
In The Lead - Acura ARX-02 Number 66 at Laguna Seca Raceway

by Darin Volpe
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In The Lead - Acura ARX-02 Number 66 at Laguna Seca Raceway
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Darin Volpe
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Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud took first place in the LMP1 class at the 2009 American Le Mans at Laguna Seca in this Acura ARX-02.
De Ferran Motorsports was owned by 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran. In the 2009 racing season it was chosen by Honda Performance Development to run Acura's new ARX-02 car in the American Le Mans Series.
The American Le Mans Series was a sports car racing series in the United States and Canada consisting of a series of endurance and sprint races. In 2014 the series became the United SportsCar Championship when it merged with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The rules in the American Le Mans series were basically the same as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Modified production sports cars and purpose-built closed-fendered race cars were driven by multiple drivers and all cars competed together simultaneously.
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track near Monterey, California It is used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing. The track is 2.2 miles long with eleven turns. The race track was built in 1957 and saw a major change in 1988 with the addition of two turns and a third of a mile of length.
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September 8th, 2016
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