It was Mueller's first victory in the Series since 2000 and the first ever for Farnbacher. Mueller crossed the line by more than 13 seconds ahead of Flying Lizard's #46 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of Johannes van Overbeek and Patrick Pilet.
"It was very hot. Our A/C did not work properly. So it was very hot in there," Farnbacher said. "During my stint I just tried to stay with the pack. (Wolf) Henzler and (Mika) Salo were fighting it out so I just tried to keep up with them. That worked pretty well."
What worked even better was Mueller's move to get around Bergmeister with 25 minutes left going into the first turn, the same spot where Luhr made his winning pass.
"Dominik did a great job taking care of the car so all I had to do is take it home," said Mueller, who returned the Series last year after a seven-year hiatus and most recently won on the street circuit in Adelaide, Australia at the end of 2000. "There was a lot of debris so it was a tough time getting the Michelins to keep grip but when they did, it gave me the opportunity to make the run on Bergmeister. I had the advantage to overtake him because I had fresh tyres. I got a run exiting the last corner so I got him braking into one."
Third place in class went to the Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche of Dirk Werner and Marc Basseng, a solid showing after being knocked out of the Sebring race at the six-hour mark.
The next race for the American Le Mans Series is the Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach on Saturday, April 19.
