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