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position, but was moved to the back by the SCCA for a " technical compliance infraction." Still, he ran a very strong race and moved from the back of the pack to finish in the 8th position, only to have the SCCA disqualify him from the race and fine him $1,000 for "refusal of post race teardown." Terry Lackey and Kelly Bradley, in the 04 and 02 Grand Sport Speedway C4 Corvettes, continued to improve while finishing in the 9th and 10th positions.
     Cooper qualified the No.01 Stanford Corvette C5-R in the 2nd position but could only manage a 15 lap down 19th after problems with the LS1's accessory belt. Still, after making their final repair to the belt, Cooper returned to the track and turned a fast lap of 0:59.320, only 7-tenths of a second off Kitchak's fast lap of 0:59.313.
     Jim Van Dorn, Pirate Racing owner, said, "Working the bugs out of a new race car has to be the most frustrating thing a team can deal with; and like every other team - we have to pay our dues with this new car while we work out the bugs."
     Tommy Safar II, in the No.03 Tsunami C4 Corvette was not able to sort out his engine problems after blowing in practice.

Official Race Results:
http://www.sccapro.com/wc/99/pikespeak/gt-race-results.html

Victory for Corvette at Laguna Seca
General Motor's own John Heinricy, driving the No.39 Rowley Penzoil Corvette C5-R, won the wild season finale Speedvision World