6:15 - Checkered on a very disappointing and very soggy Mid-Ohio. What should have been a great finish for the Lizards disintegrated in the last 10 minutes to a P9 finish for the No. 45. No. 44 was P10. To cap off the race, it stopped raining at exactly 6:15 pm ET - race end. No. 17 Falken Porsche won in GT.
Congratulations to Falken for their first race win of the season!
We'll be back with you in 2 weeks for Baltimore - see you then - Jen
6:05 - Finally red flag. So most likely they will call the end of the race. GT finishing order will be: P1 No. 17; P2 No. 4; P3 No. 55; P 4 No. 56; P 5 No. 01; P 6 No. 03; P 7 No. 04; P 8 No. 48; P 9 No. 45; P10 No. 44.
6:02 - Patrick is back on course but radios in that he can barely keep up with the pace car. Hopefully this is not the case and he hasn't caught the pack yet because the pace car is going about 5 miles an hour. Patrick radioed in that his windshield wiper is also no longer working. We are officially not having fun.
5:56 - No. 45 slid off course in the torrrential rain and is also stuck in the gravel. What a huge mess. It is raining so hard that the drivers can't see and the track is a lake. they finally called yellow but too late for the No. 45. They pulled Darren out and he was able to continue, still P11. I think they have Patrick out now. Still yellow.
5:54 - Very heavy rain - one of the GTC cars spun and is facing hte wrong way - luckily eeryone behind was able to avoid him and he continued. Patrick held the lead and is still P1. One of the Corvtetes spun in 4 but continued .One of the ESM Ferraris went way off line but made it out of the gravel and back on track. Another Corvtte spun on course. darren is off and deep in the gravel. Cars are sliding left and right. Darren radios in that he can't get it into reverse to get it out of the gravel.
5:53- Green flag.
5:52 - Still yellow.
5:45 - Green flag. Risi had a problem on the restart after colliding with one of the BMWs and looks like he broke something in the suspension. He is stuck on course. The No. 3 Corvette made a run on the restart to overtake Patrick but didn't make it - Patrick retains the lead - he is still P1. Yellow flag to remove the Risi Ferrari. No. 44 moves to P11.
5:41 - No. 62 is pitting for rain tires. Still yellow. he was P1. Patrick moves to P1.
5:35 - still yellow. Positions: P1 No. 62, P2 No. 45; P3 No. 3; P4 No. 4; P 5 No. 01; P6 No. 55; P 7 No. 17, P8 No. 56. No. 44 is P12.
5:29 - One of the BMWs went off in the gravel. Yellow flag to remove the No. 18 which went into the gravel. I think Patrick will be P1 at the restart once all of the GT cars have pitted. I think the No. 62, which is P2 is still on slicks. No. 4 Corvette, in P1, I believe has also not yet pitted.
5:26 - No. 44 pits for rain tires and fuel. Darren stayed in the car. No. 56 and No. 55 also in the pits. Track is now very slippery. No. 62 spun on track. I will report positions as soon as the field resorts. Cars are spinning all over the track - those who have not yet swtiched to rains.
5:24 - Heavy rain. No. 45 pits for rain tires, fuel. No. 3 Corvette also came in. No. 45 made it out ahead of the No. 3. Patrick stayed in the car.
5:22 - Both Lizard Porsches will pit shortly for their final scheduled stops for fuel and tires. The challenge is the rain - it's starting to rain, and they need to decide if they want to switch to rains now. If they don't, and it rains hard, they will need to do another stop.
5:19 - Car off drivers left Turn 9 - one of the ESM Ferarris spun and looks like light impact with a prototype. Heavy rain coming - 30 minutes out.
5:13 - Patrick has fallen back a bit from the No. 4 - he is now 4 seconds back and 5 seconds ahead of the No. 3 Corvette. Patrick needs to manage his tires at this point until the next pit stop for tires.
5:10 - Positions: P1 No. 4 Corvette; P2 No. 45; P 3 No. 3 Corvette; P4 No. 01 Extreme Ferrari; P5 No. 55; P6 No. 02 Ferrari . Darren is P13 in the No. 44.
5:08 - The No. 56 BMW is in the pits for a driver change. He was P3.
5:02 - Light rain starting. Possible heavy rain imminent.
4:57 - Patrick held P2 at the start - he is putting pressure on the No. 4 Corvette in P1. The No. 56 BMW is 3 seconds back from Patrick.
4:56 - Green flag.
4:52 - Looks like like the pace car had a problem - so they are temporarily using one of the safety cars.
4:52 - Not sure what happened there but the whole group nearly stopped on the front straight behind the pace car. luckily no one ran into anyone else... Still yellow.
4:50 - No. 44 will pit under yellow for fuel - Darren will stay in the car.
4:48 - Still yellow. This yellow is both good and bad for the No. 45 - Patrick has closed the gap to the No. 4 in P1, but the No. 56 BMW in P3 has also closed his gap to Patrick. On the restart, the GT leaders will all be nose to tail. Positions: P1 No. 4; P2 No. 45; P3 No. 56; P 4 No. 55; P 5 No. 3; P 6 No. 01; P 7 No. 02; P 8 No. 62. No. 44 is now P13.
4:41 - Double yellow - No. 06 is stopped on course.
4:31 - Patrick moves to P2 in the No. 45 as the No. 04 pits. No. 4 Corvette is P1, No. 56 BMW P3.
4:27 - A hiccup on the restart cost the No. 45 a few seconds out of the pits, Patrick he made it out ahead of one Corvette, but not the No. 4. Patrick is now P4. The No. 04 did not pit and is now the leader, No. 4 Corvette is P2 and will take the lead when the No. 04 pits. The No. 45 is P3, the No. 56 and No. 55 BMWs, which got together after their first pit stop, are now P4 and P5, respectively.
4:26 - After rejoining, Both BMWs appear to have gotten together and one spun on course. No. 45 is in the pits for driver change to Patrick. Both Corvettes are also in thepits.
4:25 - Car off - double yellow. Most of the GT field is pitting, No. 45 will stay out for the moment. Both BMW s are pitting together, as is No. 62.
4:21 - No. 44 is in the pits for driver change to Darren Law. he heads out in P14. No. 62 Risi Ferrari received a stop and go penalty for contact with the No. 99 Jaguar. After serving the penalty he is now P3 - just in front of Joerg, who is P4. leader remains the No. 4 Corvette, No. 56 BMW is P2. No. 55 BMW P5.
4:18 - Joerg reports that the No. 55 BMW hit in in Turn 2. We didn't have TV so weren't able to see it. Joerg held his position - still P4.
4:07 pm - Lead GT positions remain unchanged. Joerg still P4, with the No. 55 BMW still chasing him. Seth Neiman is P14 in the No. 44.
3:59 - Car off drivers right, Turn 4. He has continued.
3:55 - The No. 55 is hard on Joerg's tail but so far Joerg has been able to hold him off.
3:53 - Lead GT positions remain unchanged. P1 No. 4 Corvette; P2 No. 62 Risi Ferrari, P3 No. 56 BMW; P4 No. 45; P5 No. 55; P6 No. 3. Joerg reports strong understeer again.
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3:34 - GT positions: P1 No. 4; P2 No. 62; P3 No. 56; P4 No. 45; P 5 No. 55; P 6 No. 3.
3:33 - The No. 4 Corvette and the No. 62 (in P3) also overtook the No. 56 BMW - the No. 4 Corvette now has the lead. Joerg is now behind the No. 56, still P4.
3:32 - The No. 4 Corvette made a move at the start, jumping ahead of Joerg and the No. 55 BMW. Joerg followed him through to also pass the No. 55 BMW. Joerg is now P4. The No. 56 BMW was on the pole and held the lead at the start.
3:31 pm ET - - Green flag.
3:24 pm ET - Pace laps are underway. Joerg Bergmeister is in the No. 45 and Seth Neiman in the No. 44. Joerg is starting fourth on the GT grid, Seth is 15th.
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9:10 am ET - Checkered flag on morning warmup. Patrick was P2 in the session with a 1:22.128. He reports that the car feels pretty good - still a bit of understeer in some corners but the car is very balanced. Dirk Mueller in the No. 56 was P1 with a 1:21.848. Johannes van Overbeek P3 in the No. 01 Ferrari. Darren Law in the No. 44 is P10. Race start 3:30 pm ET today- streamed on ESPN3.com.
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9:05 am ET - Patrick is P1 with a 1:22.128. He is coming into the pits - he may go out for one more lap. 5 minutes left in the session.
9:03 am ET - Patrick P2. Darren P10. 7 minutes left in the session.
9:00 am ET - Patrick reports very low grip. He is currently P7. Darren Law is P13.
8:51 - Neiman pits for driver change to Darren. Patrick is also heading into the pits.
8:45 am ET - Green flag on morning warmup. Patrick Long is in the No. 45 and Seth Neiman in the No. 44. Weather: very high humidity but no rain so far. Mid-80s.
8:30 am ET - Good morning from Mid-Ohio. We are just a few minutes away from morning warmup- our last track time before this afternoon's race. Race starts at 3:30 pm ET and is streamed live on ESPN3.com.
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