Patrick Long took the lead for good on a restart with eight minutes left to win by 0.365 in GT for Flying Lizard Motorsports and Porsche.
He and Jörg Bergmeister won at Mazda Raceway for the second straight season. Long passed BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team’s Joey Hand and his BMW M3 on the inside of Turn 11 just as the green flag flew, a legal move.

Hand had taken the class lead with 33 minutes left when Long pitted for fuel only. He and Dirk Mueller finished second, just ahead of Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta.

Saturday’s results
1. (35) Simon Pagenaud, Montmorrillon; Marino Franchitti, Edinburgh, Scotland; David Brabham, Maidenhead; HPD ARX-01c (1, LMP), 237.
2. (2) Klaus Graf, Dornham; Sascha Maassen, Raeren; Memo Gidley, San Rafael, CA; Porsche RS Spyder (2, LMP), 230.
3. (8) Christophe Bouchut, France; Mark Wilkins, Toronto, ON; Scott Tucker, Leawood, KS; Oreca FLM09 (1, LMPC), 229.
4. (9) Kyle Marcelli, Barrie, ON; Tom Sutherland, Los Gatos, CA; Tom Weickardt, Whitefish Bay, WI; Oreca FLM09 (2, LMPC), 229.
5. (19) Joerg Bergmeister, Langenfield; Patrick Long, Bellaire, FL; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (3, GT), 227.
6. (17) Dirk Mueller, Monte Carlo; Joey Hand, Sacramento, CA; BMW E92 M3 (4, GT), 227.
7. (14) Oliver Gavin, Yardley Hastings; Olivier Beretta, Monte Carlo; Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (5, GT), 227.
8. (12) Jaime Melo, Milan; Gianmaria Bruni, Rome; Ferrari 430 GT (6, GT), 225.
9. (13) Johannes van Overbeek, San Francisco, CA; Scott Sharp, Jupiter, FL; Ferrari 430 GT (7, GT), 225.
10. (15) Jan Magnussen, Roskilde; Johnny O'Connell, Flowery Branch, GA; Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (8, GT), 224.
11. (20) Wolf Henzler, Nuertingen; Bryan Sellers, Braselton, GA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (9, GT), 224.
12. (7) Elton Julian, Los Angeles, CA; Christian Zugel, Holmdel, NJ; Gunnar Jeannette, Salt Lake City, UT; Oreca FLM09 (10, LMPC), 222.
13. (16) Bill Auberlen, Redondo Beach, CA; Tommy Milner, Leesburg, VA; BMW E92 M3 (11, GT), 222.
14. (11) Brian Wong, Newport Beach, CA; Mitch Pagery, Deerfield Beach, FL; David Ducote; Oreca FLM09 (12, LMPC), 222.
15. (1) Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Guy Smith, Bracken, Yorkshire; Andy Meyrick, Chester; Lola B09 86/Mazda (13, LMP), 220.
16. (23) Nic Jonsson, Buford, GA; Tracy Krohn, Houston, TX; Ferrari 430 GT (14, GT), 220.
17. (24) Jeroen Bleekemolen, Monte Carlo; Sebastiaan Bleekemolen, Haarlem; Tim Pappas, Boston, MA; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (1, GTC), 219.
18. (26) Andy Lally, New York, NY; Rene Villeneuve, Woodland Hills, CA; Henri Richard, Los Altos Hills, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (2, GTC), 218.
19. (25) Juan Gonzalez; Butch Leitzinger, Rebersburg, PA; Rudy Junco Jr., Monterrey; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (3, GTC), 217.
20. (33) Ricardo Gonzalez, Mexico; Luis Diaz, Mexico City; Rudy Junco Jr., Monterrey; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (4, GTC), 217.
21. (28) Bryce Miller, Summit, NJ; John McMullen, Spring Lake, NJ; Luke Hines, Essex; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (5, GTC), 216.
22. (27) Shane Lewis, Jupiter, FL; Lawson Aschenbach, West Palm Beach, FL; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (6, GTC), 216.
23. (21) David Murry, Atlanta, GA; Andrea Robertson, Ray, MI; David Robertson, Ray, MI; Doran Design Ford GT (7, GT), 215.
24. (30) Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Timo Bernhard, Dittweiler; Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (8, GT), 213.
25. (32) Bill Sweedler, Westport, CT; Romeo Kapudija, Lincolnwood, IL; Jan-Dirk Lueders, Barrington Hills, IL; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (9, GTC), 212.
26. (31) Galen Bieker, Burbank, CA; Kris Wilson, Huntington Beach, CA; Robert Rodriguez, Zephyr Cove, NY; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (10, GTC), 212.
27. (34) Doug Baron, Pacific Palisades, CA; Loren Beggs, Montclair, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (11, GTC), 211.
28. (18) Guy Cosmo, West Palm Beach, FL; Ed Brown, Las Vegas, NV; Ferrari 430 GT (12, GT), 194.
29. (22) Marc Goossens, Huntersville, NC; Ryan Dalziel, Orlando, FL; Jaguar XKRS (13, GT), 191.
30. (4) Pierre Ehret, Tegernsee; Bryan Willman, Kirkland, WA; Tony Burgess, Toronto; Lola B06 10/AER (14, LMP), 170.
31. (5) Paul Drayson, London; Jonny Cocker, Guisborough; Emanuele Pirro, Monte Carlo; Lola B09 60/Judd (15, LMP), 108, Gearbox.
32. (6) Tom Papadopoulos, Long Island, NY; Ryan Lewis, Indianapolis, IN; Johnny Mowlem, London; Oreca FLM09 (15, LMPC), 107.
33. (29) James Sofronas, Newport Beach, CA; Terry Borcheller, Vero Beach, FL; Bret Curtis, Valencia, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (16, GTC), 83.
34. (3) Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Nikolas Konstant, Los Angeles, CA; Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Lola B06/10 AER (17, LMP), 38.
35. (10) Scott Tucker, Leawood, KS; Andy Wallace, England; Burt Frisselle, Kihei, HI; Oreca FLM09 (16, LMPC), 8.


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