Rolex 24 Race Notes - Note 19

LAP 338 (11:29:18) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE - No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA pits under caution, giving the lead to No. 59 JOAO BARBOSA. No. 99 ALEX GURNEY takes second position, and MONTOYA returns to the field in third position. No. 91 JOHNNY O'CONNELL also pits, giving third position to No. 9 KURT BUSCH and fourth position to No. 6 BURT FRISSELLE.

LAP 339 (11:32:00) - GT CLASS LEAD CHANGE - The majority of the GT field pits, giving the GT class lead to No. 07 PAUL EDWARDS. Cars that pitted: 40, 27, 30, 66, 67, 87, 07, 21, 70. The No. 66 TRG machine takes an extended pit stop to repair the driver identification plug. The GT order is now: No. 07 PAUL EDWARDS, No. 67 ROMAIN DUMAS, No. 70 RAPHAEL MATOS, No. 66 RICHARD WESTBROOK and No. 57 RANDY POBST.

LAP 340 (11:36:29) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE - No. 59 JOAO BARBOSA pits, giving the controls to JC FRANCE and giving the lead back to No. 99 ALEX GURNEY.

LAP 341 (11:39:23) - No. 59 JC FRANCE returns to pit lane and falling off of the lead lap and giving up sixth position to No. 23 JOEY HAND. No. 86 WOLF HENZLER passes No. 80 MARK GREENBERG for seventh in the GT class.

LAP 345 (11:46:20) - No. 6 BURT FRISSELLE takes third position from No. 9 KURT BUSCH. No. 23 JOEY HAND is turning laps over a second faster than the cars ahead of him.

LAP 345 (11:48:08) - No. 29 JAKE ROSENZWEIG is smoking heavily, enters the pits and goes behind the wall citing radiator problems.

LAP 347 (11:50:10) - No. 06 MARC BUNTING pits. No. 72 CRAIG STANTON pits.

UPDATE: The No. 58 BRUMOS PORSCHE entry is still in the garages diagnosing fuel system problems.

LAP 351 (11:56:53) - Five seconds separate the first and second positions in each class. The No. 77 DORAN entry is replacing their harness.

LAP 354 (12:02:12) - No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA has been consistently turning laps half of a second faster than the race-leading No. 99 ALEX GURNEY, he has now cut the lead to 2.5 seconds.

LAP 355 (12:03:35) - No. 10 MICHAEL VALIANTE pits giving ninth position to No. 60 GRAHAM RAHAL, No. 02 SCOTT DIXON pits. No. 83 PETER LUDWIG and No. 58 DAVID DONOHUE return from behind the wall.

LAP 357 (12:07:09) - OVERALL LEAD CHANGE - No. 99 ALEX GURNEY pits, giving the lead up to No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA. GT CLASS LEAD CHANGE - No. 67 ROMAIN DUMAS takes the GT class lead from No. 07 PAUL EDWARDS.

LAP 359 (12:11:40) - The top five overall are: No. 01 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, No. 6 BURT FRISSELLE, No. 91 JOHNNY O'CONNELL, No. 9 KURT BUSCH and No. 99 ALEX GURNEY. In the GT class, the top five are: No. 67 ROMAIN DUMAS, No. 07 PAUL EDWARDS, No. 70 RAPHAEL MATOS, No. 66 RICHARD WESTBROOK and No. 57 RANDY POBST. Drivers are reporting that the No. 70 RAPHAEL MATOS has no head or tail lights.

LAP 361 (12:14:38) - No. 77 FABRIZIO GOLLIN returns to the field. No. 72 TIM LEWIS JR enters the pits and heads to the garage. No. 03 ED CARPENTER has spun at the exit of Turn 1. Second-position No. 07 PAUL EDWARDS enters the pits with heavy front-end damage and goes straight into the garage. No. 75 TRACY KROHN has damage to the left rear, enters the pits briefly before returning to the field. The No. 75 and No. 07 made contact at the exit of Turn 1.

LAP 367 (12:24:44) - No. 21 VIC RICE enters the pits dragging body work. No. 43 JOE SAHLEN enters the pits with front-end damage.