The 2009 Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase was the seventh round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 16, 2009. David Brabham and Scott Sharp won for Patrón Highcroft Racing, while fellow Acura team Lowe's Fernández Racing won the LMP2 category. BMW Rahal Letterman Racing won their first race of the season in the GT2 category, while Snow Racing led the ALMS Challenge class.
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Qualifying
Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos Class Team Qualifying Driver Lap Time 1 LMP1 #66 de Ferran Motorsports Gil de Ferran 1:48.216 2 LMP1 #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing David Brabham 1:49.039 3 LMP2 #20 Dyson Racing Team Marino Franchitti 1:51.010 4 LMP2 #15 Lowe's Fernández Racing Adrian Fernández 1:51.222 5 LMP2 #16 Dyson Racing Team Guy Smith 1:51.832 6 LMP2 #6 Team CytoSport Klaus Graf 1:51.922 7 LMP1 #12 Autocon Motorsports Chris McMurry 1:53.649 8 LMP1 #37 Intersport Racing Jon Field 1:55.209 9 GT2 #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Joey Hand 2:06.950 10 GT2 #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Dirk Müller 2:07.073 11 GT2 #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Jörg Bergmeister 2:07.362 12 GT2 #3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen 2:07.387 13 GT2 #4 Corvette Racing Olivier Beretta 2:07.619 14 GT2 #87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport Wolf Henzler 2:07.740 15 GT2 #62 Risi Competizione Jaime Melo 2:07.740 16 GT2 #40 Robertson Racing David Murry 2:08.188 17 GT2 #21 Panoz Team PTG Dominik Farnbacher 2:08.800 18 GT2 #11 Primetime Race Group Chris Hall 2:08.822 19 GT2 #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman 2:13.501 20 Chal #47 Orbit Racing Guy Cosmo 2:16.098 21 Chal #57 Snow Racing Martin Snow 2:17.202 22 Chal #08 Orbit Racing Bill Sweedler 2:18.289 23 Chal #36 Gruppe Orange Bob Faieta 2:18.970 24 Chal #02 Gruppe Orange Donald Pickering 2:20.554 25 Chal #05 GMG Racing Did Not Participate 26 LMP1 #48 Corsa Motorsports Did Not Participate
Race
Race result Class winners are marked in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Engine 1 LMP1 9 Patrón Highcroft Racing David Brabham Scott Sharp Acura ARX-02a 71 Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 2 LMP1 66 de Ferran Motorsports Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud Acura ARX-02a 71 Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 3 LMP2 15 Lowe's Fernández Racing Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz Acura ARX-01B 71 Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 4 LMP2 20 Dyson Racing Team Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti Lola B08/86 71 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 5 LMP2 6 Team Cytosport Greg Pickett Klaus Graf Porsche RS Spyder Evo 71 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 6 LMP1 37 Intersport Racing Jon Field Clint Field Lola B06/10 71 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 7 LMP1 48 Corsa Motorsports Johnny Mowlem Stefan Johansson Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS 70 Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8 8 LMP1 12 Autocon Motorsports Bryan Willman Chris McMurry Lola B06/10 70 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 9 GT2 90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Bill Auberlen Joey Hand BMW M3 GT2 69 BMW 4.0 L V8 10 GT2 92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Tommy Milner Dirk Müller BMW M3 GT2 68 BMW 4.0 L V8 11 GT2 3 Corvette Racing Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 68 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 12 GT2 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 68 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 13 GT2 62 Risi Competizione Jaime Melo Pierre Kaffer Ferrari F430GT 68 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 14 GT2 4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 67 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 15 GT2 40 Robertson Racing David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry Ford GT-R Mk. VII 66 Ford 5.0 L V8 16 GT2 44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Darren Law Seth Neiman Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 65 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 17 Chal 57 Snow Racing Martin Snow Melanie Snow Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 63 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 GT2 11 Primetime Race Group Joel Feinberg Chris Hall Dodge Viper Competition Coupe 63 Dodge 8.3 L V10 19 Chal 02 Gruppe Orange Nick Parker Donald Pickering Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 62 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 20 Chal 36 Gruppe Orange Wesley Hoaglund Bob Faieta Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 62 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 21 Chal 47 Orbit Racing Guy Cosmo John Baker Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 61 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 22 Chal 08 Orbit Racing Ed Brown Bill Sweedler Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 61 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 23DNF GT2 87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports Wolf Henzler Bryce Miller Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 56 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 24 GT2 21 Panoz Team PTG Ian James Dominik Farnbacher Panoz Esperante GT-LM 54 Ford 5.0 L V8 25DNF LMP2 16 Dyson Racing Team Chris Dyson Guy Smith Lola B09/86 50 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 DNQ Chal 05 GMG Racing Bret Curtis James Sofronas Porsche 997 GT3 Cup – Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
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