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The 2008 EMCO Gears Classic was the eighth round of the 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season. It took place at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on June 22, 2008. [1]
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The 2008 EMCO Gears Classic was the eighth round of the 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season. It took place at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on June 22, 2008. [1]
Class Winners in bold. [2]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | DP | 99 | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |  Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney | Riley Mk. XX | 76 |
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 2 | DP | 58 | Brumos Racing | David Donohue Darren Law | Riley Mk. XI | 76 |
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 3 | DP | 7 | Sigalsport | Matt Plumb Gene Sigal | Riley Mk. XI | 76 |
| BMW 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 4 | DP | 61 | AIM Autosport | Brian Frisselle  Mark Wilkins | Riley Mk. XI | 76 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 5 | DP | 59 | Brumos Racing | J.C. France Joao Barbosa | Riley Mk. XI | 76 |
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 6 | DP | 60 | Michael Shank Racing |  Oswaldo Negri Jr. Mark Patterson | Riley Mk. XI | 76 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 7 | DP | 47 | Doran Racing | Burt Frisselle Ricky Taylor | Dallara DP01 | 76 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 8 | DP | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Scott Pruett  Memo Rojas | Riley Mk. XX | 76 |
| Lexus 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 9 | DP | 76 | Krohn Racing |  Nic Jönsson Ricardo Zonta | Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 | 76 |
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 10 | DP | 10 | SunTrust Racing |  Max Angelelli Michael Valiante | Riley Mk. XI | 76 |
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 11 | GT | 86 | Farnbacher-Loles Racing | Eric Lux Leh Keen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 76 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 12 | GT | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports |  Robin Liddell Andrew Davis | Pontiac GXP.R | 75 |
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 13 | GT | 21 | Matt Connolly Motorsports | Ryan Phinny Diego Alessi | Pontiac GXP.R | 75 |
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 14 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Ted Ballou Andy Lally | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 75 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 15 | GT | 65 | The Racer's Group | Craig Stanton Josémanuel Gutierrez | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 75 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 16 | DP | 91 | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | Jim Matthews Marc Goosens | Riley Mk. XX | 75 |
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 17 | GT | 43 | Team Sahlen | Wayne Nonnamaker Joe Nonnamaker | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | 75 |
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 18 | GT | 70 | SpeedSource | Sylvain Tremblay Nick Ham | Mazda RX-8 GT | 75 |
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 19 | GT | 72 | Autohaus Motorsports | Lawson Aschenbach Tim Lewis Jr. Terry Borcheller | Pontiac GXP.R | 75 |
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 20 | GT | 69 | SpeedSource | Emil Assentato Jeff Segal | Mazda RX-8 GT | 75 |
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 21 | GT | 88 | Farnbacher-Loles Racing | Dave Lacey Steve Johnson | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 75 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 22 | DP | 16 | Cheever Racing |  Antonio Garcia  Tom Kimber-Smith | Coyote CC/08 | 74 |
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 23 | GT | 07 | Banner Racing | Paul Edwards Kelly Collins | Pontiac GXP.R | 74 |
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 24 | GT | 40 | Hyper Sport | Joe Foster Patrick Dempsey | Mazda RX-8 GT | 74 |
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 25 | DP | 3 | Southard Motorsports | Shane Lewis Bill Lester | Riley Mk. XI | 74 |
| Lexus 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 26 DNF | GT | 68 | The Racer's Group | R.J. Valentine Bryan Sellers | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 73 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 27 | GT | 53 | Playboy Racing | Tommy Constantine Mike Borkowski | BMW M6 | 73 |
| BMW 5.0L V10 | ||||||
| 28 | GT | 71 | Synergy Racing | Milton Grant Kevin Grant Carey Grant | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 73 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 29 | DP | 75 | Krohn Racing | Tracy Krohn Eric van de Poele | Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 | 72 |
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 30 | GT | 30 | Racers Edge Motorsports | Ross Smith Craig Stone | Mazda RX-8 GT | 72 |
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 31 | GT | 42 | Team Sahlen | Joe Sahlen Will Nonnamaker | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | 72 |
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 32 | DP | 77 | Doran Racing | Memo Gidley Brad Jaeger | Dallara DP01 | 71 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 33 | GT | 74 | George T. Smith | Derek Skea Zach Schiff Anthony Lazzaro | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 69 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 34 | DP | 6 | Michael Shank Racing | John Pew Ian James | Riley Mk. XI | 67 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 35 | GT | 87 | Farnbacher-Loles Racing |  Dirk Werner Bryce Miller | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 66 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 36 DNF | DP | 09 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | Guy Cosmo Marc-Antoine Camirand | Coyote CC/08 | 25 |
| Porsche 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 37 | GT | 67 | The Racer's Group | Tim George Jr. Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | 24 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 38 DNF | DP | 2 | SAMAX Motorsport | Henry Zogaib Ryan Dalziel | Riley Mk. XI | 10 |
| BMW 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 39 DNF | GT | 06 | Banner Racing | Marc Bunting Jan Magnussen | Pontiac GXP.R | 8 |
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 40 DNF | GT | 32 | PR1 Motorsports | Mike Forest Thomas Merrill | Pontiac GXP.R | 7 |
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 | ||||||
| 41 DNF | DP | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | Crawford DP08 | 0 |
| Porsche 3.99L Flat-6 |
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