The first SPEED World Challenge race of the year was won by Tony Rivera earlier today at Sebring International Raceway. He beat out the second place finisher, Eric Curran, who had led for the middle portion of the race, by just 2.049 seconds. Brandon Davis, Tony Gaples, and James Sofronas rounded out the top five.

David Welch, the leading rookie in the field, finished 7th, while the pole-sitter, Dino Crescentini, suffered from mechanical issues and only managed to complete 16 of the total 20 laps, finishing in 17th.

Top Finishers in the 2009 SPEED GT Race at Sebring

Pos  No  Driver               Make
  1  97  Tony Rivera          Porsche 911 GT3
  2  30  Eric Curran          Chevrolet Corvette
  3  10  Brandon Davis        Ford Mustang Cobra
  4  34  Tony Gaples          Chevrolet Corvette
  5  14  James Sofronas       Porsche 911 GT3
  6  35  Andrew Aquilante     Chevrolet Corvette
  7  13  David Welch (R)      Dodge Viper
  8  05  William Ziegler (R)  Porsche 911 GT3
  9  06  Joey Scarallo        Pontiac GTO
 10  44  Lee Saunders (R)     Dodge Viper

Related Links:
SPEED World Challenge GT: Schedule, Standings, Videos

The Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series spent the weekend at VIRginia International Raceway, which wrapped up with two split class races.

Saturday’s race saw the ST class take to the track for their final race of the season. Lawson Aschenbach, Ken Dobson, and Jamie Holtom of Georgian Bay Motorsports took the win in their Chevrolet Cobalt SS. Close behind was the Compass360 Racing entry driven by Adam Burrows and Trevor Hopwood. Finishing in third place was the sister car to the winning entry – the Georgian Bay Motorsports machine driven by Lawson Aschenbach, Eric Curran, and Jamie Holtom.

On Sunday it was time for the GS class to hit the track for their final race of 2008. Finishing in the top two positions were the Ford Mustangs of Rehagen Racing. The first one driven by Mike Canney, Hugh Plumb, and Matt Plumb, and the second one piloted by Dean Martin, Ryan Phinny, and Jack Roush Jr.

The full results from both races can be found here:

2008 Virginia International Raceway Split Classes Results

The final points standings for both classes have been updated and are available at the following location:

Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series: 2008 Standings

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

The overall winners of this week’s KONI Challenge Series race at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah were Matt Alhadeff and Bill Auberlen of Turner Motorsport. Just behind them in second was the TRG Porsche driven by Duncan Ende and Spencer Pumpelly.

Eric Curran and Jamie Holtom, the leaders in the Street Tuner (ST) class, finished 17th overall in the final results.

The Top-5 Finishers Included:

1. Turner Motorsport – BMW M3 Coupe – Matt Alhadeff, Bill Auberlen
2. TRG – Porsche 997 – Duncan Ende, Spencer Pumpelly
3. Rehagen Racing – Ford Mustang GT – Billy Johnson, Ray Mason
4. Hyper Sport – Ford Mustang GT – Joe Foster, Scott Maxwell
5. Rehagen Racing – Ford Mustang GT – Mike Canney, Hugh Plumb

To view the full results from this race, please use this link:

2008 Miller Motorsports Park Results

Updated standings are now available at:

2008 Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Standings

Porsche driver Randy Pobst, may have dominated the early portions of the race, but it was the pole-sitter, Eric Curran, and his Chevrolet Corvette that managed to take over and maintain the lead, giving him his first chance to pull into victory circle this season following the SPEED World Challenge GT race at Mosport International Raceway. Not that getting to victory circle was a simple task for Curran however, as he lost control of his car while celebrating in the victory lap and hit one of the containing walls surrounding the circuit. Pobst, the current series leader, finished second.

The Top-5 Finishers Included:

1. Eric Curran
2. Randy Pobst
3. Michael Galati
4. Tommy Archer
5. Michael McCann

For the full results from the GT race at Mosport, please see the following link:

2008 SPEED World Challenge GT Mosport Results

For the updated standings, please see this page:

2008 Standings for the SPEED World Challenge GT (as of Aug. 23, 2008 Mosport)