would pull ahead in slightly less than an hour and, if it could stay out of trouble for another two-and-a-half hours, go on to take the checkered flag.
At 10:31 AM on Sunday, Chevy’s #2 entry passed Dyson’s 598-lap total and seized the lead. At that point, the Corvette was clearly the fastest car on the racetrack, way ahead of the miscellaneous crippled prototypes still running and 18 laps ahead of the second-place Porsche GT3R.
By Sunday morning, all of the GTS class competitors had trailed off. Saleen’s controversial S7R went out early with what appeared to be suspension failure. One of Dodge’s previously dominant Vipers, in the hands of Chamberlain Motorsports, was more than 100 laps down while the other lasted only 45 laps. After looking strong early, all of the Porsche GT-1 cars experienced problems, with the leading #0 car taken out by