Rum Bum Racing’s Gian Bacardi and Matt Plumb took the overall victory in today’s Fresh From Florida 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The pair beat out fellow BMW M3 drivers, Charles Putman and Charles Espenlaub of Fall-Line Motorsports, by just 0.107 seconds.

Andy Pilgrim, also of Fall-Line Motorsports, was today’s top lap leader, leading the field for a total of 29 laps, in the 66 lap race. Despite this, he and teammate, Mark Boden, only managed an 11th place finish.

In the ST Class, it was Compass360 Racing’s David Thilenius and Lawson Aschenbach who came out on top in their Honda Civic Si.

Results:

POS   NO. CL  DRIVERS
  1   13  GS  Bacardi / Plumb
  2   48  GS  Espenlaub / Putman
  3   41  GS  Miller / Pumpelly
  4   37  GS  Gue / Seafuse
  5    6  GS  Bell / Bucknum
  6   45  GS  Borcheller / Hendricks
  7   60  GS  Mason / Winchester
  8    9  GS  Carter / Plumb
  9   59  GS  Caddell / Wilden
 10    6  GS  Musser / Orr
 11   46  GS  Boden / Pilgrim
 12   23  GS  Carroll / Ende
 13   97  GS  Hand / Marsal
 14   88  GS  Ellis / Wellon
 15   35  GS  Aquilante / Spaude
 16   17  GS  Ackley / DiPippo
 17   11  GS  Panzer / Snyder
 18    7  GS  Heath / Potter
 19    1  GS  Baas / White
 20   52  GS  Finlay / Michaelian
 21   79  GS  Hall / Prusinski
 22   83  GS  Cosmo / Tetreault
 23   89  GS  Abello / Armengol
 24   74  ST  Aschenbach / Thilenius
 25   81  ST  Heumann / Thomas
 26   26  ST  Carbonell / O'Doski
 27   77  ST  Theetge / Theetge
 28   75  ST  Eversley / Lutz
 29   92  ST  Gilsinger / Johnson / Schmitt
 30   42  ST  Leroux / Leroux
 31   18  ST  Battle / Dayton
 32   24  ST  Schultz / Straus
 33   28  ST  Ellis / Hacquard
 34   49  ST  Novich / Pobst
 35    8  ST  Schroeder / Smith
 36   43  ST  Nonnamaker / Sahlen
 37   67  ST  Becker / Tallman
 38  181  ST  Hurley / Stadtlander
 39  171  ST  Halpin / Sweeney
 40   25  ST  Long / Whitis
 41    0  GS  Sellers / Willsey
 42   69  ST  Harding / Milarcik
 43    5  GS  James / Nastasi
 44   12  ST  Burrows / Hopwood
 45   50  ST  Hart / Lira
 46   66  ST  Riley / Riley
 47   27  ST  Dempsey / Edwards
 48   51  ST  Buras / Corthell / Wilson
 49   16  GS  Jeannette / Montecalvo
 50   29  GS  Buford / Empringham
 51   39  ST  Collyer / Conway
 52   22  ST  Lepper / Schmidt
 53   68  GS  Kozarov / Ortiz
 54   55  GS  Atterbury / Cates
 55  197  ST  Cattaneo / Mirzayan
 56   15  GS  Foster / Maxwell
 57   54  GS  Anthony Jr. / Edwards
 58   80  ST  Clay / White
 59   76  ST  Combs / Liefooghe
 60   38  GS  Jenkins / Stanton
 61   99  GS  Hillestad / Waddell
 62   36  ST  Brown / Olson
 63   53  GS  Click / McGovern
 64   40  GS  Gutierrez / Llano
 65   57  GS  Longhi / Masessa
 66   61  GS  Johnson / Roush Jr.
 67  196  ST  Smalley / Trinkler
 68   10  ST  Jonsson / Lally
 69   86  ST  Prey / Sigal
 70   21  ST  Danyliw / Holtom
 71   30  ST  Bocchino / Lamb
 72    8  ST  Mosing / Saini
 73   96  GS  Auberlen / Dalla Lana
 74    5  GS  Altenburg / Nowicki
 75   34  ST  Giovanis / Kennedy
 76    2  GS  Click / McGovern
 77    4  GS  Kelly / Said
 78    7  GS  Hickham Jr
 79   72  GS  Longhi / Masessa
 80   78  GS  DiLeo / Foss
 81   56  GS  Click / McGovern

The final race of the SPEED World Challenge GT season was won by Brandon Davis of Huntington Beach, California. He had quite a lead over the Aston Martin DB9 of Tommy Milner and was over four seconds ahead when the checkered flag was finally waved at Road Atlanta.

This win was enough to secure Brandon Davis third place in the 2008 Championship Standings. Randy Pobst, who became the 2008 SPEED World Challenge GT Champion, finished fifth in today’s race.

The Top-5 Finishers in Road Atlanta:

1. Brandon Davis – Ford Mustang Cobra
2. Tommy Milner – Aston Martin DB9
3. Andy Pilgrim – Cadillac CTS-V
4. Eric Curran – Chevrolet Corvette
5. Randy Pobst – Porsche 911 GT3

For the full results from this race, click here:

SPEED World Challenge GT: 2008 Road Atlanta Results

The final point standings are available at this location:

SPEED World Challenge GT: 2008 Final Point Standings

James Sofronas, of Global Motorsports Group, grabbed the win at Thunderbolt Raceway in the New Jersey Motorsports Park. His Porsche 911 GT3 was only 0.17 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Brandon Davis, who was driving a Ford Mustang Cobra. Finishing third through fifth were Andy Pilgrim, Jason Daskalos, and Brian Simo respectively.

For the full results from the SPEED World Challenge GT race at Thunderbolt Raceway, click here:

2008 SPEED World Challenge GT: Thunderbolt New Jersey Results

The updated standings can be found here:

SPEED World Challenge GT: 2008 Point Standings

K Pax Racing’s Randy Pobst won this week’s SPEED World Challenge GT race in Detroit. Following close behind his Porsche 911 GT3 were Andy Pilgrim in second and Brandon Davis who finished third. All three drivers were within one second of the others when the checkered flag was waved.

The Top-5 Finishers Included:

1. Randy Pobst – Porsche 911 GT3
2. Andy Pilgrim – Cadillac CTS-V
3. Brandon Davis – Ford Mustang
4. Michael McCann – Cadillac CTS-V
5. Michael Galati – Porsche 911 GT3

The full results from the race can be found here:

SPEED World Challenge GT: 2008 Detroit Results

The standings have been updated, are are available through this link:

SPEED World Challenge GT: 2008 Point Standings