ALMS (ELKHART LAKE) - Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing battled to a fourth place GT2...

Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing battled to a fourth place GT2 class finish in today's Generac 500 at Road America. The two-time American Le Mans Series GT2 Driver Championship-winning team had been declared the third-place finisher at the conclusion of Round Eight of the American Le Mans Series season but a post-race technical inspection determined that the brake lights were not working properly for the closing stages of the event. As a result, the finishing-order changed moving the No. 31 MMPIE/PAWS/Petersen Holdings/Michelin Ferrari F430 GT to the end of the lead lap, fourth in class, 18th overall. If not for the electrical gremlin the team would have earned its second podium finish of the season (the program won at Salt Lake City in May). It was the second top-four finish in four 2007 starts for Dirk Müller (a native of Germany now living in Monaco). The race was the debut event for Peter Dumbreck (born in Scotland but living in Adderbury, England). Team technicians believe the failure of the brake lights can be traced to the taillight switch going bad, most likely brought on by the poor weather.