Backstretch Motorsports

Corvette Drivers Relish Return to High-Speed Wisconsin Road Course

ELKHART LAKE, Wis., Aug. 4, 2008 – The polls have closed and the votes have been tabulated. By a three-to-one margin, Corvette Racing’s drivers have acclaimed the Kink to be the greatest corner on the classic Road America circuit. The drivers will test their mettle on this challenging road course in Saturday’s four-hour Generac 500 at Road America, the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series.

Exit poll interviews showed strong backing for the Kink:

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Gil de Ferran won his third straight pole position at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Friday…seven years since his last. The storybook debut season for De Ferran Motorsports continued with de Ferran’s first pole in the American Le Mans Series, a record-breaking 1:07.969 (119.596 mph) for the Acura Sports Car Challenge.

De Ferran’s Acura ARX-01b led a second straight overall sweep of the front row for Acura in a home race before thousands of Honda and Acura employees and guests. The two-time CART and former Indianapolis 500 winner qualified 0.224 seconds ahead of Patrón Highcroft Racing’s David Brabham, who sat on the pole a week ago at Lime Rock and won the race overall with Scott Sharp.

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