on the ground. The team determined that it came from a halfshaft boot on the
rear of the car. But which one? Powell radioed both cars and told them to take
it easy. Shortly after the call, the #11 car pulled off the course with a broken
driveshaft. Powell told Craig Conway, car #30 to slow down because he had a
one lap lead over the second place Porsche. Powell was nervous because of the
driveshaft failure and the rear of the #30 car was covered with oil. So the
team held their breath as they waited for the checkered flag. Finally at 5:13
the checkered flag fell and the #30 Corvette streaked across the finish line
in first place. The Johnson/Pobst #08 Corvette finished tenth, the #43 Nonnamaker/Pate
Corvette finished twenty-ninth, the #11 Powell/Goad finished forty-fourth and
the #98 Cox/Miller Corvette finished forty-third overall.
In Victory Circle it was time to celebrate. Craig Conway
and Peter Tonelli were delighted to bring a Corvette home to its first Motorola
Cup victory. John Powell was beaming as he reveled in his team’s outstanding
performance. Cm.com
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