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PROVISIONAL Results: Exxon Supreme GT Series for GTS 1, GTS 2, GTS 3 Cars Presented By Virgin Interactive

NAPA AUTO PARTS SEBRING OCTOBERFEST SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY/SEBRING FL October 17 1997 PROVISIONAL RESULTS FN.ST.CAR CL LAPS --DURING-RACE-- PS.PS.NO. CL PS. DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR PTS COMP STATUS FAST LAP SPEED 1 2 01 GT1 1 Andy Pilgrim/Cooper City/FL Rohr Corp/Pirelli/Porsche 911 Trb 41 2:04.412 108.74 Allan McNish/Dumfries Scotland 2 1 96 GT1 2 David Brabham/UK Road Atlanta/Ford Panoz GTR1 41 **2:01.901 110.98 Eric Bernard/Pertuis/FR 3 5 75 GT1 3 George Robinson/Houston/TX 74 Hunting Ranch/Olds Aurora 41 2:08.432 105.33 Jack Baldwin/Marietta/GA 4 8 99 GT2 1 Larry Schumacher/Cincinnati/OH Quebecor Printing USA Corp/Porsche 911 Tr 41 2:13.415 101.40 Price Cobb/Evergreen/CO 5 9 61 GT2 2 Franz Konrad/Verl Germany Porsche 911 Trb 41 2:12.347 102.22 Nick Ham/Evergreen/CO 6 13 10 GT3 1 Bill Auberlen/Redondo Bch/CA Yokohama/Valvoline/BMW/BMW M3 41 **2:16.216 99.318 Butch Leitzinger/State College/PA Marc Duez/Monaco 7 6 27 GT1 4 Jason Priestley/Los Angeles/CA STP/Dynamic Suspensions/Ford Mustang Co 40 2:10.544 103.63 Scott Maxwell/Ontario Canada 8 19 02 GT1 5 Andy Pilgrim/Cooper City/FL Porsche 911 40 2:14.045 100.92 Lillian Bryner/Lugano Switzerland Enzo Calderari/Nidau Switzerland 9 16 7 GT3 2 Dieter Quester/Vienna Austria Red Bull/Fina/BMW/BMW M3 40 2:17.212 98.597 Marc Duez/Belgium 10 20 6 GT3 3 Javier Quiros/San Jose Costa Rica Yokohama/BMW/Valvoline/BMW M3 40 2:16.854 98.855 Butch Leitzinger/State College/PA 11 31 25 GT3 4 Mike Gagliardo/Chicago/IL Alex Job Racing/Porsche 911 40 2:21.645 95.512 Jason Dittmer/Chicago/IL 12 24 73 GT3 5 Jack Lewis/Atlanta/GA Jack Lewis Enter/Racers Group/Porsche 911 40 2:20.273 96.446 Tony Burgess/Ontario Canada Kurt Mathewson/Carmel/IN 13 28 00 GT3 6 Carlos de Quesada/Tampa/FL Dr Fix-it/Palm Water/Porsche 911 39 2:23.384 94.353 Dr Steve Earle/San Antonio/TX Charles Espenlaub/Tampa/FL David Murry/Atlanta/GA 14 30 80 GT1 6 Dave Perelle/Cleveland/TN Old Cutless Sup *38 n.a. 2:16.142 99.372 Terry Borcheller/Phoenix/AZ 15 29 71 GT2 3 Cameron Worth/Lighthouse Point/FL Mazda RX7 38 2:26.064 92.622 Enzo Potolicchio/Caracas Venezuela 16 26 22 GT3 7 John Reisman/Naples/FL Chev Camaro 37 2:24.606 93.556 Kyle Nevius/Naples/FL 17 7 74 GT1 7 Hans Stuck/Austria Champion/STP/Porsche 911 Trb 37 2:10.739 103.47 Thierry Boutsen/Monte Carlo Monaco 18 15 35 GT1 8 Andrea Garbagnati/Monte Carlo Monac Yokohama/Hamilton/Chev Camaro *36 n.a. 2:14.223 100.79 Stefano Bucci/Faenza Italy Mauro Casadei/Cattolica Italy 19 10 64 GT2 4 Wolfgang Kaufmann/Germany Porsche 911 *35 n.a. 2:13.340 101.46 Bob Wolleck/Strasbourg France 20 17 37 GT1 9 Fabio Rosa/Italy Chev Camaro 34 2:33.978 87.861 C J Johnson/Dinwiddie/VA Giovanni Vigano/Muggio Italy 21 23 5 GT3 8 Eduardo Pellarano/Dominican RepublConoco/Interstate Budget Rent/BMW M3 *25 ACC 2:17.668 98.271 John Paul Jr/W. Palm Beach/FL 22 12 17 GT2 5 Rob Schirle/Tamworth England Cirtek Motorsports/Saleen Mustang *18 MECH **2:12.172 102.35 Christian Vann/Birmingham England 23 21 93 GT3 9 Elton Julian/Beverly Hills/CA Mobil 1/Saeta Airlines/Nissan 240SX *15 MECH 2:21.357 95.706 Henry Taleb/Guayaquil Ecuador Tony Taleb/Guayaquil Ecuador 24 25 15 GT2 6 Scott Peeler/Salt Lake City/UT Prova Motorsports/Porsche 911 Trb *13 MECH 2:19.872 96.722 Melanie Snow/Pleasant Grove/UT 25 11 56 GT2 7 Martin Snow/Pleasant Grove/UT Porsche 911 Trb *11 ACC 2:16.154 99.363 Kelly Collins/Corona del Mar/CA 26 18 77 GT3 10 Tony Renna/Deland/FL Alco Capital/Yokohama/Nassi Gr/BMW M3 *8 MECH 2:19.099 97.260 Matthew Cohen/New York/NY Pete Halsmer/Bloomfield/MI 27 14 39 GT3 11 Jim Matthews/Warsaw/NC Carolina Turkeys/Porsche 911 *5 ACC 2:20.647 96.189 David Murry/Atlanta/GA 28 22 76 GT3 12 Gary Blackman/Sebring/FL Team A.R.E./Yokohama/Porsche 911 *2 ACC 4:09.848 54.148 Cort Wagner/Los Angeles/CA ** Better than the Existing Track Record * Not Running at the Finish Time of Race: 1 hours 46 minutes 52.632 seconds LAP LEADER(S) Winning Speed: 86.498 mph for 41 laps/154.078 miles CAR# LAP Margin of Victory:3.794 seconds # 96 1- 24 GT1 Winning Speed: 86.498 mph # 75 25- 27 GT2 Winning Speed: 85.936 mph # 96 28- 32 GT3 Winning Speed: 85.505 mph # 01 33- 40 # 96 41- 41 FASTEST QUALIFIERS: GT1: #96 David Brabham 2:00.700 112.086 mph REC GT2: #99 Larry Schumacher 2:10.762 103.461 mph REC GT3: #10 Bill Auberlen 2:13.396 101.418 mph REC FASTEST LAP: GT1: #96 David Brabham LAP # 40 2:01.901 110.981 mph REC GT2: #17 Rob Schirle LAP # 15 2:12.172 102.357 mph REC GT3: #10 Bill Auberlen LAP # 17 2:16.216 99.3187 mph REC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***INAUGURAL EVENT ESTABLISHING RECORDS Car #96 incurred 20 second penalty for unsportsmanlike driving. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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