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28-701: The Extreme Speed Motorsports team first entered the American Le Mans Series with two Ferrari F430 GTCs in 2010. The pair of Scott Sharp and Johannes van Overbeek managed a second-place finish at the season ending Petit Le Mans , finishing tenth in the Drivers' Championship with teammates Ed Brown and Guy Cosmo finishing thirteenth and landing fifth in the GT class Teams' Championship. The team received two new Ferrari 458 GTEs for their second year of ALMS competition. 2011 season would prove to be

56-511: A difficult season for the team with the #02 car failing to finish at several races. The team's best result came at penultimate race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with a third-place finish for the #01 car. Sharp and Van Overbeek would finish the season seventh in the GT Drivers' Championship with the team landing sixth in the Teams' Championship. 2012 would be the most successful season yet for

84-465: A full season entry in 2015. For the 2015 season, Extreme Speed Motorsports would commit to a full season FIA WEC effort. While originally planning to run the new HPD ARX-04b , testing issues meant HPD would delay the car's debut until the following season. ESM would instead use their ARX-03bs for the opening round at Silverstone , before switching to the Ligier JS P2 platform for the rest of

112-711: A part of the Professional SportsCar Racing series, in which Panoz was an investor. For 1999, the series changed its name to the American Le Mans Series, and adopted the ACO's rulebook. The partnership with the ACO allowed ALMS teams to earn automatic entries in the Le Mans 24 Hours. This was a practice that began with the inaugural Petit Le Mans, a practice that continues today, where 1st and 2nd place teams in each class earn entries to

140-786: A track that favored the LMP2 cars' cornering speeds. The team withdrew the #1 car from the eleventh round to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship race at the Circuit of the Americas , later deciding to withdraw both cars from the season ending Petit Le Mans to enter the Shanghai FIA WEC race in preparation for a 2015 campaign in the series For the 2015 season, the ESM team originally committed to run

168-476: Is used to produce a score based on the three categories. The car with the lowest score at the end of the race wins the Challenge for that race. The series' first season in 1999 was covered by NBC and CNBC . Since 2000 Speed Channel broadcast the majority of ALMS races, including the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans , while some of the series' other races were broadcast on ABC , NBC and CBS . For

196-514: The 2008 Petit Le Mans and would continue this at least up to the entire 2009 season . In 2010 the American Le Mans Series signed its first title sponsorship agreement, with Tequila Patrón becoming a presenting sponsor for three seasons. On September 5, 2012, the series announced that they would fully merge in 2014 with Grand-Am Road Racing under the banner of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship , with

224-498: The 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016 12 Hours of Sebring , with the JS P2 becoming the first car to defeat a Daytona Prototype at the 24 hours, as well as the team becoming the first to win the so-called "36 Hours of Florida" since 1998. In 2017, Tequila Patron ESM switched to Nissan engines, fielding two Nissan Onroak DPi units for Dalziel/Sharp and Van Overbeek/Brown. The pairing of Dalziel/Sharp would ultimately secure 5th in

252-548: The Grand Touring classes GT (GTE-Pro and GTE-Am combined, formerly GT2 ) along with GT-Challenge or GTC. The former GT1 category was abandoned after 2009 season. In 2012, the "Le Mans" (LM) was dropped from the names of the prototype categories. Each car is driven by multiple drivers (2 or 3, depending on the length of the race), and all cars compete together simultaneously. P1 generally contains factory teams while P2 contains privateer teams. In ACO-sanctioned racing all of

280-668: The Indy Racing League , at cities such as St. Petersburg, Florida and Long Beach, California . The series raced at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca , Mosport , Road Atlanta and Sebring in every year of its existence. From 2011 until the series folded, ALMS competed on a street circuit through the Inner Harbor coinciding with the Grand Prix of Baltimore , Maryland over the US Labor Day weekend. The series

308-594: The International Motor Sports Association . The American Le Mans Series used essentially the same rules as the 24 Hours of Le Mans . Like the 24 Hours of Le Mans, there were three primary classes, though there were two extra "Challenge classes" using standardized cars. Purpose-built race cars with closed fenders competed in the Prototype classes P1, P2, and PC (Prototype-Challenge) and modified production sports cars competed in

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336-661: The Oreca FLM09 (P) and the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GT), though there were reports that the ACO would open the Challenge class to other manufacturers in 2013 or later. The team points champions and runners-up in each class at the end of the season received an automatic invitation to the next year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. In January 2008, the American Le Mans Series announced it would hold its first "Green Challenge" competition during Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta in October, ahead of

364-399: The #1 HPD with Johannes van Overbeek and Ed Brown sharing the #2 car. IMSA 's balance of performance left the LMP2 teams with a substantial gap in top speed to the much higher powered Daytona Prototypes throughout the entirety of the season, preventing the team from consistently competing for overall victories. Brown and Overbeek would claim a win victory at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca ,

392-542: The 12 Hours Of Sebring, and at Laguna Seca. However, due to the loss of title sponsor Patron, the team sold all its equipment and assets, and would ultimately close in December 2018. The team first entered the FIA World Endurance Championship with a single car at the 2014 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas , earning a 3rd-place finish. The team then entered two cars in the 6 Hours of Shanghai claiming 2nd and 5th-place finishes. The two events would serve as preparation for

420-509: The 2012 season, all races were webcast on ESPN3 .com. The Long Beach Grand Prix, Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock, and Grand Prix of Mosport were broadcast live on ESPN2 , while the ALMS at Monterey, Road Race Showcase at Road America and ALMS at VIR had delayed highlights on the same channel. The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge was broadcast live on ABC , while the 12 Hours of Sebring, Baltimore Grand Prix, and Petit Le Mans had delayed highlights on

448-800: The Challenge being implemented at all ALMS races during the 2009 season. In conjunction with the Department of Energy , the Environmental Protection Agency , Environment Canada and SAE International , the Series unveiled the Green Challenge's rules and regulations. Two class leading vehicles ran low CO 2 or green engines during the 2008 season – the GT1 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with an E85 cellulosic ethanol powered 7.0 litre V8 and

476-522: The European races disappeared, with the creation of the short-lived European Le Mans Series , and later the Le Mans Series . The series also began to move away from the rovals , road courses in the infield of large superspeedways , at Charlotte Motor Speedway , Las Vegas, and Texas Motor Speedway . In its later years, the series visited more temporary street courses, many in conjunction with

504-639: The GT Teams' Championship behind the factory efforts of BMW and Chevrolet . 2013 saw the team move up to the LMP2 class with two HPD ARX-03bs . 2013 would be the final season before the American Le Mans Series would merge with the Rolex Sports Car Series to form the Tudor United SportsCar Championship . Although 2013 was to be a preparation and development year for the team's new prototype machinery,

532-756: The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series to form the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship . The series was created by Braselton, Georgia -based businessman Don Panoz and ran its first season in 1999. Panoz created a partnership with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), the organizers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans , to begin a 10-hour race in the spirit of Le Mans, dubbed the Petit Le Mans . The inaugural Petit Le Mans took place in 1998 as

560-603: The LMP1 Audi R10 TDI with a 5.5 litre turbodiesel V12. Currently, the Michelin Green X Challenge awards invitations to the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the 1st and 2nd-place winners in the Prototype and GT categories for the entire season. The Challenge measures "Green" (based on fuel-type and other factors influencing emissions), "Speed" (overall speed), and "Efficiency" (based on fuel-economy). A formula

588-733: The North American Endurance Championship rounds as a supplement to their FIA WEC campaign. However, after unsuccessful results at Daytona and Sebring, the team would not return to complete the rest of the North American season, choosing to focus its resources on the remainder of the WEC season. In 2016, Tequila Patron ESM run a Ligier JS P2 in four North American Endurance Cup races of the United Sportscar Championship, winning both

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616-578: The drivers are professional in GTE-PRO, while in GTE-Am, 1 or 2 amateurs are allowed to race with a professional driver in support. However, since ALMS uses only one GTE category and combines the PRO/AM classes, there are no limitations for drivers. The two "Challenge" classes were formula-based , and were designed for privateers or rookies to have an easier time entering the series. The Challenge classes used

644-463: The drivers championship, while Brown would depart the team mid-season, and be replaced by Pipo Derani. The season was highlighted with 1 Pole Position at Watkins Glen, as well as 2 wins, at Road America, and at the season-ending Petit Le Mans. In 2018, Tequila Patron ESM continued to run 2 Nissan-Onroak DPis, for Dalziel/Sharp , as well as Derani/Van Overbeek. The Season would be highlighted by 2 poles at Belle Isle, and at Road Atlanta, as well as winning

672-679: The next year's 24 Hours. The ALMS race at Adelaide in 2000 also received automatic entries. Invitations were extended to the series champions beginning in 2003, for the 2004 race. The ACO has always given high consideration to teams competing in ALMS races, and many ALMS teams have seen success in the 24 Hours. The series began with eight races in 1999 , beginning with the 12 Hours of Sebring , and ending at Las Vegas Motor Speedway . The schedule expanded to 12 races in 2000 , including two races in Europe, and one in Australia. In subsequent years,

700-526: The season. American Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS ) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada . It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans . The American Le Mans' headquarters was in Braselton, Georgia , adjacent to Road Atlanta . In 2014, the series merged with

728-453: The team and its Ferraris. The #01 car of Sharp and van Overbeek was awarded a victory after a post race technical inspection disqualified the #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche at Mosport and earned another hard-fought win at the season finale Petit Le Mans . Scott Sharp and Johannes van Overbeek finished second in the GT Drivers' Championship with Ed Brown and Guy Cosmo fifteen and sixteen respectively. They would finish third in

756-464: The team fared well against their main rivals Level 5 Motorsports , claiming a win and second-place finish at Long Beach . The team finished the season second in the Teams' Championship with Scott Sharp second in the Drivers' Championship. The Extreme Speed Motorsports team entered the inaugural season of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship with a two car LMP2 effort in the premier prototype class. Scott Sharp and Ryan Dalziel would pilot

784-752: Was the first motorsport racing series in North America to be recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA), the United States Department of Energy and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) as a "Green Racing Series", and held an all-new series implemented on series races dedicated to the environment by holding their first-ever Green Challenge during

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