2014 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase

Sports Car race February 2025 right|thumb|230x230px|Track map of Road America The 2014 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 10, 2014. The event served as the tenth of thirteen scheduled rounds of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship. Background Preview left|thumb|Road America, where the race was held. International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship schedule in October 2013.Dagys John 20 September 2013 2014 USCC Schedule Released https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/2014-uscc-schedule-released/ 18 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC It was the first year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The 2014 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase was the tenth of thirteen scheduled sports car races of 2014 by IMSA, and it was the seventh round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The event was held at the fourteen-turn 4.048 mi km on Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 10, 2014. Before the race, João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 249 points, 2 points clear of Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor in second, and Richard Westbrook and Michael Valiante with 238 points. With 200 points, PC was led by Jon Bennett and Colin Braun with a forty four-point advantage over Martin Fuentes.2014 TUDOR Championship Official Points REVISED.pdf https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2014%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Official%20Points%20REVISED.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103152/http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2014%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Official%20Points%20REVISED.pdf 18 May 2015 18 November 2024 In GTLM, the Drivers' Championship was led by Antonio García and Jan Magnussen with 219 points; the duo held a thirteen point gap over Kuno Wittmer and Jonathan Bomarito. Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell led the GTD Drivers' Championship with 192 points, 9 points ahead of Leh Keen and Cooper MacNeil. Chevrolet and Ferrari were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Action Express Racing, CORE Autosport, Corvette Racing, and AIM Autosport were their respective Teams' Championships. Entry list Fifty-one cars were officially entered for the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase, with the bulk of entries in the Prototype (P) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) classes.DiZinno Tony 28 July 2014 51 Entries for Road America https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/51-on-road-america-entry-list/ 19 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC Action Express Racing (AER), Marsh Racing, VisitFlorida Racing (VFR) and Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) entered one Chevrolet Corvette DP. Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) and Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ford-powered Riley MkXXVI while Starworks Motorsport entered one Honda-powered Riley MkXXVI. Speedsource had two Lola B12/80 while Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM) entered two HPD ARX-03b cars and OAK Racing entered one Morgan LMP2 chassis with Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 engine.7 August 2014 TUSCC: Road America, Entry https://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/08/07/tuscc-road-america-entry.html 19 November 2024 Dailysportscar.com The DeltaWing car was reinstated to the championship after missing the previous round.Dagys John 5 August 2014 DeltaWing Coupe Rebuilt, Ready for Return to Road America https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/deltawing-returns-for-road-america-after-massive-rebuild/ 19 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of ten Oreca FLM09 cars: two from Starworks Motorsport and RSR Racing. BAR1 Motorsports, CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, and 8Star Motorsports entered one car each.2 h 45 min Indianapolis 2014 Grid Positions - Entry List https://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Indianapolis-2014-07-25.html 18 November 2024 Racingsportscars.com GTLM was represented by ten entries from five different brands. In the list of GTD entrants, eighteen GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers. Practice There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday, one on Friday and two on Saturday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning while the third on Saturday afternoon lasted an hour.14_IMSA_RD_AM_GUIDE_SG_v2.pdf https://www.spotterguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14_IMSA_RD_AM_GUIDE_SG_v2.pdf 19 November 2024 Spotterguides.com Qualifying Saturday afternoon's 80-minute four-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in GTD were sent out first before those grouped in GTLM, PC, and Prototype had three separate identically timed sessions. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order. IMSA would arranged the grid to put all Prototypes ahead of the PC, GTLM, and GTD cars. Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). +Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriverTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1P1USA Extreme Speed MotorsportsGBR Ryan Dalziel1:55.166_12P90USA Spirit of Daytona RacingGBR Richard Westbrook1:55.487 +0.321503P5USA Action Express RacingBRA Christian Fittipaldi1:55.961 +0.79524P42FRA OAK RacingFRA Olivier Pla1:56.019 +0.85335P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Ricky Taylor1:56.175 +1.00946P2USA Extreme Speed MotorsportsUSA Johannes van Overbeek1:56.319 +1.15357P01USA Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesMEX Memo Rojas1:56.395 +1.22968P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb/AgajanianBRA Oswaldo Negri1:56.676 +1.51079P31USA Marsh RacingUSA Burt Frisselle1:57.581 +2.415810P0USA DeltaWing Racing CarsGBR Andy Meyrick1:57.754 +2.588911P78USA Starworks MotorsportCAN James Hinchcliffe1:58.013 +2.8471012PC09USA RSR RacingBRA Bruno Junqueira1:59.411 +4.2451113PC08USA RSR RacingGBR Jack Hawksworth1:59.493 +4.3271214PC25USA 8Star MotorsportsMEX Luis Díaz1:59.931 +4.7651315PC8USA Starworks MotorsportNLD Renger van der Zande2:00.087 +4.9211416PC38USA Performance TechCAN David Ostella2:00.144 +4.9781517PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Colin Braun2:00.273 +5.1071618PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Gunnar Jeannette2:00.395 +5.2291719PC7USA Starworks MotorsportAUS John Martin2:01.024 +5.8581820PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsZAF Stephen Simpson2:01.077 +5.9111921P07USA SpeedsourceUSA Tristan Nunez2:01.614 +6.4482022P70USA SpeedsourceUSA Tom Long2:02.169 +7.0032123GTLM56USA BMW Team RLLUSA John Edwards2:03.747 +8.5812224GTLM93USA SRT MotorsportsUSA Jonathan Bomarito2:03.813 +8.6472325GTLM91USA SRT MotorsportsBEL Marc Goossens2:03.930 +8.7642426GTLM55USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill Auberlen2:03.964 +8.7982527GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaUSA Patrick Long2:04.550 +9.3842628GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver Gavin2:04.650 +9.4842729GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaGBR Nick Tandy2:04.685 +9.5192830GTLM3USA Corvette RacingDNK Jan Magnussen2:04.738 +9.5722931GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneITA Giancarlo Fisichella2:05.149 +9.9833032GTLM17USA Team Falken TireDEU Wolf Henzler2:06.527 +11.3613133GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaAUS James Davison2:09.079 +13.9133234GTD94USA Turner MotorsportUSA Dane Cameron2:09.293 +14.1473335GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsNLD Jeroen Bleekemolen2:09.345 +14.1793436GTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario Farnbacher2:09.354 +14.1883537GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Leh Keen2:09.434 +14.2683638GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsFRA Kévin Estre2:09.471 +14.3053739GTD58USA Snow RacingBEL Jan Heylen2:09.555 +14.3893840GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA Andy Lally2:09.753 +14.5873941GTD555CAN AIM AutosportUSA Townsend Bell2:09.968 +14.8024042GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingDEU Christopher Haase2:10.495 +15.3294143GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaITA Alessandro Balzan2:10.673 +15.5074244GTD45USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsUSA Spencer Pumpelly2:10.722 +15.5564345GTD27USA Dempsey RacingUSA Andrew Davis2:10.886 +15.7204446GTD18BEL Mühlner Motorsports AmericaAUS Alex Davison2:11.444 +16.2784547GTD81USA GB AutosportIRL Damien Faulkner2:11.759 +16.5934648GTD19BEL Mühlner Motorsports AmericaUSA Christian Szymczak2:12.460 +17.2944749GTD35USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsNoneNo Time Established4850GTD46USA Fall-Line MotorsportsNoneNo Time Established4951GTD71USA Park Place MotorsportsNoneNo Time Established5152PC88USA BAR1 MotorsportsNoneNo Time Established52Sources:9 August 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Qualifying https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20America%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140912190107/https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20America%20Qualifying.pdf 12 September 2014 19 November 2024 IMSAUnited SportsCar Championship Road America 2014 Grid Positions https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Road_America-2014-08-10.html 19 November 2024 Racingsportscars.com Race Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona). Pos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1P5USA Action Express RacingPRT João BarbosaBRA Christian FittipaldiChevrolet Corvette DPContinental612:46:52.622Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V82P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb/AgajanianUSA John PewBRA Oswaldo NegriRiley MkXXVIContinental61 +2.240Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V63P1USA Extreme Speed MotorsportsUSA Scott SharpGBR Ryan DalzielHPD ARX-03bContinental61 +2.650Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V64P90USA Spirit of Daytona RacingCAN Michael ValianteGBR Richard WestbrookChevrolet Corvette DPContinental61 +4.770Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V85P31USA Marsh RacingUSA Eric CurranUSA Burt FrisselleChevrolet Corvette DPContinental61 +12.540Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V86PC8USA Starworks MotorsportDEU Mirco SchultisNLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental61 +19.796Chevrolet 6.2 L V87PC25USA 8Star MotorsportsMEX Luis DíazUSA Sean RayhallOreca FLM09Continental61 +20.211Chevrolet 6.2 L V88P0USA DeltaWing Racing CarsGBR Katherine LeggeGBR Andy MeyrickDeltaWing DWC13Continental61 +23.838Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo9P01USA Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesUSA Scott PruettMEX Memo RojasRiley MkXXVIContinental61 +24.441Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V610P2USA Extreme Speed MotorsportsUSA Ed BrownUSA Johannes van OverbeekHPD ARX-03bContinental61 +24.746Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V611PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsUSA Chris MillerZAF Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM09Continental61 +26.034Chevrolet 6.2 L V812PC08USA RSR RacingCAN Chris CummingGBR Jack HawksworthOreca FLM09Continental61 +26.583Chevrolet 6.2 L V813GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneITA Giancarlo FisichellaDEU Pierre KafferFerrari 458 Italia GT2Michelin61 +51.424Ferrari 4.5 L V814PC7USA Starworks MotorsportAUS John MartinMEX Martin Fuentes VEN Alex PopowOreca FLM09Continental61 +51.905Chevrolet 6.2 L V815GTLM56USA BMW Team RLLUSA John EdwardsDEU Dirk MüllerBMW Z4 GTEMichelin61 +53.012BMW 4.4 L V816GTLM93USA SRT MotorsportsUSA Jonathan BomaritoCAN Kuno Wittmer BEL Marc GoossensSRT Viper GTS-RMichelin61 +53.087SRT 8.0 L V1017PC38USA Performance TechCAN David OstellaUSA James FrenchOreca FLM09Continental61 +53.224Chevrolet 6.2 L V818P07USA SpeedsourceUSA Joel MillerUSA Tristan NunezMazda PrototypeContinental61 +53.894Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)19GTLM91USA SRT MotorsportsBEL Marc GoossensDEU Dominik FarnbacherUSA Jonathan BomaritoSRT Viper GTS-RMichelin61 +54.534SRT 8.0 L V1020GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaUSA Patrick LongDEN Michael ChristensenPorsche 911 RSRMichelin61 +57.904Porsche 4.0 L Flat-621GTLM3USA Corvette RacingESP Antonio GarcíaDNK Jan MagnussenChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin61 +57.991Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V822GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin61 +59.854Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V823GTLM55USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill AuberlenGBR Andy PriaulxBMW Z4 GTEMichelin61 +1:00.369BMW 4.4 L V824GTLM17USA Team Falken TireDEU Wolf HenzlerUSA Bryan SellersPorsche 911 RSRFalken61 +1:02.409Porsche 4.0 L Flat-625GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaGBR Nick TandyAUT Richard LietzPorsche 911 RSRMichelin61 +1:09.409Porsche 4.0 L Flat-626GTD94USA Turner MotorsportUSA Dane CameronFIN Markus PalttalaBMW Z4 GT3Continental59 +2 LapsBMW 4.4 L V827GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Leh KeenUSA Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental59 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-628GTD58USA Snow RacingBEL Jan HeylenUSA Madison SnowPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental59 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-629GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsNLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Ben KeatingSRT Viper GT3-RContinental59 +2 LapsSRT 8.0 L V1030GTD555CAN AIM AutosportUSA Townsend BellUSA Bill SweedlerFerrari 458 Italia GT3Continental59 +2 LapsFerrari 4.5L V831GTD23USA Team Seattle/Alex Job RacingDEU Mario FarnbacherGBR Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental59 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-632GTD45USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsVEN Nelson Canache Jr.USA Spencer PumpellyAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental59 +2 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1033GTD35USA Flying Lizard MotorsportsZAF Dion von MoltkeUSA Andrew PalmerAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental59 +2 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1034GTD46USA Fall-Line MotorsportsUSA Charles EspenlaubUSA Charles PutmanGBR Marino FranchittiAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental59 +2 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1035GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick LindseyFRA Kévin EstrePorsche 911 GT America59 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-636GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingDEU Christopher HaaseUSA Bryce MillerAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental58 +3 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1037GTD81USA GB AutosportGBR Ben BarkerIRL Damien FaulknerPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental57 +4 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-638 DNFPC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Gunnar JeannetteUSA Frankie MontecalvoOreca FLM09Continental55Did Not FinishChevrolet 6.2 L V839PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental53 +8 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V840GTD27USA Dempsey RacingUSA Andrew DavisUSA Patrick DempseyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental50 +11 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-641 DNFP10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Ricky TaylorUSA Jordan TaylorChevrolet Corvette DPContinental47Did Not FinishChevrolet LS9 5.5 L V842 DNFP42FRA OAK RacingFRA Olivier PlaCOL Gustavo YacamánMorgan LMP2Continental44Did Not FinishNissan VK45DE 4.5 L V843GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA Andy LallyUSA John PotterPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental44 +17 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-644GTD19BEL Mühlner Motorsports AmericaUSA Mark KleninUSA Christian SzymczakPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental43 +18 LapsPorsche 4.0L Flat-645 DNFGTD63USA Scuderia CorsaITA Alessandro BalzanUSA Jeff WestphalFerrari 458 Italia GT3Continental18Did Not FinishFerrari 4.5L V846 DNFGTD18BEL Mühlner Motorsports AmericaAUS David Calvert-JonesAUS Alex DavisonPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental13Did Not FinishPorsche 4.0L Flat-647 DNFP78USA Starworks MotorsportUSA Scott MayerCAN James HinchcliffeRiley MkXXVIContinental2Did Not FinishHonda HR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V648 DNFPC09USA RSR RacingUSA Duncan EndeBRA Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM09Continental2Did Not FinishChevrolet 6.2 L V849 DNSP70USA SpeedsourceUSA Tom LongCAN Sylvain TremblayMazda PrototypeContinental --Did Not StartMazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)50 DNSGTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaUSA Al CarterAUS James DavisonAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Continental --Did Not FinishAston Martin 6.0 L V12Sources:29 July 2014 Race Report http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/10-Road%20America/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20America%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140811110900/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/10-Road%20America/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20America%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf 11 August 2014 19 November 2024 IMSA2014 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Continental_Tire_Road_Race_Showcase/TU/ 19 November 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerContinental ContinentalMichelinMichelinFalkenFalken Tire References 2014 United 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