech. Charles Espenlaub, of Lutz, Fla., and Patrick Lindsey, of Santa Barbara, Calif., completed the top three in the Round Eight race, part of the Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase at Elkhart Lake's Road America.
"This is a big weight off my shoulders," Kleinubing said. "I'm glad I still can do it. I was a little worried that [team owner] Peter [Cunningham] was going to fire me after this season. Hopefully, he'll keep on for a few more."
courtesy: world-challenge.com
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TC RACE RESULTS ROAD AMERICA, Sat August 15, 2009
POS NO NAME LAPS BEHIND
1 42 Pierre Kleinubing 17
2 73 Charles Espenlaub 17 -1.535
3 57 Patrick Lindsey 17 -6.496
4 74 Jason Saini 17 -8.918
5 75 Eric Foss 17 -9.590
6 1 Peter Cunningham 17 -10.311
7 36 James Clay 17 -18.333
8 38 Seth Thomas 17 -46.125
9 43 Bob Woodhouse 17 -1:14.600
10 44 Kuno Wittmer 16 -1 lap
11 34 Nick Esayian 8 Crash
12 49 Branden Peterson 2 Mech
EVENT 7 - 2009 MID OHIO ACURA
SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE, LEXINGTON, OH
August 7 - 9, 2009
SAINI WINS THIRD WORLD CHALLENGE RACE
LEXINGTON, Ohio - Ohio Native Jason Saini, now of Fort Worth, Texas, came from eighth on the grid to win his third SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car race of 2009 at the Toyo Tires Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Presented by Dish Network. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek, Fla., completed the top three.
Saini started eighth in his No. 74 MAZDASPEED/StopTech/ProParts MAZDA6 and ran there for the opening five laps of the 27-lap, 60.966-mile contest, as the field circulated under yellow to remove the Honda Civic of Kevin Helms from the gravel. Saini moved to sixth after the lap-six restart and then threaded his way through a lap-nine incident in the Esses that helped him move to second. Just four laps later, he was able to move past teammate, and polesitter, Charles Espenlaub's No. 73 MAZDASPEED/StopTech/ProParts MAZDA6 in the Keyhole for the lead and never looked back to take his third victory of the season.
"Of the two races I"ve always wanted to win, one was Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland and the other was here," Saini said. "I had a poor qualifying. I never put a good lap together, even though I had a stellar car. I thought, starting eighth, 'this isn't going to be the day. We'll do what we can, come back and try to win next year.' I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined ending up here on the top step today.
"I don't remember what exactly happened [on lap nine]. Cars were all three-wide going into The Esses, and all I know is I came in and cars were spinning sideways and I just dove to the inside. Next thing I know, I came out in second place. From there, it was the car. Tri-Point gave me an amazing car today. Honestly, in all my year's driving, this is the best handling car I've ever driven. It did everything perfectly."
courtesey: world-challenge.com/news
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TC RACE RESULTS MID-OHIO, Sun August 9, 2009
POS NO NAME LAPS BEHIND
1 74 Jason Saini 27
2 1 Peter Cunningham 27 -4.719
3 42 Pierre Kleinubing 27 -4.983
4 38 Seth Thomas 27 -5.528
5 57 Patrick Lindsey 27 -6.074
6 34 Nick Esayian 27 -8.129
7 44 Kuno Wittmer 27 -18.696
8 73 Charles Espenlaub 27 -22.639
9 75 Eric Foss(R) 27 -28.080
10 49 Branden Peterson 25 -2 laps
11 88 Chris Puskar(R) 11 -16 laps Mech.
12 36 James Clay 8 -19 laps Mech.
13 05 Kevin Helms(R) 0 -27 laps Off Course
EVENT 6 - 2009 MAZDA GRAND PRIX
AUTOBAHN COUNTRY CLUB, JOLIET, ILL
July 24 - 26, 2009
SAINI GETS AUTOBAHN TOURING WIN
JOLIET, IL (July 26, 2009) - Jason Saini, of Fort Worth, Texas, led from pole to checkers to take his second SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car win of the season in the Grand Prix at Autobahn Presented by Mazda. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek, Fla., completed the top three.
"This is actually the first track this year that we've been able to come and test at as a team before the event," Saini said. "In the end, I think that was the difference for us this weekend. We kind of lost our way at the beginning of the event and the car was not to my liking. We made some changes and went the wrong way, but brought it back before qualifying and it was as we tested, just fantastic. All the credit to the team, Tri-Point, and Mazda for putting this together. The car was awesome into the corner, out of the corner-it was just hooked up today."
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TOURING CAR RACE RESULTS JOLIET, Sun July 26, 2009
POS NO NAME LAPS BEHIND
1 74 Jason Saini 17
2 1 Peter Cunningham 17 1.149
3 42 Pierre Kleinubing 17 3.026
4 73 Charles Espenlaub 17 4.367
5 36 James Clay 17 5.537
6 75 Eric Foss 17 7.024
7 34 Nick Esayian 17 10.256
8 44 Kuno Wittmer 17 10.603
9 43 Joel Weinberger 17 20.027
10 49 Robert Roth 17 28.162
11 38 Seth Thomas 11 6 laps
12 35 Andrew Aquilante 11 6 laps
EVENT 4 - CAMPING WORLD GRAND PRIX
AT THE GLEN, WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.
July 3 - 5, 2009
SETH THOMAS WINS SPEED TC RACE AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Jul. 4, 2009) - Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., took his second SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car win of the season in the Toyo Tires Watkins Glen Grand Prix Presented by Lala Motorsports. Charles Espenlaub, of Lutz, Fla., and Andrew Aquilante, of Phoenixville, Pa., completed the Round Five podium during the Camping World Grand Prix Weekend at Watkins Glen International.
"The BimmerWorld/GearWrench BMW always gets the holeshot," Thomas said. "It's a great rear-wheel drive platform to get going at the start. When I saw Charles coming, I knew how fast Nick's been all weekend and I knew how fast Charles' been this weekend, so for him to get by Nick as early as he did, I was concerned. I've raced with him year after year and every time we do, it's clean, fun racing, but I was definitely worried to see him coming up behind me."
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GT RACE RESULTS AT THE GLEN, Sat July 4, 2009
POS NO NAME LAPS BEHIND STATUS
1 38 Seth Thomas 20 Active
2 73 Charles Espenlaub 20 1.118 Active
3 35 Andrew Aquilante 20 1.401 Active
4 34 Nick Esayian 20 2.195 Active
5 1 Peter Cunningham 20 8.766 Active
6 42 Pierre Kleinubing 20 9.172 Active
7 44 Kuno Wittmer 20 13.181 Active
8 74 Jason Saini 20 13.926 Active
9 36 James Clay 20 14.846 Active
10 43 Toby Grahovec 20 21.496 Active
11 75 Eric Foss 20 21.803 Active
12 26 VJ Mirzayan 20 1:29.919 Active
13 32 John Heinricy 0 DNS
EVENT 3 - VICTORIA DAY SPEEDFEST WEEKEND
MOSPORT INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, BOWMANVILLE, CANADA
MAY 15- 17, 2009
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CANADIAN KUNO WITTMER WINS RACE 1 AT MOSPORT
Wittmer won his fourth career victory by 19.035 seconds, averaging a speed of 81.598 mph.
"The race before definitely helped us find the rain line right away," Kuno Wittmer said. "Given that in the other championship we're running, they run the same tire, it helped. The start was great, even though we were on the race line where it is usually of greasy. Eric (Foss) bobbled a bit and I got myself over on the grippy stuff. Once we got going, I went through the gears and found my pace.
"If I wasn't for me running an Acura TSX, I'm not sure I'd be up here (podium). I couldn't ask for more than a home country win."
RACE #1 RESULTS MOSPORT
POS NO NAME LAPS BEHIND STATUS
1 44 Kuno Wittmer 28 Active
2 42 Pierre Kleinubing 28 19.035 Active
3 45 Nick Wittmer 28 20.029 Active
4 74 Jason Saini 28 23.635 Active
5 1 Peter Cunningham 28 49.464 Active
6 75 Eric Foss(R) 28 1:00.531 Active
7 73 Charles Espenlaub 28 1:40.993 Active
8 43 Toby Grahovec 27 1LAP Active
9 36 James Clay 27 1LAP Active
10 38 Seth Thomas 26 2LAPS Active
11 34 Nick Esayian 25 3LAPS Active
Time of race: 50 minutes, 37.660 seconds.
Average speed: 81.598 mph
Margin of victory: 19.035 Seconds
Lap leaders: Laps 1-28, #44 Kuno Wittmer
Debaufre Fastest race lap: #75 Eric Foss(R), 1:44.366 (84.820 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #75 Eric Foss(R), 1:34.056 (94.118 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #45 Nick Wittmer advanced eight positions
AutoWeek Move of the Race: #42 Pierre Kleinubing pass for second
Cautions: None
RACE #2 RESULTS MOSPORT
POS NO NAME LAPS BEHIND STATUS
1 1 Peter Cunningham 28 Active
2 73 Charles Espenlaub 28 0.564 Active
3 74 Jason Saini 28 3.852 Active
4 38 Seth Thomas 28 9.024 Active
5 42 Pierre Kleinubing 28 9.231 Active
6 44 Kuno Wittmer 28 11.615 Active
7 45 Nick Wittmer 28 17.962 Active
8 34 Nick Esayian 28 18.338 Active
9 75 Eric Foss(R) 28 1:20.375 Active
10 43 Toby Grahovec 23 5 LAPS Active
11 36 James Clay 0 28 LAPS
Time of race: 43 minutes, 10.279 seconds.
Average speed: 95.691 mph
Margin of victory: 0.564-Second
Lap leaders: Laps 1-28, #1 Peter Cunningham
Debaufre Fastest race lap: #73 Charles Espenlaub, 1:31.686 (96.551 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #75 Eric Foss(R), 1:30.925 (97.359 mph)
Sunoco Hared Charger: #38 Seth Thomas advanced four positions
AutoWeek Move of the Race: #75 Eric Foss' attempt at the lead on lap one
Cautions: None
EVENT 2 - NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK
THUNDERBOLT RACEWAY, MELLVILLE, NJ
MAY 1- 3, 2009
SAINI GETS WORLD CHALLENGE TC VICTORY IN NEW JERSEY
Jason Saini, of Fort Worth, Texas, captured his second-career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car win Saturday at New Jersey Motorsports Park's Thunderbolt Raceway. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Andrew Aquilante, of Phoenixville, Pa., completed the top three.
"We went through a couple of turns and got behind Peter," Saini said. "I looked at where his strengths and weaknesses were and tried to push him. I tried to stick the nose in every once and a while to see. I just had a bit of a stronger car at that point and I was able to get down on the inside. I tried one time. I didn't make it stick. I tried again and it did.
"I raced with Peter a couple of times last year. We had some side by side battles. He came out on top last year. This time, I came out on top. It is a dream come true to race with a guy like Peter."
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NEW JERSEY RESULTS
POS NO DRIVER POINTS PURSE CAR LAPS
1 74 Jason Saini 129 $13500 MAZDA 6 27
2 1 Peter Cunningham 108 $10200 Acura TSX 27
3 35 Andrew Aquilante 92 $2500 Subaru WRX 27
4 44 Kuno Wittmer 100 $5200 Acura TSX 27
5 42 Pierre Kleinubing 80 $4500 Acura TSX 27
6 75 Eric Foss 76 $3800 MAZDA 6 27
7 36 James Clay 72 $1200 BMW 328i 27
8 43 Toby Grahovec 68 $3100 Acura TSX 27
9 34 Nick Esayian 64 $1000 BMW 328i 27
10 62 Alex Ratcliffe 60 $900 Lexus IS300 26
11 73 Charles Espenlaub 63 $800 MAZDA 6 26
12 49 Carl Hober 54 $700 Acura TSX 26
13 99 Matt Lang 51 $600 Dodge SRT 4 13 Mech
14 38 Seth Thomas 60 $0 BMW 328i 0 Mech
Time of race: 41 minutes, 46.043 seconds.
Average speed: 87.269 mph
Margin of victory: 2.967 Seconds
Lap leaders: Laps 1-3, #1 Peter Cunningham; laps 4-27, #74 Jason Saini
Debaufre Fastest race lap: #42 Pierre Kleinubing, 1:31.961 (88.080 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #44 Kuno Wittmer, 1:31.991 (88.052 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #35 Andrew Aquilante
Autoweek Move of the Race: #1 Cunningham
Cautions: None
EVENT 1 - SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
March 20, 2009
SETH THOMAS WINS SEASON OPENER AT SEBRING
"I didn't expect that kind of advantage going into Turn One," Thomas said. "The BMWs have rear-wheel drive and they launch really well off the start. Pierre [Kleinubing] has a lot of experience starting up there and I expected him to be tough and get a little better launch. The way it worked out, I went into the brake zone for Turn One and looked in the mirror and saw the gap. I just thought 'just maintain that and see what we can do.'"
"I've been coming here for many years," Thomas said. "I always had good success at Sebring in the BMW Club stuff I did. Then we came to World Challenge and things went a little haywire. After last year, it's definitely redemption here. Last year, we should have started on the pole but a technical infraction got us in trouble and we had to start from the back. I felt like this year was going to be the year.
I keep telling everybody, there's no words that can describe winning. It's the best feeling. We've worked so hard to get here and it's finally happened."
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SEBRING RESULTS
POS DRIVER POINTS PURSE CAR
1 Seth Thomas 132 $9500 BMW 328i
2 Pierre Kleinubing 115 $10200 Acura TSX
3 Jason Saini 95 $6500 MAZDA 6
4 Eric Foss(R) 85 $5300 MAZDA 6
5 Nick Esayian 80 $2000 BMW 328i
6 James Clay 76 $1300 BMW 328i
7 Michael Galati 72 $1200 MAZDA 6
8 Andrew Aquilante 68 $1100 Subaru WRX
9 Peter Cunningham 64 $3000 Acura TSX
10 Jeff Courtney 60 $2900 Acura TSX
11 Charles Espenlaub 60 $700 Acura TSX
12 Kuno Wittmer 60 $600 MAZDA 6
13 Toby Grahovec 57 $800 Acura TSX
14 Chip Herr 48 $550 MAZDA 6
FINAL 2008 SEASON DRIVERS POINTS STANDINGS
AFTER ROAD ATLANTA PETIT LE MANS
As of October 4, 2008
POS DRIVER POINTS PURSE
1 Peter Cunningham 939 $69900
2 Pierre Kleinubing 934 $77450
3 Kuno Wittmer 930 $84300
4 Chip Herr 885 $66100
5 Jason Saini(R) 770 $49700
6 Michael Galati 711 $51100
7 Seth Thomas 693 $17050
8 Charles Espenlaub 685 $31375
9 James Clay 626 $20000
10 Charlie Putman 559 $19650
11 Nick Esayian 553 $7500
12 Patrick Lindsey(R) 485 $10575
13 Jim Daniels(R) 452 $20100
14 Dino Crescentini 443 $19575
15 Glenn Bocchino 315 $10500
16 Jason Martinelli 257 $3250
17 James Sofronas 219 $4900
18 Eric Curran 210 $10400
19 Jim Osborn 176 $1450
20 Byron Smith 174 $2550
21 Payton Wilson 157 $2200
22 Jeff Altenburg 148 $7600
23 Branden Peterson 141 $1600
24 Bill Auberlen 115 $1675
25 Robb Holland 97 $1250
26 Martin Ohlin 60 $2400
27 Anthony Serra(R) 54 $700
28 Carl Hober(R) 41 $400
29 Matt Lang(R) 37 $350
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