2009 Speed World Challenge Explained

The 2009 SCCA Speed World Challenge was the 20th Speed World Challenge season. began March 18, 2009, and was completed on October 11, after 10 rounds.[1] The Grand Touring championship was won by Brandon Davis driving a Ford Mustang GT, and the Touring Car championship was won by Pierre Kleinubing driving an Acura TSX. It was the last season under the Speed Channel sponsorship.

Schedule

Five of the rounds were held as an undercard to the American Le Mans Series: Sebring, Long Beach, Mid-Ohio, Road America, Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca. The Sebring, Mid-Ohio, Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca races were also shared with the Atlantic Championship, as well as the Autobahn date. The race at New Jersey was held as an undercard to the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

RoundDateLocationClasses
1March 20 GTTC
2April 19 GT
3May 3 GTTC
4May 17 GTTC
5July 5 GTTC
6July 26 GTTC
7August 9 GTTC
8August 16 GTTC
9September 25 GTTC
10October 11 GTTC

Race results

RndCircuitGT Winning CarTC Winning Car
GT Winning DriverTC Winning Driver
1Sebring
  1. 97 Tax Masters Porsche 911 GT3
  1. 38 Bimmer World BMW 328i
Tony Rivera Seth Thomas
2Long Beach
  1. 14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3
no race
James Sofronas
3New Jersey
  1. 8 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60
  1. 74 Mazdaspeed Mazda 6
Andy Pilgrim Jason Saini
4Mosport
  1. 5 Daskalos Developments Dodge Viper
  1. 44 RealTime Racing Acura TSX
Jason Daskalos Kuno Wittmer
no race
  1. 1 RealTime Racing Acura TSX
Peter Cunningham
5Watkins Glen
  1. 4 Stoptech Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3
  1. 38 Bimmer World BMW 328i
Dino Crescentini Seth Thomas
6Autobahn
  1. 1 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60
  1. 74 Mazdaspeed Mazda 6
Randy Pobst Jason Saini
7Mid-Ohio
  1. 10 SunMicro Ford Mustang GT
  1. 74 Mazdaspeed Mazda 6
Brandon Davis Jason Saini
8Road America
  1. 97 Tax Masters Porsche 911 GT3
  1. 42 RealTime Racing Acura TSX
Tony Rivera Pierre Kleinubing
9Road Atlanta
  1. 8 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60
  1. 38 Bimmer World BMW 328i
Andy Pilgrim Seth Thomas
10Monterey
  1. 14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3
  1. 42 RealTime Racing Acura TSX
James Sofronas Pierre Kleinubing

Drivers

Grand Touring (top 15)

PosDriverSEBLBNJMOSWGIABCMIDELKATLLAGPoints
1 Brandon Davis33328214341012
2 James Sofronas51693631551931
3 Tony Rivera17537521417910
4 Andy Pilgrim1261454151615851
5 Eric Curran22DSQ521716223811
6 Randy PobstDNS8284146192796
7 Dino Crescentini17DNS611553918578
8 Sonny Whelen1122871011109189572
9 Tony Gaples4971219810810568
10 William Ziegler8121113111011111219552
11 Gunter SchaldachDSQDNS410918917146457
12 Jeff CourtneyDSQ10118613711441
13 Jason Daskalos195165402
14 Rob Morgan13157137291
15 Ritch Marziale1814128209
PosDriverSEBLBNJMOSWGIABCMIDELKATLLAGPoints
Bold – Pole
Italics – Led Most Laps

Touring Car (top 15)

PosDriverSEBNJMOSMOSWGIABCMIDELKATLLAGPoints
1 Pierre Kleinubing25256331101973
2 Jason Saini3143811488960
3 Peter Cunningham9251522662921
4 Seth Thomas1141041114817878
5 Charles Espenlaub121172248296847
6 Kuno Wittmer1341678710418803
7 Eric Foss466911695512769
8 James Clay679119512723767
9 Nick Esayian591184761134758
10 Patrick Lindsey53710328
11 Toby Grahovec11881010313
12 Andrew Aquilante83312309
13 Branden Peterson101213165
14 Nick Wittmer37164
15 Chip Herr145131
PosDriverSEBNJMOSMOSWGIABCMIDELKATLLAGPoints
Bold – Pole
Italics – Led Most Laps

Manufacturer

Grand Touring

PosManufacturerSEBLBNJMOSWGIABCMIDELKATLLAGPoints
1 Porsche115315214167
2 Ford333282143453
3 Volvo1261441461248
4 Chevrolet2275211822345
5 Dodge754168657818
PosManufacturerSEBLBNJMOSWGIABCMIDELKATLLAGPoints

Touring Car

PosManufacturerSEBNJMOSMOSWGIABCMIDELKATLLAGPoints
1 Acura221152214172
2 Mazda314221125565
3 BMW179415471342
PosManufacturerSEBNJMOSMOSWGIABCMIDELKATLLAGPoints

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge . 2010-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100724225431/http://www.world-challenge.com/season.php?year=2009 . 2010-07-24 . dead .