6.8.2001
First Place Finish for Corvette in Portland Grand Prix

For the third race in a row, Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell drove to a first place finish in the GTS class. The Portland Grand Prix victory was also the third win out of four ALMS races this year and the fifth win out of six races Corvette participated in so far. Earlier this year, America's legendary sportscar scored class wins in Texas, Le Mans and Sears Point, as well as the overall win in the Daytona 24 Hours.

The team's other Corvette, driven by Andy Pilgrim and Kelly Collins, finished in a solid second place in class, just 5.517 seconds behind winners Fellows and O'Connell. However, at the post-race scrutineering the car was found to be slightly underweight and subsequently disqualified. The team is looking into what caused the weight reduction.

In two weeks the series will head to Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada which is Fellows' home track and a track on which he has recorded wins in a variety of cars and classes.

GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND – ALMS Round 4 – Race Results

1. Brabham/Magnussen Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S 131 laps
2. Pirro/Biela Audi R8 + 00s374
3. Herbert/Wallace Audi R8 + 15s589
4. Graf/Lagorce Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S + 21s758
5. Capello/Kristensen Audi R8 + 4 laps
6. de Radigues/Graham/Duno Reynard-Judd 01Q (1st LMP675) + 8 laps
7. Fellows/O'Connell Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (1st GTS) + 9 laps
DQ. Pilgrim/Collins Chevrolet Corvette C5-R + 9 laps