January 18, 2012
(SPEED Energy Team Photo/Toyo Tires)
Robby Gordon and navigator Johnny Campbell (No. 303 SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires HUMMER) won the 29km timed special Stage 14, the last stage of the 2012 Dakar™. Gordon won the brief 29km (18-mile) final stage with a large 21-second margin over the second place finisher. Gordon finished fifth overall in the 2012 Dakar, capturing three stage wins and a total of seven podiums along the way. In addition, Gordon’s HUMMER was the only two-wheel-drive vehicle finishing in the top ten. The overall route traveled 254km from Pisco to Lima, Peru, marking the completion of a 14-day Pan American odyssey which began on the Atlantic coast in Argentina, crossed through the Andes, and then turned north to Peru along the Pacific coast.
(ALMS)
The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón will add Virginia International Raceway for the 2012 season. North America’s premier sports car championship will contest its first race at VIR on Saturday, Sept. 15 in a four-hour enduro. The first ALMS race at VIR – located in Danville, Va. – also will mark the first competition on the track’s 4.1-mile, 31-turn Grand Course. The race will be broadcast on ESPN2.
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Check out Michelin's racing website - "Michelin Alley" - and get in on all of the behind-the-scenes buzz. Go here. - PMD
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