Lally, Bunting Take Over SGS Lead
Daytona Prototype leaders Scott Pruettand Max Papis and GT division front runner Boris Said stayed on top of theGrand American Rolex Sports Car Series standings following this past weekend's Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen but a new pair of leaders - Andy Lally andMarc Bunting - stepped up in the SGS class.
After taking their second straight Rolex Series victory at The Glen, No. 01CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley drivers Papis and Pruett have jumpedto a 14-point lead in the Daytona Prototype driver standings with 151points.
Max Angelelli and Wayne Taylor, co-drivers of the No. 10 SunTrust RacingPontiac Riley finished second in the race, which allowed them to move into atie for third (137 points). No. 2 CITGO Howard-Boss Motorsports PontiacCrawford driver Andy Wallace now is in sole possession of the fifth positionwith 134 points.
Cort Wagner and Kelly Collins, drivers of the No. 81 Rx.com/G&W MotorsportsBMW Doran, are sixth with 133 points, and No. 54 Kodak Bell MotorsportsPontiac Doran driver Terry Borcheller is eighth with 132 points. Wallace'steammate Milka Duno is ninth (126 points), while No. 27 Doran-Lista RacingLexus Doran driver Didier Theys rounds out the top 10 with 124 points.
The No. 01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing team continues to lead the team pointstandings with 151 points, followed by the No. 10 SunTrust Racing team (137points) and the No. 2 CITGO Howard-Boss Motorsports team with 134 points.The No. 54 Kodak Bell Motorsports team is fourth (132 points), while the No.6 Michael Shank Racing Lexus Doran rounds out the top five in the DaytonaPrototype team standings with 131 tallies.
Leading the Daytona Prototype engine manufacturer standings is Pontiac with167 points. Lexus stands in second three points behind with 164 points andBMW is third (129 points). Riley now leads the Daytona Prototype chassismanufacturer standings with 157 points, followed by Riley (155 points) andCrawford with 147 points.
After winning for the fourth consecutive time in the GT category, No. 21 PTGBMW M3 driver Said continues to lead the GT driver point standings with 154points. Teammate Bill Auberlen is three points behind in second (151points), while No. 44 Orbit Racing Porsche driver Mike Fitzgerald is thirdwith 139 points. No. 66 The Racer's Group Porsche drivers Ian James, RJValentine and Chris Gleason are tied for fourth two points back with 137markers.
The No. 21 Prototype Technology Group team leads the GT team standings with151 points, 10 points ahead of the second-place No. 66 The Racer's Groupteam (141 points). Orbit Racing is third in the team chase (139 points),followed by the No. 67 The Racer's Group team with 126 points. The No. 33Scuderia Ferrari of Washington team rounds out the top five with 119markers.
GT manufacturer standings
Porsche - 159BMW - 154Maserati - 124Ferrari - 87Chevrolet - 82Acura - 43
The only points lead that did change hands over the weekend was in SGS,where No. 38 TPC Racing Porsche GT3 co-drivers Lally and Bunting took overthe lead thanks to their class win in Watkins Glen. The duo now has 159points. Previous points leaders and TPC teammates Michael Levitas and RandyPobst, drivers of the No. 36 Porsche are six tallies back in third (153points), after failing to finish. Jean-Francois Dumoulin, who drives the No.71 Doncaster Racing Porsche GT3 Cup and led the SGS points race following avictory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, currently stands alone in fifth placewith 140 markers after finishing third in class at Watkins Glen.
The No. 38 TPC Racing team continues to lead the SGS team standings with 159points, while the No. 41 Orison-Planet Earth Motorsports is second with 127markers. The No. 71 Doncaster Racing team and the No. 36 TPC Racing team aretied for third in the SGS team standings with 121 points. The No. 47 MichaelBaughman Racing team rounds out the top five with 115 points. Porschecontinues to maintain a commanding lead in the SGS manufacturerschampionship with 175 points, 60 points ahead of second-place Chevrolet (115points). Ferrari is third with 42 points.
