Ron Fellows around the famous hairpin leading onto Shoreline Drive. (Mark Weber Image)

Fellows Wins SCCA SPEED GT Long Beach Race With Last Lap Pass

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Apr. 9, 2006) - Canadian Ron Fellows executed an unthinkable pass two turns before the finish to give Cadillac its first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Champ win of 2006 at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Fellows passed then-leader Michael McCann, of N. Canton, Ohio, around the outside of turn nine to take the advantage two corners from the finish. Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn., also scooted through to finish second.

Reigning SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Manufacturers’ Champion Cadillac was zero for the season going into the class’ third round, part of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. However, Canadian Ron Fellows, of Mississauga, Ont., executed an unthinkable pass two turns before the finish to give the marque its first win of 2006, scooting by then-leader Mike McCann on the outside of turn nine to take the win in his No. 16 XM/Mobil 1/Motorola/On Star Cadillac CTS-V. Polesitter Tommy Archer also slid by McCann to finish second, leaving point leader McCann in third.

The win, which was the third in five career SPEED World Challenge GT starts for Fellows dating back to 2004, also allowed Cadillac to maintain its lead in the 2006 Manufacturers’ Championship Presented by RACER Magazine.

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Results - GT
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Provisional Race Results

Fn St # Driver/Hometown Car/Sponsor Pts Purse Laps Gap Fst Time Fst Spd
1) 5 16 Ron Fellows Missisauga/ON Cadillac CTS-V XM/Mobil 1/Motorola/On Star 32 7500 29 1:28.112 80.406
2) 1 5 Tommy Archer Duluth/MN Dodge SRT Viper c3controls/Autohaus 32 9900 29 -.730 1:27.368 81.091
3) 3 82 Mike McCann N. Canton/OH Dodge Viper McCann Plastics/K&N Filters 30 5000 29 -1.338 1:28.039 80.473
4) 2 28 Lou Gigliotti Dallas/TX Chevrolet Corvette C6 LG ProLong Tube Headers 28 1800 29 -11.844 1:28.395 80.149
5) 7 14 James Sofronas Newport Beach/CA Porsche 911 GT3 Global Motorsports Group 21 1700 29 -13.479 1:28.525 80.031
6) 14 17 Rob Foster(R) Phoenix/AZ Dodge Viper LTI Contracting/Race Craft 20 2400 29 -15.221 1:28.466 80.085
7) 4 1 Andy Pilgrim Boca Raton/FL Cadillac CTS-V XM/Mobil 1/Motorola/On Star 21 1300 29 -18.124 1:28.090 80.426
8) 6 66 Lawson Aschenbach(R) Gaithersburg/MD Porsche 911 GT3 AXA Financial 18 1200 29 -37.460 1:28.652 79.917
9) 9 87 Tomy Drissi Hollywood/CA Chevrolet Corvette C6 XMen 3 - The Movie 17 1100 29 -48.170 1:28.526 80.030
10) 8 11 Mike Davis Huntington Beach/CA Saleen SR Applied Computer Solutions 16 1000 29 -48.512 1:29.396 79.251
11) 13 13 Bob Woodhouse Blair/NE Dodge Viper Woodhouse Auto Family 15 800 29 -50.758 1:28.854 79.735
12) 19 23 Bob Miller Sykesville/MD Porsche 911 Cup At Speed Motorsports 14 700 29 -1:06.934 1:29.841 78.859
13) 20 26 Claudio Burtin Atlanta/GA Chevrolet Corvette C6 Pabst Blue Ribbon 13 600 29 -1:07.563 1:29.801 78.894
14) 15 96 Skip Sauls(R) Longmont/CO Dodge Viper 3R Racing 12 550 29 -1:14.865 1:29.980 78.737
15) 18 31 Sonny Whelen Old Saybrook/CT Chevrolet Corvette C6 Whelen Engineering 11 500 29 -1:17.827 1:30.325 78.436
16) 21 40 Greg Weirick(R) Malibu/CA Chevrolet Corvette C6 Southwest Racing/Maeco Mtspt 10 450 29 -1:18.668 1:29.477 79.180
17) 24 69 Igor Sushko(R) Kiev UKR/ Nissan Skyline GT-R AutomotiveForums.com 9 400 27 -2 laps 1:33.693 75.617
18) 23 99 Gary Sheehan(R) Martinez/CA Subaru WRX STI ESX Motorsports/SPT 8 375 27 -2 laps 1:32.413 76.664
19) 22 29 Eric Olberz(R) La Canada Flintridge/CA Porsche 911 GT3 Sport Chalet/911 Design 7 350 24 Mech. 1:31.197 77.686
20) 12 30 Todd Bodine Chemung/NY Chevrolet Corvette C5 Whelen Motorsports 6 300 18 Steering 1:28.129 80.391
21) 16 34 Tony Gaples Libertyville/IL Chevrolet Corvette C6 Kleinschmidt Inc./Blackdog Rcg 5 15 Mech. 1:29.882 78.823
22) 17 15 John Dearing(R) Mission Viejo/CA Dodge Viper GTS Special Dispatch/speedfilm.net 12 Mech. 1:29.310 79.328
23) 10 64 Ricardo Imery(R) Caracas/VN Porsche 911 GT3 AXAFinancial/Cavenas Elevators 6 Clutch 1:29.287 79.348
24) 11 56 Ritch Marziale Tempe/AZ Dodge Viper Muzzy Racing/All-Cut Concrete 4 Mech. 1:29.324 79.315
25) 25 24 Paul Gerrard(R) Boulder/CO Volvo S60R At Speed Motorsports 0 DNS no time
26) 26 76 John Bourassa Jupiter Island/FL Porsche 911 Turbo Indeco Inc. 0 DNS no time


Race Facts

Time of race: 43 minutes, 07.084 seconds.
Average speed: 79.417 mph
Margin of victory: 0.730-seconds
Lap leaders: Laps 1-7, #28 Lou Gigliotti; laps 8-28, #82 Mike McCann; laps 29-29, #16 Ron Fellows
Fastest race lap: #5 Tommy Archer, 1:27.368 (81.091 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #5 Tommy Archer, 1:26.346 (82.051 mph)
B&M Oil Coolers Coolest Move of the Race: #16 Fellows for his pass on #82 McCann for the lead
Sunoco Hard Charger: #17 Rob Foster advanced from 14th to 6th
Piloti Rookie of the Race: #17 Rob Foster
Cautions: None

 

Couldn't believe it when McCann proves he was the class of the field then doesn't protect his line with two turns to go. Oh well, at least the Vipers are competitive again.

 

Yeah, that was pretty disappointing. Fellows wass setting him up though. Credit to him...

Atleast some Corvette *** got kicked...

 

Yeah, I watched that race. I am glad the corvette got it's *** handed to him