CORE autosport scores double podium in Canada

BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, ??Sunday, July 22, 2012:? CORE autosport continued its amazing 2012 run in Canada today by again placing both cars on the podium at the 2012 Mobil 1 Presents the Grand Prix of Mosport.? In five American Le Mans Series (ALMS) races so far this season, CORE has had both cars on the Prototype Challenge (PC) podium.
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The #05 Composite Resources ORECA FLM09 with drivers Jon Bennett and Colin Braun had a solid race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park but a combination of traffic and minor car difficulty relegated them to the second spot (seventh overall) in the two hour and 45 minute event.? The sister #06 Soloson Import machine, driven by Alex Popow and Ryan Dalziel, suffered from an on-track incident, and through a combination of sheer determination and racing "luck" rounded out the PC-class podium in third (eighth overall).
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In the five races thus far in the 2012 ALMS season, CORE autosport has finished on the podium 10 times - with four wins, two seconds and four third place spots.? The Rock Hill, SC-based team remains with a comfortable lead in the 2012 ALMS PC team championship standings.? In the PC driver standings, the rivalry between the two CORE autosport cars looks to increase, as the #05 Braun / Bennett team has now caught up with Popow for a three-way first-place tie.
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Despite a rainy morning on the day of the only Canadian ALMS round of the season, the weather gave way to heat and humidity.? Bennett started in the #05 machine in the class pole position thanks to the efforts of Braun on Saturday. After an hour of racing at the 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course, Bennett was handed the #05 to Braun in second spot at approximately the halfway point of the race.? Braun set a series of fast laps but was unable to capture the top spot on the podium - a place to which he'd become accustomed after two wins in the previous two rounds.
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Popow started second in the #06 Soloson Import car, and it was in less than one lap that he was leading the PC class. After quite a duel with another PC car, he remained in first until 38 minutes into the race, when, while trying to pass a slower GTC car heading into Turn 3, they made contact.? It was only then when Popow realized there was another PC car on the other side of the GTC car.? Those two cars ended up off the track and the #06 car was left with a damaged nose and splitter.? After quick work by the #06 crew for repairs, Popow was back on track in the fifth spot.
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Unfortunately the ALMS determined that Popow was guilty of avoidable contact and stopped the #06 on pit road for two minutes.? Those two minutes decimated any chance to recover the time lost due to the racing incident, but Popow kept fighting.? With less than an hour to go to the event Popow turned the #06 over to Dalziel, still in the fifth spot.? Dalziel pulled out a determined effort to eventually bring the #06 home in third spot.
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Next up for CORE autosport is the 2012 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.? Practice for the event begins on Thursday, August 2, with qualifying on Friday the 3rd.? The two hour and 45 minute race will take place on Saturday, August 4 at 1:05 p.m.
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Source: http://www.alms.com/articles/core-autosport-scores-double-podium-canada

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