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Archive of Porsche
Lola Race
Reports/News/Photos 2000/2002 |
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2001 Dayton Finale |
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Champion Porsche/Lola Second at
Daytona Final! |
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It was an outstanding
race for the Champion Porsche-Lola at the Daytona Finale.
Because this event was postponed and had to run alongside the
Daytona Historics, there was no qualifiying, but instead the
field started based on team points, so Champion's Lola had to
start from the fourth row, at the back of the SRP field.
Porsche Legend Hurley Haywood started, and worked the Lola up to
third place at the first pit stops, where he handed over to Andy
Wallace. A combination of excellent driving by Andy and ace pit
strategy by the team found the Champion Lola leading the race
(first time for the Lola) with just forty-five minutes remaining
in the three-hour night race.
With the Dyson Racing R&S/Ford of Butch Leitzinger chasing
Wallace down, it was only a matter of time, and Leitzinger made
the pass for the lead going into Turn One, with just under 30
minutes to run.
Wallace held on for a fine second-place finish, the best-ever
result for the Champion Lola-Porsche. Drivers Andy Wallace and
Hurley Haywood were jubilant in Victory Lane, and the whole team
ended up soaked in Champagne. |
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Hurley waits while the crew
makes final pre-race preparations in pit lane |
Hurley works infield
traffic shortly after the start |
A fast first pit stop -
Hurley out, Andy in, gas, tires |
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Wallace at Turn One |
Exhausts glowing in the
Daytona night... |
Final fuel stop timing nets
Champion the race lead |
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Stars and Stripes at
Daytona |
Anxious faces watch the
scoring monitor in pit lane... |
First-ever laps led (but
not enough of them) for the Lola/Porsche |
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Hurley Haywood and Andy
Wallace take Champion Porsche Racing to Victory Lane at Daytona |
Victory Lane and a fine
Second Place for Champion Porsche Racing at Daytona |
Hurley describes his
excellent opening stint for TV |
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Hot Driver...Cold Champagne |
Brad Kettler, who built
this car, enjoys its best-ever finish... |
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