With just over an hour to go in the Motul Petit Le Mans, the championship fight appears to be over. With the two primary contenders left in the race running second and third behind Renger van der Zande in the No. 01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.
On a wet-but-drying track with conditions improving constantly throughout qualifying for the Motul Petit Le Mans, being last under the checkered flag proved to be an advantage in many cases. That was, until GTP, the final of the three qualifying sessions, began.
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Warmup Only about half the field completed a full lap of the damp Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta for the 20-minute morning warmup for Motul Petit Le Mans, although quite a few more did some out-and-in laps of the circuit. It was all Porsche 963s at the top with Felipe Nasr turning a 1m20.
Louis Deletraz already parlayed his impressive performance as the third driver in the No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 in endurance races this year to secure a full-season.