# 2015 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase

The 2015 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The Race was held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 9, 2015. The race was the ninth 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 United SportsCar Championship. The 2015 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase was the ninth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2015 by IMSA, and was the sixth round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the fourteen-turn 4.048 mi (6.515 km) Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 9, 2015.

### Entry list

Thirty-three cars were officially entered for the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase, 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 and Michael Shank Racing (MSR) entered one Ligier JS P2 chasis with Honda HR28TT twin-turbocharged 2.8-liter V6 engine. They were joined by DeltaWing with no major changes in that field. 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, ten GT-specification vehicles were represented by six different manufacturers.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡. P stands for Prototype, PC (Prototype Challenge), GTLM (Grand Touring Le Mans) and GTD (Grand Touring Daytona).
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Joey Hand | 1:56.452 | _ | 1‡ |
| 2 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | Christian Fittipaldi | 1:57.020 | +0.568 | 2 |
| 3 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Michael Valiante | 1:57.173 | +0.721 | 3 |
| 4 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:57.437 | +0.985 | 4 |
| 5 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | John Pew | 1:57.502 | +1.050 | 5 |
| 6 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | Memo Rojas | 1:57.736 | +1.284 | 6 |
| 7 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Eric Curran | 1:57.930 | +1.478 | 7 |
| 8 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French | 1:59.658 | +3.206 | 8‡ |
| 9 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming | 1:59.710 | +3.258 | 9 |
| 10 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Chris Miller | 2:00.749 | +4.297 | 10 |
| 11 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch | 2:01.304 | +4.852 | 11 |
| 12 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett | 2:01.727 | +5.275 | 12 |
| 13 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | Tom Long | 2:01.929 | +5.477 | 13 |
| 14 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mirco Schultis | 2:02.078 | +5.626 | 14 |
| 15 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | Matt McMurry | 2:02.155 | +5.703 | 15 |
| 16 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber | 2:02.384 | +5.932 | 16‡ |
| 17 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 2:02.608 | +6.156 | 17 |
| 18 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella | 2:02.721 | +6.269 | 18 |
| 19 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards | 2:03.262 | +6.810 | 19 |
| 20 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner | 2:03.689 | +7.237 | 20 |
| 21 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen | 2:03.772 | +7.320 | 21 |
| 22 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler | 2:03.890 | +7.438 | 22 |
| 23 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey | 2:09.370 | +12.918 | 23‡ |
| 24 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Ben Keating | 2:09.488 | +13.036 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | Christina Nielsen | 2:09.947 | +13.495 | 25 |
| 26 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Dion von Moltke | 2:10.125 | +13.673 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Bill Sweedler | 2:11.116 | +14.664 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing | Ian James | 2:11.695 | +15.243 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Cooper MacNeil | 2:11.836 | +15.384 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter | 2:12.016 | +15.564 | 30 |
| 31 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Patrick Pilet | 2:12.307 | +15.855 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | Michael Marsal | 2:12.941 | +16.589 | 32 |
| 33 | GTD | 76 | Compass360 Racing | Ray Mason | 2:14.891 | +18.439 | 33 |
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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 | 31 | Action Express Racing | Eric Curran Dane Cameron | Corvette Daytona Prototype | C | 76 | 2:40:58.639‡ |
| 1 | P | 31 | Action Express Racing | Eric Curran Dane Cameron | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | C | 76 | 2:40:58.639‡ |
| 2 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi | Corvette Daytona Prototype | C | 76 | +14.359 |
| 2 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | C | 76 | +14.359 |
| 3 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Joey Hand Scott Pruett | Ford EcoBoost Riley DP | C | 76 | +25.140 |
| 3 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Joey Hand Scott Pruett | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo | C | 76 | +25.140 |
| 4 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | John Pew Oswaldo Negri Jr. | Ligier JS P2 | C | 76 | +28.456 |
| 4 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | John Pew Oswaldo Negri Jr. | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | C | 76 | +28.456 |
| 5 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante | Corvette Daytona Prototype | C | 76 | +52.449 |
| 5 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | C | 76 | +52.449 |
| 6 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | Memo Rojas Katherine Legge | DeltaWing DWC13 | C | 75 | +1 lap |
| 6 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone | Memo Rojas Katherine Legge | Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo | C | 75 | +1 lap |
| 7 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira | Oreca FLM09 | C | 75 | +1 lap‡ |
| 7 | PC | 11 | RSR Racing | Chris Cumming Bruno Junqueira | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 75 | +1 lap‡ |
| 8 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Conor Daly James French | Oreca FLM09 | C | 75 | +1 lap |
| 8 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Conor Daly James French | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 75 | +1 lap |
| 9 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Oreca FLM09 | C | 75 | +1 lap |
| 9 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 75 | +1 lap |
| 10 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith | Oreca FLM09 | C | 75 | +1 lap |
| 10 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 75 | +1 lap |
| 11 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | Tom Long Joel Miller | Mazda Prototype | C | 74 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | P | 07 | SpeedSource | Tom Long Joel Miller | Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Diesel) | C | 74 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | Daniel Burkett Matt McMurry | Oreca FLM09 | C | 74 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | PC | 16 | BAR1 Motorsports | Daniel Burkett Matt McMurry | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 74 | +2 Laps |
| 13 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 74 | +2 Laps‡ |
| 13 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 74 | +2 Laps‡ |
| 14 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 74 | +2 Laps |
| 14 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | Earl Bamber Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 74 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 74 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 74 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor | Corvette Daytona Prototype | C | 74 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | C | 74 | +2 Laps |
| 17 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 73 | +3 Laps |
| 17 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 73 | +3 Laps |
| 18 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 73 | +3 Laps |
| 18 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 73 | +3 Laps |
| 19 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Lucas Luhr | BMW Z4 GTE | M | 73 | +3 Laps |
| 19 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Lucas Luhr | BMW 4.4 L V8 | M | 73 | +3 Laps |
| 20 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 73 | +3 Laps |
| 20 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | M | 73 | +3 Laps |
| 21 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 911 RSR | F | 73 | +3 Laps |
| 21 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 73 | +3 Laps |
| 22 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | Dodge Viper GT3-R | C | 70 | +6 Laps‡ |
| 22 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Ben Keating | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | C | 70 | +6 Laps‡ |
| 23 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | Christina Nielsen Kuno Wittmer | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 23 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR North America | Christina Nielsen Kuno Wittmer | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 24 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 24 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 25 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 25 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 26 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter Andy Lally | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 26 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter Andy Lally | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 27 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase Dion von Moltke | Audi R8 LMS ultra | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 27 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Christopher Haase Dion von Moltke | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 28 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 28 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 70 | +6 Laps |
| 29 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher Ian James | Porsche 911 GT America | C | 69 | +7 Laps |
| 29 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing | Mario Farnbacher Ian James | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | C | 69 | +7 Laps |
| 30 | GTD | 76 | Compass360 Racing | Pierre Kleinubing Ray Mason | Audi R8 LMS ultra | C | 69 | +7 Laps |
| 30 | GTD | 76 | Compass360 Racing | Pierre Kleinubing Ray Mason | Audi 5.2 L V10 | C | 69 | +7 Laps |
| 31 DNF | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande | Oreca FLM09 | C | 60 | Engine |
| 31 DNF | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 60 | Engine |
| 32 DNF | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller | Oreca FLM09 | C | 43 | Did Not Finish |
| 32 DNF | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | C | 43 | Did Not Finish |
| 33 DNF | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | Michael Marsal Markus Palttala | BMW Z4 GT3 | C | 9 | Accident |
| 33 DNF | GTD | 97 | Turner Motorsport | Michael Marsal Markus Palttala | BMW 4.4 L V8 | C | 9 | Accident |
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Tyre manufacturers :
| Key ||
| Symbol | Tyre manufacturer |
| C | Continental |
| M | Michelin |
| F | Falken Tire |