Diesel flexes muscles
Audi team makes mistakes but still pulls out a victory
With 10 minutes to go, the No. 1 Audi diesel-powered race car held a slight lead over a Porsche Spyder in the American Le Mans Series race at the Miller Motorsports Park on Saturday.
The task then fell on Pirro to hold off a strong run by Lucas Luhr of Monaco.
Pirro said it was difficult because the tires were starting to wear and it was harder to keep up speed.
"I tried not to make a mistake. I knew if I didn't, (Luhr) could not get by me," he said.
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Four turns into the race it looked as if the No. 1 Audi was out of the running.
Biela, who started in the pole position, turned the lead over to teammate Allan McNish of Monaco in car No. 2 when he went wide on the fourth turn of the race and dropped to 3rd. Seven laps later he made his second mistake and fell back to 6th.
One hour and 10 minutes into the race he turned driving duties over to Pirro, who steadily worked his way back into the lead. He moved into second with 20 minutes remaining in the 2-hour, 45-minute race.
In a surprising turn, the two Porsche RS Spyders, in the P2 class, shared leads late in the race, holding off the two Audis.
Then, around the two-hour mark, things took a strange twist. The No. 2 Audi, which was leading and being driven by Rinaldo Capello, who replaced Allan McNish, suffered a puncture on one tire and pulled into the pit.
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