# 2012 Road Race Showcase

The 2012 Road America Road Race Showcase was a multi-class sports car and GT motor race held at Road America in Wisconsin, United States on August 18, 2012. It was the seventh round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series season and the 45th race in the combined history of sportscar races associated with the Road America 500. The race was held over a four-hour period, during which 101 laps of the 6.5-kilometer circuit were completed for a race distance of 658 kilometers.
A year after Muscle Milk Pickett Racing team had beaten the Dyson Racing Team by less than 0.2 seconds, Dyson Racing Team beat the Muscle Milk team by less than 0.1 seconds, giving Dyson Racing Team its first victory at Road America. Lucas Luhr in the Muscle Milke HPD ARX-03a overtook Guy Smith's Lola B12/60 at the final corner of the race only for Smith to win the drag race to the finish line. It was Chris Dyson and Guy Smith's first victory at Road America. Dyson and Smith had overcome a rear of grid start after missing qualifying due to gearbox failure. Dyson Racing Team's second Lola-Mazda of Michael Marsal, Eric Lux and Tony Burgess finished in third place behind Luhr and Klaus Graf.
The season's first championship was decided in Prototype Challenge. When Alex Popow, Tom Kimber-Smith and Jon Bennett won the class in fifth position outright, CORE Autosport secured the teams championship in Prototype Challenge. Just ahead of them in fourth place were the P2 class winners, Conquest Endurance's Martin Plowman and David Heinemeier Hansson in their Morgan LMP2. It was their second class win, and the team's biggest victory to date.
Thirteenth outright was the best of the GTs. BMW Team RLL took their second win of the year with Bill Auberlen and Jörg Müller joining their BMW M3-equipped teammates as winners in 2012. Second was Porsche team Flying Lizard Motorsports of Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long with Extreme Speed Motorsports Ferrari of Scott Sharp and Johannes van Overbeek.
GT Challenge was claimed when the Alex Job Racing Porsche of Cooper MacNeil and Leh Keen crossed the line in 25th position.
31 of the 35 entries were running at the race's conclusion.

## Race result

Class winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps |
| 1 | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Lola B12/60 | D | 101 |
| 1 | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol) | D | 101 |
| 2 | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf | HPD ARX-03a | M | 101 |
| 2 | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf | Honda 3.4 L V8 | M | 101 |
| 3 | P1 | 20 | Dyson Racing Team | Michael Marsal Eric Lux Tony Burgess | Lola B11/66 | D | 101 |
| 3 | P1 | 20 | Dyson Racing Team | Michael Marsal Eric Lux Tony Burgess | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol) | D | 101 |
| 4 | P2 | 37 | Conquest Endurance | Martin Plowman David Heinemeier Hansson | Morgan LMP2 | D | 101 |
| 4 | P2 | 37 | Conquest Endurance | Martin Plowman David Heinemeier Hansson | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 101 |
| 5 | PC | 06 | CORE Autosport | Alex Popow Tom Kimber-Smith Jon Bennett | Oreca FLM09 | M | 100 |
| 5 | PC | 06 | CORE Autosport | Alex Popow Tom Kimber-Smith Jon Bennett | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 100 |
| 6 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Oreca FLM09 | M | 100 |
| 6 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 100 |
| 7 | PC | 8 | Merchant Services Racing | Kyle Marcelli Chapman Ducote James French | Oreca FLM09 | M | 100 |
| 7 | PC | 8 | Merchant Services Racing | Kyle Marcelli Chapman Ducote James French | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 100 |
| 8 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Roberto González | Oreca FLM09 | M | 100 |
| 8 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Roberto González | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 100 |
| 9 | P2 | 27 | Dempsey Racing | Patrick Dempsey Joe Foster Ben Devlin | Lola B12/87 | M | 99 |
| 9 | P2 | 27 | Dempsey Racing | Patrick Dempsey Joe Foster Ben Devlin | Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 | M | 99 |
| 10 | PC | 25 | Dempsey Racing | Henri Richard Duncan Ende | Oreca FLM09 | M | 99 |
| 10 | PC | 25 | Dempsey Racing | Henri Richard Duncan Ende | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 99 |
| 11 | P2 | 055 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Christophe Bouchut | HPD ARX-03b | D | 99 |
| 11 | P2 | 055 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Christophe Bouchut | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | D | 99 |
| 12 | P2 | 95 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Luis Díaz | HPD ARX-03b | D | 98 |
| 12 | P2 | 95 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Luis Díaz | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | D | 98 |
| 13 | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Jörg Müller Bill Auberlen | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 97 |
| 13 | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Jörg Müller Bill Auberlen | BMW 4.0 L V8 | D | 97 |
| 14 | GT | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 97 |
| 14 | GT | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 97 |
| 15 | GT | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 97 |
| 15 | GT | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 97 |
| 16 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 97 |
| 16 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 97 |
| 17 | PC | 7 | Merchant Services Racing | Antonio Downs Lucas Downs Matt Downs | Oreca FLM09 | M | 97 |
| 17 | PC | 7 | Merchant Services Racing | Antonio Downs Lucas Downs Matt Downs | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 97 |
| 18 | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Sascha Maassen | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | D | 97 |
| 18 | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Sascha Maassen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | D | 97 |
| 19 | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 97 |
| 19 | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 97 |
| 20 | GT | 23 | Lotus / Alex Job Racing | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell | Lotus Evora GTE | Y | 97 |
| 20 | GT | 23 | Lotus / Alex Job Racing | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell | Toyota-Cosworth 3.5 L V6 | Y | 97 |
| 21 | GT | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Marco Holzer | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 96 |
| 21 | GT | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Marco Holzer | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 96 |
| 22 | GT | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Kuno Wittmer Dominik Farnbacher | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 96 |
| 22 | GT | 91 | SRT Motorsports | Kuno Wittmer Dominik Farnbacher | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | M | 96 |
| 23 DNF | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | Joey Hand Jonathan Summerton | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 95 |
| 23 DNF | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | Joey Hand Jonathan Summerton | BMW 4.0 L V8 | D | 95 |
| 24 | GT | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Guy Cosmo Anthony Lazzaro | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 95 |
| 24 | GT | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Guy Cosmo Anthony Lazzaro | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 95 |
| 25 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 93 |
| 25 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 93 |
| 26 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Tim Pappas Jeroen Bleekemolen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 93 |
| 26 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Tim Pappas Jeroen Bleekemolen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 93 |
| 27 | GTC | 34 | Green Hornet Racing | Peter LeSaffre Damien Faulkner | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 93 |
| 27 | GTC | 34 | Green Hornet Racing | Peter LeSaffre Damien Faulkner | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 93 |
| 28 | GTC | 24 | Competition Motorsports | Bob Faieta Michael Avenatti | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 93 |
| 28 | GTC | 24 | Competition Motorsports | Bob Faieta Michael Avenatti | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 93 |
| 29 | GTC | 32 | GMG Racing | James Sofronas Alex Welch René Villeneuve | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 93 |
| 29 | GTC | 32 | GMG Racing | James Sofronas Alex Welch René Villeneuve | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 93 |
| 30 | GTC | 33 | Green Hornet Racing | Patrick Huisman Brian Wong | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 91 |
| 30 | GTC | 33 | Green Hornet Racing | Patrick Huisman Brian Wong | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 91 |
| 31 DNF | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler Bryan Sellers | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | F | 75 |
| 31 DNF | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler Bryan Sellers | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 75 |
| 32 | GTC | 31 | NGT Motorsport | Angel Benitez, Sr. Angel Benitez, Jr. | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 71 |
| 32 | GTC | 31 | NGT Motorsport | Angel Benitez, Sr. Angel Benitez, Jr. | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 71 |
| 33 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Emilio Di Guida Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 69 |
| 33 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Emilio Di Guida Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | Y | 69 |
| 34 DNF | GT | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens Tommy Kendall | SRT Viper GTS-R | M | 45 |
| 34 DNF | GT | 93 | SRT Motorsports | Marc Goossens Tommy Kendall | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | M | 45 |
| 35 DNF | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasan Motorsports | Rudy Junco, Jr. Marino Franchitti | Oreca FLM09 | M | 23 |
| 35 DNF | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasan Motorsports | Rudy Junco, Jr. Marino Franchitti | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 23 |