2015 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase

Sports Car race February 2025 right|thumb|230x230px|Track map of Road America The 2015 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The Race was held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 9, 2015. The race was the ninth round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship. Background Preview left|thumb|Road America, where the race was held. International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2015 IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship (IMSA TUSC) in August 2014.Dagys John 10 August 2014 2015 TUSC, CTSC Schedules Released https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/2015-tusc-ctsc-schedules-released/ 29 October 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC It was the second consecutive year the event was held as part of the United SportsCar Championship. The 2015 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase was the ninth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and was the sixth round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup.Pruett Marshall August 10, 2014 IMSA: 2015 TUDOR Championship schedule revealed http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/107323-imsa-2015-tudor-championship-schedule-revealed dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150323093836/http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/107323-imsa-2015-tudor-championship-schedule-revealed March 23, 2015 29 October 2024 Racer The race was held at the fourteen-turn 4.048 mi km on Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 9, 2015. Entry list Thirty-three cars were officially entered for the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase, with most of the entries in the Prototype, Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM), and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) categories. Action Express Racing (AER) fielded two Chevrolet Corvette DP cars while VisitFlorida Racing (VFR) and Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) fielded one. Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) entered one Ford-powered Riley MkXXVI. Mazda Motorsports had one Lola B12/80 and Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ligier JS P2 chassis with Honda HR28TT twin-turbocharged 2.8-liter V6 engine. They were joined by DeltaWing with no major changes in that field.Dagys John 29 July 2015 35 Cars on Road America Entry List https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/35-cars-on-road-america-entry-list/ 29 October 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of seven Oreca FLM09 cars. BAR1 Motorsports, CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, RSR Racing, and Starworks Motorsport entered one car each. GTLM was represented by eight entries from four different brands. In the list of GTD entrants, ten GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers. Qualifying 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 position1P01USA Chip Ganassi RacingUSA Joey Hand1:56.452_12P5USA Action Express RacingBRA Christian Fittipaldi1:57.020 +0.56823P90USA VisitFlorida.com RacingCAN Michael Valiante1:57.173 +0.72134P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Ricky Taylor1:57.437 +0.98545P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb/AgajanianUSA John Pew1:57.502 +1.05056P0USA DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFoneMEX Memo Rojas1:57.736 +1.28467P31USA Action Express RacingUSA Eric Curran1:57.930 +1.47878PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA James French1:59.658+3.20689PC11USA RSR RacingCAN Chris Cumming1:59.710 +3.258910PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsUSA Chris Miller2:00.749 +4.2971011PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Mike Guasch2:01.304 +4.8521112PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon Bennett2:01.727 +5.2751213P07USA SpeedSourceUSA Tom Long2:01.929 +5.4771314PC8USA Starworks MotorsportGER Mirco Schultis2:02.078 +5.6261415PC16USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Matt McMurry2:02.155 +5.7031516GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaNZL Earl Bamber2:02.384+5.9321617GTLM3USA Corvette RacingESP Antonio García2:02.608 +6.1561718GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneITA Giancarlo Fisichella2:02.721 +6.2691819GTLM24USA BMW Team RLLUSA John Edwards2:03.262 +6.8101920GTLM4USA Corvette RacingUSA Tommy Milner2:03.689 +7.2372021GTLM25USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill Auberlen2:03.772 +7.3202122GTLM17USA Team Falken TireGER Wolf Henzler2:03.890 +7.4382223GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick Lindsey2:09.370+12.9182324GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsUSA Ben Keating2:09.488 +13.0362425GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaDEN Christina Nielsen2:09.947 +13.4952526GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingZAF Dion von Moltke2:10.125 +13.6732627GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaUSA Bill Sweedler2:11.116 +14.6642728GTD23USA Team Seattle / Alex Job RacingGBR Ian James2:11.695 +15.2432829GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Cooper MacNeil2:11.836 +15.3842930GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John Potter2:12.016 +15.5643031GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaFRA Patrick Pilet2:12.307 +15.8553132GTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael Marsal2:12.941 +16.5893233GTD76CAN Compass360 RacingUSA Ray Mason2:14.891 +18.43933Sources:8 August 2015 Qualifying http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/09-Road%20America/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20America%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150813004656/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/09-Road%20America/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20America%20Qualifying.pdf 13 August 2015 29 October 2024 IMSAUnited SportsCar Championship Road America 2015 Grid Positions https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Road_America-2015-08-09.html 29 October 2024 Racing Sports Cars 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). +Final race classificationPos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedTime/RetiredEngine1P31USA Action Express RacingUSA Eric CurranUSA Dane CameronCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental762:40:58.639Chevrolet 5.5 L V82P5USA Action Express RacingPOR João BarbosaBRA Christian FittipaldiCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental76 +14.359Chevrolet 5.5 L V83P01USA Chip Ganassi RacingUSA Joey HandUSA Scott PruettFord EcoBoost Riley DPContinental76 +25.140Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo4P60USA Michael Shank Racing with Curb/AgajanianUSA John PewBRA Oswaldo Negri Jr.Ligier JS P2Continental76 +28.456Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo5P90USA VisitFlorida.com RacingGBR Richard WestbrookCAN Michael ValianteCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental76 +52.449Chevrolet 5.5 L V86P0USA DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFoneMEX Memo RojasGBR Katherine LeggeDeltaWing DWC13Continental75 +1 lapÉlan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo7PC11USA RSR RacingCAN Chris CummingBRA Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM09Continental75 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V88PC38USA Performance Tech MotorsportsUSA Conor DalyUSA James FrenchOreca FLM09Continental75 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V89PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental75 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V810PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Mike GuaschGBR Tom Kimber-SmithOreca FLM09Continental75 +1 lapChevrolet 6.2 L V811P07USA SpeedSourceUSA Tom LongUSA Joel MillerMazda PrototypeContinental74 +2 LapsMazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel)12PC16USA BAR1 MotorsportsCAN Daniel BurkettUSA Matt McMurryOreca FLM09Continental74 +2 LapsChevrolet 6.2 L V813GTLM911USA Porsche North AmericaFRA Patrick PiletGBR Nick TandyPorsche 911 RSRMichelin74 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-614GTLM912USA Porsche North AmericaNZL Earl BamberDEU Jörg BergmeisterPorsche 911 RSRMichelin74 +2 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-615GTLM62USA Risi CompetizioneDEU Pierre KafferITA Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari 458 Italia GT2Michelin74 +2 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V816P10USA Wayne Taylor RacingUSA Jordan TaylorUSA Ricky TaylorCorvette Daytona PrototypeContinental74 +2 LapsChevrolet 5.5 L V817GTLM3USA Corvette RacingESP Antonio GarcíaDEN Jan MagnussenChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin73 +3 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V818GTLM25USA BMW Team RLLUSA Bill AuberlenDEU Dirk WernerBMW Z4 GTEMichelin73 +3 LapsBMW 4.4 L V819GTLM24USA BMW Team RLLUSA John EdwardsDEU Lucas LuhrBMW Z4 GTEMichelin73 +3 LapsBMW 4.4 L V820GTLM4USA Corvette RacingGBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy MilnerChevrolet Corvette C7.RMichelin73 +3 LapsChevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V821GTLM17USA Team Falken TireUSA Bryan SellersDEU Wolf HenzlerPorsche 911 RSRFalken73 +3 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-622GTD33USA Riley MotorsportsNLD Jeroen BleekemolenUSA Ben KeatingDodge Viper GT3-RContinental70 +6 LapsDodge 8.3 L V1023GTD007USA TRG-AMR North AmericaDEN Christina NielsenCAN Kuno WittmerAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3Continental70 +6 LapsAston Martin 6.0 L V1224GTD73USA Park Place MotorsportsUSA Patrick LindseyUSA Spencer PumpellyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental70 +6 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-625GTD63USA Scuderia CorsaUSA Bill SweedlerUSA Townsend BellFerrari 458 Italia GT3Continental70 +6 LapsFerrari 4.5 L V826GTD44USA Magnus RacingUSA John PotterUSA Andy LallyPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental70 +6 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-627GTD48USA Paul Miller RacingGER Christopher HaaseZAF Dion von MoltkeAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental70 +6 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1028GTD22USA Alex Job RacingUSA Leh KeenUSA Cooper MacNeilPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental70 +6 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-629GTD23USA Team Seattle / Alex Job RacingGER Mario FarnbacherGBR Ian JamesPorsche 911 GT AmericaContinental69 +7 LapsPorsche 4.0 L Flat-630GTD76CAN Compass360 RacingBRA Pierre KleinubingUSA Ray MasonAudi R8 LMS ultraContinental69 +7 LapsAudi 5.2 L V1031 DNFPC8USA Starworks MotorsportGER Mirco SchultisNLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental60 EngineChevrolet 6.2 L V832 DNFPC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsCAN Misha GoikhbergUSA Chris MillerOreca FLM09Continental43 Did Not FinishChevrolet 6.2 L V833 DNFGTD97USA Turner MotorsportUSA Michael MarsalFIN Markus PalttalaBMW Z4 GT3Continental9 AccidentBMW 4.4 L V8Sources:9 August 2015 Unofficial Race Report http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/09-Road%20America/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20America%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160409195731/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2015/TUDOR%20Championship/09-Road%20America/TUDOR%20Championship%20Road%20America%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf 9 April 2016 29 October 2024 IMSA2015 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2015_Continental_Tire_Road_Race_Showcase/TU/ 29 October 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerContinental ContinentalMichelin MichelinFalken Falken Tire References 30em External links United 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