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In 2006, the International Motor Sport Association (IMSA) introduced IMSA Lites.
The series was created to provide an opportunity for drivers competing at the amateur level
to advance to a professional series or to prepare for a category such as the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).
The mission is to develop future drivers and teams for the ALMS, which is now called the IMSA Prototype Lites Championship.
Initially, the series featured three classes of purpose-built sports racing prototypes – Lites 1, Lites 2 and Lites 3. However, Lites 3 entries were declining each year and the 2010 championship was conducted for the Lites 1 and 2 categories.
2014 IMSA Prototype Lites Championship consisted of seven race weekends, with doubleheaders at each event.
Rounds five and six of the 2014 IMSA Prototype Lites Championship were conducted at Watkins Glen International. Drivers would compete in two races around the eleven turn 3.337-mile road course. |
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Mikhail Goikhberg entered rounds five and six at Watkins Glen International as the L1 points leader. Goikhberg swept the opening weekend at Sebring International Raceway and collected first and second-place finishes at Kansas Speedway. At Watkins Glen, he put the No. 10 JDC Motorsports Elan DP-02 on the pole for race one and led all but half a lap for the victory. In the finale, Goikhberg delivered the same results. |
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The No. 9 Performance Tech Motorsports Elan DP-02 was driven by Robert Alon. To date, his best result was sixth place in round two at Sebring. At Watkins Glen, Alon qualified seventh fastest for the weekend's first contest, but the crew's changes made to the car allowed him to finish second. He was gridded in the tenth position in race two and finished ninth, leaving him fourth in the L1 championship chase. |
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Andrew Novich started Friday's race on the outside of the front row. Unfortunately, while battling for second, an incident with Craig Duerson took Novich out of contention and he was classified with an eighteenth place result. In the finale, the No. 61 Comprent Motor Sports driver prepared Elan DP-02 would redeem himself. Novich finished in the runner-up spot after starting sixth. His best result of the season. |
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Entering the Watkins Glen weekend, Craig Duerson led the L1 Master's division and was second in the overall standings. Issues during the event caused Duerson to fall to second in the Master's points chase. Taking advantage of Duerson's misfortunes was Richard Fant driving the No. 44 Elan DP-02. Fant grabbed third and eighth place finishes in rounds five and six, which gave him the lead in the Master's category. |
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Brian Adler led the L2 class after sweeping the first four rounds of the 2014 IMSA Prototype Lites Championship. However, his dominance would come to an end at Watkins Glen International. In the weekend's first race, Adler failed to finish while driving the No. 22 BAR1 Motorsports Elan DP-02. The following day, he grabbed a second in L2, which allowed him to retain the championship lead. |
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| POS. | CLASS | DRIVERS | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | L1 | Mikhail Goikhberg | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 2 | L1 | Robert Alon | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 3 | L1 | Richard Fant | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 4 | L1 | Tony Bullock | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 5 | L1 | Enzo Potolicchio | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 6 | L1 | Matt McMurry | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 7 | L1 | Christian Potolicchio | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 8 | L1 | John Falb | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 9 | L1 | Gerry Kraut | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 10 | L1 | Lamont Harris | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 11 | L1 | Don Yount | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 12 | L1 | Hayden Duerson | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 13 | L1 | Michal Chlumecky | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 14 | L1 | Joel Janco | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 15 | L1 | Darryl Shoff | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 16 | L2 | Ludovico Manfredi | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 17 | L1 | Jim Garrett | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 18 | L1 | Andrew Novich | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 19 | L1 | Jon Brownson | Elan DP-02 | 13 | - |
| 20 | L2 | Guy Laporte | Elan DP-02 | 12 | - |
| 21 | L1 | Craig Duerson | Elan DP-02 | 10 | Did Not Finish |
| 22 | L1 | Todd Slusher | Elan DP-02 | 6 | Did Not Finish |
| 23 | L2 | Brian Alder | Elan DP-02 | 3 | Did Not Finish |
| 24 | L1 | Madison Snow | Elan DP-02 | 0 | Did Not Finish |
| 25 | L2 | Jerome Mee | Elan DP-02 | 0 | Did Not Finish |
| POS. | CLASS | DRIVERS | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Mikhail Goikhberg | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 2 | L1 | Andrew Novich | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 3 | L1 | Craig Duerson | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 4 | L1 | Lamont Harris | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 5 | L1 | John Falb | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 6 | L1 | Gerry Kraut | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 7 | L1 | Madison Snow | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 8 | L1 | Richard Fant | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 9 | L1 | Robert Alon | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 10 | L1 | Joel Janco | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 11 | L1 | Darryl Shoff | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 12 | L1 | Don Yount | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 13 | L1 | Matt McMurry | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 14 | L1 | Todd Slusher | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 15 | L1 | Jim Garrett | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 16 | L2 | Jerome Mee | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 17 | L2 | Brian Alder | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 18 | L2 | Ludovico Manfredi | Elan DP-02 | 22 | - |
| 19 | L1 | Tony Bullock | Elan DP-02 | 21 | - |
| 20 | L2 | Guy Laporte | Elan DP-02 | 21 | - |
| 21 | L1 | Jon Brownson | Elan DP-02 | 19 | Did Not Finish |
| 22 | L1 | Christian Potolicchio | Elan DP-02 | 19 | Did Not Finish |
| 23 | L1 | Enzo Potolicchio | Elan DP-02 | 18 | Did Not Finish |
| 24 | L1 | Michal Chlumecky | Elan DP-02 | 18 | Did Not Finish |
| 25 | L1 | Hayden Duerson | Elan DP-02 | 12 | Did Not Finish |
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