ALMS, Petit Le Mans Hours 9 to the Finish
Rebellion Wins - ESM Holds on to Take GT

19:31
The GT leading BMW pits from the lead - Garcia takes the lead for Corvette.  This may come down to yellows and stop timing.

19:37
The Delta Wing continues a very quiet run, currently running in 7th overall. 

19:41
Mathias Beche is up to 3rd in P2 for Thiriet by TDS.

19:43
ALMS P1 continues to melt down.  The #20 Dyson enters pit lane smoking.  Smoking can be hazardous to your life and isn't too good for race cars either.  Engine cover off...

19:46
Murphy loses power exiting the pits on the up hill.  Trying to restart/reset... yellow ... again...

19:49
According to timing and scoring, the Lizards #45 is on the lead lap for GT.  Make that four cars in contention now... maybe not.  Still one lap back.

19:57
Murphy back to the pits, then the rest of the prototypes jump in also.  The sprint to the finish starts when it goes green.

20:00
90 minutes or 51 laps to go as the GT mob enters pit lane.

20:02
Garcia and Auberlen stayed out.  JvO out of the Ferrari - Vilander in to the finish?

20:06 RACING RESUMES
Green.

20:08
Auberlen chasing Garcia, looking for traffic to help them out.  The BMW stopped more recently...

20:11
GTC is now AJR over NGT by only 1.2 seconds.  Garcia over Auberlen by about the same.  PC is #06 CORE by 2 laps over RSR.  P1 is Rebellion by light years over the rest of the class.  P2 is Conquest over Diaz Level 5, which just set their fastest lap of the race - a 1:13.903

20:15
Garcia to the pits for their last stop?  Tires and fuel.  A bit of a problem taking off a front tire.  Auberlen in also. Fuel and tires also.  We have a race.  Garcia 3rd, Auberlen 2nd and Vilander leading, but likely will need to stop.

20:18
Rahal was still refueling when the team started to raise the car on the air jack - stop-and-go for BMW?  Penalty served.

20:21
Murphy - electrical issue.  In the pits and Oreca working on the issue.

20:24
Vilander +59 seconds over Garcia.  Auberlen to 3rd after the penalty.

20:27
Leader to the pits for the last time.  Fuel only.  Routine. 32 laps to go.

20:30
Giermaziak all over Keen for the GTC lead.  Still AJR in the lead.

20:32
Delta Wing to the pits - fuel only.  Conquest in from the P2 lead also.  Fuel only.  The #055 in also - fuel and tires.

20:35
TDS to the pits. Routine.

20:36
AJR bobble off track at 10A - #30 pounces and retakes the lead.

20:38
Garcia back 48 seconds - will Vilander have to stop?

20:43
#20 Dyson retired - Pickett Racing 6 laps back.  The #16 is on the same lap as the HPD.

20:48
Calm before a storm?  No real battles on track right now.  Tire issue for the #55 BMW - back to the pits?

20:51
Conquest - cut tire.  Off circuit.  Caught for speeding while entering the pits.  Diaz will likely catch him and does.  Level 5 leads P2 again.

20:54
The lead in GT for Villander has stabilized at around 50 seconds.  Diaz leads P2 by 28 seconds.

20:59
Fast lap for Franchitti - 1:13.832.  Garcia within 41 seconds of Vilander. 

21:01
8 laps to go - AJR off track.  Fuel pressure?  No yellow thankfully...

21:03
GTC leader to the pits - splash and ready to go the distance with a three lap advantage over the TRG pair.

21:05
Franchitti closing on TDS for 3rd in P2, 4th overall.  Plowman fastest lap for Conquest - 1:13.663.

21:07
3 laps to go...

21:09
Vilander slowing? Last lap for Rebellion

21:10
TDS in pits.  Franchitti to get past?  Rebellion wins.  ESM Ferrari wins also - 50 laps on the last tank of fuel.  Franchitti through for 3rd in P2 on the last lap because of the TDS pit stop.  #30 NGT wins GTC by 5 laps.  CORE #06 by 2 laps over RSR in PC.  #95 Level 5 wins P2.

ELMS GT-Am to IMSA Performance Matmut - 24th overall.

TDS wins ELMS P2.  5th overall.

6th overall for the Delta Wing.  A very quiet 6th.

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