Black Swan Racing Wins the American Le Mans Series Larry H. Miller Utah Grand Prix

July 13, 2010 Boston, MA: Black Swan Racing scored its second consecutive American Le Mans Series victory on Sunday July 11, 2010, winning the Larry H. Miller Utah Grand Prix. The team had an outstanding weekend overall; Jeroen Bleekemolen set pole position and then both Tim Pappas and Jeroen lead their stints in yet another solid victory. Following the race, the drivers advanced to 5th place in the championship and the team moved up to 4th.

During the race the Black Swan Crew executed flawless pit stops and Team Engineer, Marc Feinstein, deployed a risky, yet effective two-stop strategy that proved effective over the rest of the field’s three-stop plan. Chris Barber, Black Swan’s Crew Chief, delivered Pappas and Bleekemolen a car that ran flawlessly for the two hour and forty-five minute race distance. These important factors, and a little bit of ‘lady luck’ insured that the Swans were untouchable by the formidable Alex Job and TRG teams.

“This was a great race with no problems in any part of the car or team and that’s how you win races,” said Tim Pappas. Bleekemolen continued, “I had a great stint. I had the car in the lead and was able to keep it there for a long time. We were on a little different strategy than the others so we weren’t going to lead the whole way. I was pretty disappointed when (the World Cup final) was tied after 90 minutes and I had to get in the car. There are probably a lot of people back home who are crushed. But I’m very happy with our win. It’s much more important to me to win this race!”

With the post-race disqualification of Alex Job’s number 81 car, the Swans are focused on closing the gap to first place in the championship and having a chance to run for the title. “It’s going to be hard to beat the 81 car since we missed Sebring, but we’re not going to quit trying to win races and the GTC title remains my goal for 2010,” said Pappas. As long as the team performs as it has in the past two races, anything is possible.

Black Swan would like to thank its partners and sponsors for their contribution to the team’s success, in particular KW Suspension, which gave the team an newly updated shock package that has proved to be unmatched by any other manufacturer.

Stay tuned for the action at Lime Rock Park on July 24th, which will be live on Speed Channel in the USA at 2:00pm EST.

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Press release courtesy of Black Swan Racing