# 2015 6 Hours of The Glen

The 2015 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on the June 28, 2015. This race was the sixth round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship.

## Background
### Preview

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2015 IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship (IMSA TUSC) in August 2014. It was the second consecutive year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The 2015 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen was the sixth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and was the third round of the Patron North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the eleven-turn 3.450 mi (5.552 km) Watkins Glen International circuit on June 28, 2015.

### Entry list

Thirty-four cars were officially entered into the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen, with most of the entries in the Prototype, Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM), and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) categories. Action Express Racing (AER) fielded two Chevrolet Corvette DP cars while VisitFlorida Racing (VFR) and Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) fielded one. Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) entered one Ford-powered Riley MkXXVI. Mazda Motorsports had one Lola B12/80. Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ligier JS P2 chasis with Honda HR28TT twin-turbocharged 2.8-liter V6 engine and The DeltaWing car after skipping the previous round at Belle Isle. The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of seven Oreca FLM09 cars. BAR1 Motorsports, CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, RSR Racing, and Starworks Motorsport entered one car each. GTLM was represented by eight entries from four different brands. In the list of GTD entrants, eleven GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Starting positions were set by drivers' championship standings.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 1‡ |
| 2 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 2 |
| 3 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 3 |
| 4 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 4 |
| 5 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 5 |
| 6 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 6 |
| 7 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 7 |
| 8 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 8 |
| 9 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 9‡ |
| 10 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 10 |
| 11 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 11 |
| 12 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 12 |
| 13 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 13 |
| 14 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 14 |
| 15 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 15 |
| 16 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 16‡ |
| 17 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 17 |
| 18 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 18 |
| 19 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 19 |
| 20 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 20 |
| 21 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 21 |
| 22 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 22 |
| 23 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 23 |
| 24 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 24‡ |
| 25 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 25 |
| 26 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 32 |
| 33 | GTD | 58 | Wright Motorsports | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 33 |
| 34 | GTD | 93 | Riley Motorsports | No Time Established | No Time Established | No Time Established | 34 |
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## Race
### Race Results

Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡. P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona).
Final race classification :
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante | Corvette Daytona Prototype | C | 160 | 6:00:59.464‡ |
| 1 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | C | 160 | 6:00:59.464‡ |
| 2 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Joey Hand Scott Pruett | Ford EcoBoost Riley DP | C | 160 | +11.351 |
| 2 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Joey Hand Scott Pruett | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo | C | 160 | +11.351 |
| 3 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Max Papis | Corvette Daytona Prototype | C | 160 | +15.045 |
| 3 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Max Papis | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | C | 160 | +15.045 |
| 4 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mike Hedlund Alex Popow Renger van der Zande | Oreca FLM09 | C | 158 | +2 Laps‡ |
| 4 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mike Hedlund Alex Popow Renger van der Zande | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 158 | +2 Laps‡ |
| 5 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch Andrew Palmer Tom Kimber-Smith | Oreca FLM09 | C | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch Andrew Palmer Tom Kimber-Smith | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | Daniel Burkett Matt McMurry Martin Plowman | Oreca FLM09 | C | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | Daniel Burkett Matt McMurry Martin Plowman | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun James Gue | Oreca FLM09 | C | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun James Gue | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 8 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Eric Curran Dane Cameron Max Papis | Corvette Daytona Prototype | C | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 8 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Eric Curran Dane Cameron Max Papis | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | C | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller Rusty Mitchell | Oreca FLM09 | C | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller Rusty Mitchell | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 158 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 911 RSR | F | 157 | +3 Laps‡ |
| 10 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 157 | +3 Laps‡ |
| 11 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber Jörg Bergmeister Nick Tandy | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 11 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber Jörg Bergmeister Nick Tandy | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 12 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 12 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 13 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 13 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 14 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 14 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 15 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 15 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 157 | +3 Laps |
| 16 | GTD | 93 | Riley Motorsports | Al Carter Marc Goossens Cameron Lawrence | Dodge Viper GT3-R | C | 152 | +8 Laps‡ |
| 16 | GTD | 93 | Riley Motorsports | Al Carter Marc Goossens Cameron Lawrence | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | C | 152 | +8 Laps‡ |
| 17 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter Andy Lally Marco Seefried | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 17 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter Andy Lally Marco Seefried | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 18 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase Bryce Miller Dion von Moltke | Audi R8 LMS ultra | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 18 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase Bryce Miller Dion von Moltke | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 19 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 19 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 20 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Andrew Davis Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 20 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Andrew Davis Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 21 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | Dodge Viper GT3-R | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 21 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 22 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher Ian James | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 22 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher Ian James | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 23 | GTD | 58 | Wright Motorsports | Jan Heylen Madison Snow | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 23 | GTD | 58 | Wright Motorsports | Jan Heylen Madison Snow | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 152 | +8 Laps |
| 24 DNF | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | Michael Marsal Markus Palttala | BMW Z4 GT3 | C | 151 | Accident |
| 24 DNF | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | Michael Marsal Markus Palttala | BMW 4.4 L V8 | C | 151 | Accident |
| 25 DNF | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | Christina Nielsen Kuno Wittmer | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | C | 148 | Accident |
| 25 DNF | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | Christina Nielsen Kuno Wittmer | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | C | 148 | Accident |
| 26 DNF | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 147 | Accident |
| 26 DNF | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 147 | Accident |
| 27 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | Tom Long Joel Miller Ben Devlin | Mazda Prototype | C | 144 | +16 Laps |
| 27 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | Tom Long Joel Miller Ben Devlin | Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel) | C | 144 | +16 Laps |
| 28 DNF | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli | Corvette Daytona Prototype | C | 143 | Accident |
| 28 DNF | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | C | 143 | Accident |
| 29 DNF | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 136 | Steering |
| 29 DNF | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 136 | Steering |
| 30 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira | Oreca FLM09 | C | 110 | +50 Laps |
| 30 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 110 | +50 Laps |
| 31 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French Conor Daly Jerome Mee | Oreca FLM09 | C | 105 | +55 Laps |
| 31 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French Conor Daly Jerome Mee | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 105 | +55 Laps |
| 32 DNF | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | John Pew Oswaldo Negri Jr. | Ligier JS P2 | C | 102 | Suspension |
| 32 DNF | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | John Pew Oswaldo Negri Jr. | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | C | 102 | Suspension |
| 33 DNF | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | Memo Rojas Katherine Legge | DeltaWing DWC13 | C | 95 | Gearbox |
| 33 DNF | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | Memo Rojas Katherine Legge | Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo | C | 95 | Gearbox |
| 34 DNF | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Lucas Luhr | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 77 | Accident |
| 34 DNF | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Lucas Luhr | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 77 | Accident |
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Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| C | Continental |
| M | Michelin |
| F | Falken Tire |