Homestead 250 Miles 2001 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Grand-Am Rolex Series Nextel 250		Date: 4.3.2001
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (United States), 3.862 kms	Organiser: unknown
Homestead 250 Miles
Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series (round 2)

Weather:	hot, humid
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	250 miles
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	46
Practiced:	35
Qualified:	34
Started:	33
Finished:	26

Classes:	Pract	Start
SportRacing Prototype	9	9
SportRacing Prototype II	5	4
GTS	3	3
GT	12	12
American GT	6	5

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Race notes:
4 full-course cautions (17 laps)
10 minuntes reconnaissance period before race

Pre-race sessions:
5 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 270 minutes on 1-2/3
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 2/3

Winners:
Overall:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Weaver / Leitzinger
SportRacing Prototype II:	22	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Durand / Greensall
GTS:	5	Saleen S7-R	Bingham / Johnson
GT:	54	BMW M3 E46 V8	Jennings / Borcheller
American GT:	09	Chevrolet Corvette	Conway / Goad
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Butch Leitzinger (USA)	1:12.103	192.846 km/h	lap 98
SportRacing Prototype II:	22	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Nigel Greensall (GB)	1:17.237	180.026 km/h	lap 98
GTS:	5	Saleen S7-R	Chris Bingham (USA)	1:19.698	174.467 km/h	lap 42
GT:	81	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Darren Law (USA)	1:21.590	170.421 km/h	lap 68
American GT:	09	Chevrolet Corvette	Craig Conway (USA)	1:22.315	168.922 km/h	lap 17
Pole Positions:
Overall:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	James Weaver (GB)	1:10.460	197.343 km/h
SportRacing Prototype II:	89	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Robert Julien (CDN)	1:15.718	183.639 km/h
GTS:	5	Saleen S7-R	Chris Bingham (USA)	1:18.367	177.430 km/h
GT:	02	Mosler MT900R	João Barbosa (P)	1:19.951	173.915 km/h
American GT:	09	Chevrolet Corvette	Craig Conway (USA)	1:21.502	170.607 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (8), Riley & Scott (5), Lola (5), Chevrolet (5), BMW (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (8), Chevrolet (7), Ford (5), BMW (4), Judd (3), Nissan (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Riley & Scott Mk III (5), Lola B2K/40 (3), Chevrolet Corvette (3), Porsche 996 GT3-RS (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (53), GB (4), CDN (3), F (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (45%), front-engined (30%), rear-engined (25%)
Average engine size:	4481 cc (with regard to 6% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4588 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Dick Greer (69), Larry Schumacher (65), Richard Millman (64)
Youngest known drivers:	Clint Field (18), Bruno St. Jacques (22), Cory Friedman (23)

Official Race Programme:

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