2012 Road Race Showcase

February 2025 thumb|right|240px|Track map of Road America. The 2012 Road America Road Race Showcase was a multi-class sports car and GT motor race held at Road America in Wisconsin, United States on August 18, 2012. It was the seventh round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series season and the 45th race in the combined history of sportscar races associated with the Road America 500. The race was held over a four-hour period, during which 101 laps of the 6.5-kilometer circuit were completed for a race distance of 658 kilometers. A year after Muscle Milk Pickett Racing team had beaten the Dyson Racing Team by less than 0.2 seconds, Dyson Racing Team beat the Muscle Milk team by less than 0.1 seconds, giving Dyson Racing Team its first victory at Road America. Lucas Luhr in the Muscle Milke HPD ARX-03a overtook Guy Smith's Lola B12/60 at the final corner of the race only for Smith to win the drag race to the finish line. http://www.alms.com/articles/what-finish-again-dyson-wins-road-america What a Finish... Again! Dyson Wins at Road America American Le Mans Series 2012-08-21 2012-08-30 It was Chris Dyson and Guy Smith's first victory at Road America. Dyson and Smith had overcome a rear of grid start after missing qualifying due to gearbox failure. Dyson Racing Team's second Lola-Mazda of Michael Marsal, Eric Lux and Tony Burgess finished in third place behind Luhr and Klaus Graf. The season's first championship was decided in Prototype Challenge. When Alex Popow, Tom Kimber-Smith and Jon Bennett won the class in fifth position outright, CORE Autosport secured the teams championship in Prototype Challenge. Just ahead of them in fourth place were the P2 class winners, Conquest Endurance's Martin Plowman and David Heinemeier Hansson in their Morgan LMP2. It was their second class win, and the team's biggest victory to date. Thirteenth outright was the best of the GTs. BMW Team RLL took their second win of the year with Bill Auberlen and Jörg Müller joining their BMW M3-equipped teammates as winners in 2012. Second was Porsche team Flying Lizard Motorsports of Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long with Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari of Scott Sharp and Johannes van Overbeek. GT Challenge was claimed when the Alex Job Racing Porsche of Cooper MacNeil and Leh Keen crossed the line in 25th position. 31 of the 35 entries were running at the race's conclusion. Race result Class winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).2012-08-16 Official Race Results http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Road%20America%20Official%20Results.pdf 2012-08-30 International Motor Sports Association PDFJune 2024 Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Engine 1 P1 16 USA Dyson Racing Team USA Chris DysonGBR Guy Smith Lola B12/60 Dunlop 101 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Isobutanol) 2 P1 6 USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing DEU Lucas LuhrDEU Klaus Graf HPD ARX-03a Michelin 101 Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 3 P1 20 USA Dyson Racing Team USA Michael MarsalUSA Eric LuxCAN Tony Burgess Lola B11/66 Dunlop 101 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Isobutanol) 4 P2 37 USA Conquest Endurance GBR Martin PlowmanDEN David Heinemeier Hansson Morgan LMP2 Dunlop 101 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 5 PC 06 USA CORE Autosport VEN Alex PopowGBR Tom Kimber-SmithUSA Jon Bennett Oreca FLM09 Michelin 100 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 6 PC 05 USA CORE Autosport USA Jon BennettUSA Colin Braun Oreca FLM09 Michelin 100 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 7 PC 8 USA Merchant Services Racing CAN Kyle MarcelliUSA Chapman DucoteUSA James French Oreca FLM09 Michelin 100 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 8 PC 9 USA RSR Racing BRA Bruno JunqueiraMEX Roberto González Oreca FLM09 Michelin 100 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 9 P2 27 USA Dempsey Racing USA Patrick DempseyUSA Joe FosterGBR Ben Devlin Lola B12/87 Michelin 99 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 10 PC 25 USA Dempsey Racing FRA Henri RichardUSA Duncan Ende Oreca FLM09 Michelin 99 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 11 P2 055 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerFRA Christophe Bouchut HPD ARX-03b Dunlop 99 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 12 P2 95 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerMEX Luis Díaz HPD ARX-03b Dunlop 98 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 13 GT 55 USA BMW Team RLL DEU Jörg MüllerUSA Bill Auberlen BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 97 BMW 4.0 L V8 14 GT 45 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports DEU Jörg BergmeisterUSA Patrick Long Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 97 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 15 GT 01 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Scott SharpUSA Johannes van Overbeek Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 97 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 16 GT 4 USA Corvette Racing GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 97 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 17 PC 7 USA Merchant Services Racing USA Antonio DownsUSA Lucas DownsUSA Matt Downs Oreca FLM09 Michelin 97 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 18 GT 48 USA Paul Miller Racing USA Bryce MillerDEU Sascha Maassen Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Dunlop 97 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 19 GT 3 USA Corvette Racing DEN Jan MagnussenESP Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 97 Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 20 GT 23 USA Lotus / Alex Job Racing USA Bill SweedlerUSA Townsend Bell Lotus Evora GTE Yokohama 97 Toyota-Cosworth 3.5 L V6 21 GT 44 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Seth NeimanDEU Marco Holzer Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 96 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 22 GT 91 USA SRT Motorsports CAN Kuno WittmerDEU Dominik Farnbacher SRT Viper GTS-R Michelin 96 Dodge 8.0 L V10 23DNF GT 56 USA BMW Team RLL USA Joey HandUSA Jonathan Summerton BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 95 BMW 4.0 L V8 24 GT 02 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Ed BrownUSA Guy CosmoUSA Anthony Lazzaro Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 95 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 25 GTC 22 USA Alex Job Racing USA Cooper MacNeilUSA Leh Keen Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 93 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 26 GTC 11 USA JDX Racing USA Tim PappasNLD Jeroen Bleekemolen Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 93 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 27 GTC 34 USA Green Hornet Racing USA Peter LeSaffreIRL Damien Faulkner Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 93 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28 GTC 24 USA Competition Motorsports USA Bob FaietaUSA Michael Avenatti Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 93 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 29 GTC 32 USA GMG Racing USA James SofronasUSA Alex WelchUSA René Villeneuve Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 93 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 30 GTC 33 USA Green Hornet Racing NLD Patrick HuismanUSA Brian Wong Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 91 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 31DNF GT 17 USA Team Falken Tire DEU Wolf HenzlerUSA Bryan Sellers Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Falken 75 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32 GTC 31 USA NGT Motorsport VEN Angel Benitez, Sr.VEN Angel Benitez, Jr. Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 71 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 33 GTC 66 USA TRG VEN Emilio Di GuidaUSA Spencer Pumpelly Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 69 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 34DNF GT 93 USA SRT Motorsports BEL Marc GoossensUSA Tommy Kendall SRT Viper GTS-R Michelin 45 Dodge 8.0 L V10 35DNF PC 52 USA PR1/Mathiasan Motorsports MEX Rudy Junco, Jr.GBR Marino Franchitti Oreca FLM09 Michelin 23 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 References 2012 American Le Mans Series Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge Baltimore Sportscar Challenge Road America Category:Road America 500 Road Race Showcase Category:August 2012 sports events in the United States