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Dirk Müller and John Edwards, driving the No. 56 BMW Z4 GTE, won today’s American Le Mans Series Northeast Grand Prix from the pole position. The win increases Müller’s lead in the GT driver point standings and moves BMW to within (unofficially) three points of the lead in the Manufacturer’s Championship.
Bill Auberlen and Maxime Martin, in the No. 55 Z4 GTE, finished fourth, in a race that seemed to pose no problems for the BMW Z4, as the no 56. machine was almost always at the front of the GT field.
However, it wasn't all that easy. All the other drivers wanted the win, at least as much as the BMW Team RLL, especially the Corvettes.
“This was a hard race but a great race. The Corvette guys gave us a good run but we were able stay ahead by cleanly working through the traffic. We had a pit stop that we weren’t planning on but fortunately it didn’t penalize us because we had a lap on most of the field,” said Bobby Rahal, Team Principal.
"I’m really pleased for BMW, pleased for the team, very pleased for John and Dirk …especially Dirk for moving further ahead in the Drivers Championship. We needed a win here because next tracks may not be so friendly to our car,” he then added.
However, it wasn't all that easy. All the other drivers wanted the win, at least as much as the BMW Team RLL, especially the Corvettes.
“This was a hard race but a great race. The Corvette guys gave us a good run but we were able stay ahead by cleanly working through the traffic. We had a pit stop that we weren’t planning on but fortunately it didn’t penalize us because we had a lap on most of the field,” said Bobby Rahal, Team Principal.
"I’m really pleased for BMW, pleased for the team, very pleased for John and Dirk …especially Dirk for moving further ahead in the Drivers Championship. We needed a win here because next tracks may not be so friendly to our car,” he then added.
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