Lititz, Pennsylvania’s Chip Herr won today’s SPEED Touring Car race at Road Atlanta. Herr beat fellow MAZDA6 driver, Michael Galati to the line by just 1.2 seconds. Right with them at the end was Pierre Kleinubing, whose Acura TSX finished third with just 1.64 seconds separating his finish from that of the leading car. This weekend marked the final SPEED Touring Car race of the 2008 season.

Peter Cunningham, who finished fourth in today’s race, grabbed the series championship. Pierre Kleinubing, who ended up second in the championship, was only five points behind the leader.

For the full results from the race, please visit this page:

2008 Touring Car Results from Road Atlanta

The final standings have been posted, and are available here:

SPEED Touring Car: 2008 Final Points 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

Mazda driver, Michael Galati, came out victorious in Sunday’s Speed World Challenge Touring Car race at Mosport International Raceway. He crossed the finish line far ahead of the field with over six seconds separating him from the second place Mazda driven by rookie, Jason Saini. Following Saini was Peter Cunningham, whose third place finish moved him up to first in the championship points standings.

Rounding out the Top-5 were Cunningham’s teammate, Kuno Wittmer who currently sits in second in the championship points, and Chip Herr. Pierre Kleinubing, who had to make a hard charge to the front after facing a stop-and-go penalty for movement prior to the standing start, finished an impressive sixth.

Complete race results:

2008 SPEED Touring Car Results from Mosport

Updated standings:

2008 Standings for SPEED Touring Car (as of Aug. 24, 2008 Mosport)