Mid-Ohio 250 Miles 2001 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: ConAgra Foods 250 U.S. Road Racing Classic		Date: 10.6.2001
Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (United States), 3.634 kms	Organiser: unknown
Mid-Ohio 250 Miles
Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series (round 6)

Weather:	hot, humid
Start time:	14:15
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	250 miles
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	50
Practiced:	44
Qualified:	41
Started:	41
Finished:	30

Classes:	Pract	Start
SportRacing Prototype	8	7
SportRacing Prototype II	4	4
GTS	6	6
GT	18	17
American GT	7	7

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Race notes:
10 minute reconnaissance period held before race
3 full-course cautions for 28 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
test sessions held on 7/6 (times not recorded)
4 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 210 minutes on 8-9/6
1 qualifying sessions held for a total of 15 minutes on 9/6

Winners:
Overall:	37	Lola B2K/10 Judd	Field / Gavin
SportRacing Prototype II:	21	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Lally / Macey
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:	37	Lola B2K/10 Judd	Oliver Gavin (GB)	1:17.925	167.880 km/h
SportRacing Prototype II:	21	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Andy Lally (USA)	1:22.024	159.491 km/h
GTS:	5	Saleen S7-R	Chris Bingham (USA)	1:24.685	154.479 km/h
GT:	15	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Randy Pobst (USA)	1:27.715	149.626 km/h
American GT:	71	Ford Mustang	Tony Ave (USA)	1:27.322	149.814 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	16	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	James Weaver (GB)	1:17.005	169.947 km/h
SportRacing Prototype II:	21	Lola B2K/40 Nissan	Andy Lally (USA)	1:19.983	163.509 km/h
GTS:	5	Saleen S7-R	Chris Bingham (USA)	1:23.761	156.187 km/h
GT:	15	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	Randy Pobst (USA)	1:26.201	151.761 km/h
American GT:	84	Chevrolet Corvette	Jack Willes (USA)	1:24.731	154.400 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (14), Chevrolet (8), Lola (5), Riley & Scott (4), BMW (2), Mazda (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (14), Chevrolet (8), Ford (5), Nissan (4), Judd (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-R (6), Porsche 996 GT3-RS (5), Riley & Scott Mk III (4), Lola B2K/40 (4), Chevrolet Corvette (4)
Driver nationalities:	USA (68), CDN (6), GB (3), I (2), F (2)
Most used colours:	white (38%), blue (20%), red (14%), black (11%), silver (7%)
Engine positions:	rear-engined (35%), front-engined (35%), mid-engined (30%)
Average engine size:	4598 cc (with regard to 5% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4689 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Dick Greer (69), Larry Schumacher (65), Richard Millman (64)
Youngest known drivers:	Clint Field (18), Bruno St. Jacques (22), Matt Drendel (26)
Female drivers:	Kimberly Hiskey

Official Race Programme:

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