Driver Quote: Rocky Moran Jr. (No. 99 Pontiac)
"I was coming into the chicane following a Ganassi car coming
up to the No. 77 car, and all of a sudden the No. 77 car just went
off track and spun right in front of me - I had nowhere to go.
The front end's pretty much wiped out, nose, radiator, splitter,
everything. I really feel bad for the whole team, we were having
such a strong run, clicking off a good pace and just turning laps.
We'll get the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac Riley back
on track and see what we can do - there's still 19 hours to go."
Lap 152 - 5:06:53 (5:17 PM) - The No. 05 BMW spins off-course
in Turn 1 but continues after a brief delay.
Lap 152 - 5:08:26 (5:18 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE: The No. 60
Lexus pits and Patterson gets in, giving the overall lead to the
No. 58 Porsche. The No. 89 Pontiac pits and Dalziel gets in.
Lap 154 - 5:12:43 (5:23 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE: The No. 58
Porsche pits to give the No. 19 Ford the overall lead. In GT, the
No. 65 Pontiac still holds the class lead. The No. 23 Porsche pits
and Luhr gets in. The No. 36 Porsche pits and Levitas gets in.
The No. 84 Pontiac pits and Brassfield gets in.
Lap 156 - 5:15:45 (5:27 PM) - The No. 89 Pontiac and No. 99 Pontiac
are traveling slow on-course. Both cars head behind the wall to
their garages. The No. 41 Porsche pits and Gonzalez gets in.
NOTE: The No. 10 Pontiac has retired from the race officially
at 4:55 PM after examining the damage caused in their incident
with the No. 24 BMW earlier in the race.
Quote: Bill Riley, (No. 10 Pontiac)
"The damage was extensive, but we could have fixed it. It would
have taken about six hours. Our concern was that there could be stressed
parts or something hidden that we might not have found initially
that could cause additional problems down the road. We just didn't
feel that it was safe to try to repair. We're all just glad that
Emmanuel is all right."
Lap 161 - 5:25:30 (5:36 PM) - The race-leading No. 19 Ford makes
a routine pit stop and continues to lead the race.
Lap 163 - 5:29:46 (5:40 PM) - The No. 02 Lexus makes a routine
stop and Wheldon gets in. A "drive through" penalty has
been assessed to the No. 16 Pontiac after the driver missed the
chicane. The GT-leading No. 65 Pontiac pits and Valentine gets
in. The No. 64 Pontiac pits and Edwards gets in.
Lap 166 - 5:34:37 (5:45 PM) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE: The No. 58
Porsche passes the No. 19 Ford just before the entrance to the
chicane.
Lap 167 - 5:36:28 (5:47 PM) - The No. 19 Ford spins and makes
contact with a GT machine, causing heavy damage to the front of
the car. The No. 19 machine heads down pit road. The No. 65 Pontiac
spins on-course but continues.
Lap 171 - 5:44:40 (5:55 PM) - The No. 16 Pontiac pits and Chris
Dyson pits.
Lap 174 - 5:49:52 (6:00 PM) - The No. 2 Pontiac passes the No.
60 Lexus for third place overall. The No. 58 Porsche has opened
a 46.266-second lead on the rest of the field, but does not have
working brake lights.
Lap 176 - 5:53:20 (6:03 PM) - The No. 2 Pontiac passes the No.
39 Lexus for second place overall.
Lap 177 - 5:55:08 (6:05 PM) - The No. 48 Corvette spins on course
momentarily but continues.
Lap 179 - 5:58:26 (6:08 PM) - The No. 2 Pontiac makes a routine
pit stop, falling back to sixth from second.
Lap 182 - 6:04:14 (6:14 PM) - The No. 58 Porsche leads the overall
field by over 50 seconds.
Lap 183 - 6:05:10 (6:15 PM) - The No. 02 Lexus spins in Turn 5
but continues.