The appropriately named Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg provided an excellent showcase for two of the Acura teams in the American Le Mans Series this weekend. The The Patrón Spirits Acura of Scott Sharp and David Brabham took the overall win, with the Lowe’s Acura of Luis Diaz and Adrian Fernandez coming in a close second, only 32 seconds behind and still on the lead lap. The strong finish also allowed Diaz and Fernandez to snag the top honors in the P2 class.

St. Petersburg also marked the departure of the series’ current GT1 class, with the two remaining Corvette C6Rs pulling out in favor of future GT2 action instead. The Compuware Corvettes are expected to return to the track for the next event in Long Beach on April 18th, 2009.

In GT2, the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR driven by Patrick Long and Jörg Bergmeister grabbed a class victory, finishing in the 5th position overall. By the checkered flag, the team had gained a two lap lead over their nearest GT2 competitors, Tommy Milner and Dirk Müller in their BMW E92 M3 entry.

The top finishers included:

Pos   No  Class  Car                  Drivers
  1   #9     P1  Acura ARX-02a        Scott Sharp
                                      David Brabham

  2  #15     P2  Acura ARX-01B        Luis Diaz
                                      Adrian Fernandez

  3  #16     P2  Mazda / Lola B09     Chris Dyson
                                      Guy Smith

  4  #20     P2  Mazda / Lola B09     Marino Franchitti
                                      Butch Leitzinger

  5  #45    GT2  Porsche 911 GT3 RSR  Patrick Long
                                      Jörg Bergmeister

  6  #37     P1  Lola B06             Chapman Ducote
                                      Jon Field
                                      Clint Field

  7  #92    GT2  BMW E92 M3           Tommy Milner
                                      Dirk Müller

  8  #21    GT2  Panoz Esperante      Ian James
                                      Dominik Farnbacher

  9  #28    GT2  Chev. Corvette C6    Lou Gigliotti
                                      Eric Curran

 10  #44    GT2  Porsche 911 GT3 RSR  Seth Neiman
                                      Darren Law

Related Links:
American Le Mans Series: Schedule, Standings, Latest News, Videos

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