Sunday, 5th October 2008

Audi wins at Petit Le Mans, despite the #1 car starting two laps down at Road Atlanta.

"This is unbelievable," Henzler said. "I can't describe it. Flying Lizard has tried for so many years. With the support of Joerg, the team and Porsche, we never had any issue throughout the year."

Bergmeister also won championships in 2005 and 2006 with Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing.

"It's the first time for the Lizards, so it is like a first time," Bergmeister said. "The team was really ready to win the championship. To have it both the team and driver makes it doubly special."

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In the debut of the Green Challenge, the Penske entry of Long, Maassen and Collard were the prototype winners. In the GT category, the Corvette of O'Connell, Magnussen and Fellows were victorious for General Motors. The cars had the best scores for overall performance, fuel efficiency and environmental impact.

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