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Cadillac Racing and Johnny O'Connell have a chance to win their third consecutive title with wins today and tomorrow!
TOOELE, Utah – While more than a dozen drivers have mathematical possibilities to win 2014 Pirelli World Challenge class championships, the number should drop to single digits of those eligible after Friday’s races at Miller Motorsports Park. <!-- Item fulltext --> GT/GT-A/GTS runs Round 15 on Friday and Round 16 on Saturday, while Touring Car/Touring Car A/Touring Car B-Spec runs Round 13 on Friday and Round 14 on Saturday.
A maximum of 304 points are available this weekend in each class. A driver would achieve that maximum with a win (140 points) and by securing all 12 bonus points in each race. Drivers not within 152 points heading into Saturday’s races will be mathematically eliminated from championship contention.
Here are the points situations heading into the final race weekend of the season. All scenarios presented do not take into account potential bonus points, of which 12 are on offer per race (7 for pole, 3 most laps led, 1 for one lap led, 1 for fastest race lap), and would be added to the projections. Additionally, scenarios presented do not take into account potential points deductions that could be assessed.
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Johnny O’Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., in the No. 3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V.R leads Mike Skeen, of Charlotte, N.C., in the No. 2 Hawk Performance Audi R8 Ultra, by 42 points, 1376-1334.
O’Connell will retain the points lead heading into Round 16 provided he finishes ahead of Skeen in Round 15. If he doesn’t, Skeen can move into the points lead with a top-five finish and several possible scenarios playing out.
Skeen can take the points lead on O’Connell in Friday’s Round 15 if he wins and O’Connell finishes third or worse (1474-1471), with second and O’Connell ninth or worse (1444-1440), with third and O’Connell 13th or worse (1429-1427), with fourth and O’Connell 17th or worse (1419-1417), or with fifth and O’Connell 19th or worse (1414-1413).
Third-placed Anthony Lazzaro, of Atlanta, Ga., in the No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT3, is mathematically alive at 160 back of O’Connell (1376-1216). Lazzaro cannot move into the points lead in Round 15. The closest he can get to O’Connell is eight points. He would need to score a maximum 152 points to advance to 1368 points, and have O’Connell fail to score points.
Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., in the No. 8 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V.R and Andrew Palmer, of Chicago, in the No. 21 GMG Racing Audi R8 Ultra are still mathematically eligible heading into Round 15 but will be eliminated provided they are outside that 152-point gap heading into Round 16.
Audi and Cadillac will also square off for the Manufacturer’s Championship. Cadillac looks for its third in a row, but will have to come from behind to do so.
Audi has 85 points to Cadillac’s 78 through Round 14. For Cadillac to overcome the gap, Cadillac would need to win (9 points) and have the best Audi finish no better than sixth (1 point) in Round 15, and then finish ahead of Audi in Round 16 to retain the title. Audi can clinch the Manufacturer’s Championship if it leaves Round 15 with an 11-point advantage over Cadillac.
TOOELE, Utah – While more than a dozen drivers have mathematical possibilities to win 2014 Pirelli World Challenge class championships, the number should drop to single digits of those eligible after Friday’s races at Miller Motorsports Park. <!-- Item fulltext --> GT/GT-A/GTS runs Round 15 on Friday and Round 16 on Saturday, while Touring Car/Touring Car A/Touring Car B-Spec runs Round 13 on Friday and Round 14 on Saturday.
A maximum of 304 points are available this weekend in each class. A driver would achieve that maximum with a win (140 points) and by securing all 12 bonus points in each race. Drivers not within 152 points heading into Saturday’s races will be mathematically eliminated from championship contention.
Here are the points situations heading into the final race weekend of the season. All scenarios presented do not take into account potential bonus points, of which 12 are on offer per race (7 for pole, 3 most laps led, 1 for one lap led, 1 for fastest race lap), and would be added to the projections. Additionally, scenarios presented do not take into account potential points deductions that could be assessed.
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Johnny O’Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., in the No. 3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V.R leads Mike Skeen, of Charlotte, N.C., in the No. 2 Hawk Performance Audi R8 Ultra, by 42 points, 1376-1334.
O’Connell will retain the points lead heading into Round 16 provided he finishes ahead of Skeen in Round 15. If he doesn’t, Skeen can move into the points lead with a top-five finish and several possible scenarios playing out.
Skeen can take the points lead on O’Connell in Friday’s Round 15 if he wins and O’Connell finishes third or worse (1474-1471), with second and O’Connell ninth or worse (1444-1440), with third and O’Connell 13th or worse (1429-1427), with fourth and O’Connell 17th or worse (1419-1417), or with fifth and O’Connell 19th or worse (1414-1413).
Third-placed Anthony Lazzaro, of Atlanta, Ga., in the No. 61 R. Ferri Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT3, is mathematically alive at 160 back of O’Connell (1376-1216). Lazzaro cannot move into the points lead in Round 15. The closest he can get to O’Connell is eight points. He would need to score a maximum 152 points to advance to 1368 points, and have O’Connell fail to score points.
Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., in the No. 8 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V.R and Andrew Palmer, of Chicago, in the No. 21 GMG Racing Audi R8 Ultra are still mathematically eligible heading into Round 15 but will be eliminated provided they are outside that 152-point gap heading into Round 16.
Audi and Cadillac will also square off for the Manufacturer’s Championship. Cadillac looks for its third in a row, but will have to come from behind to do so.
Audi has 85 points to Cadillac’s 78 through Round 14. For Cadillac to overcome the gap, Cadillac would need to win (9 points) and have the best Audi finish no better than sixth (1 point) in Round 15, and then finish ahead of Audi in Round 16 to retain the title. Audi can clinch the Manufacturer’s Championship if it leaves Round 15 with an 11-point advantage over Cadillac.