Scott Tucker and Level 5 Motorsports took center stage as he and co-driver Christophe Bouchut were crowned 2011 LMP2 champions in American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrn. Fresh off a thrilling victory in the 14th annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda, Tucker, Bouchut and the entire David Stone-led organization celebrated a successful end to the ALMS season at the series' "Night of Champions" celebration at Ch"teau lan.
There were plenty of ups and downs for Level 5 as the reigning ALMS LMP Challenge champions made the bold move to the LMP2 category for 2011. Having kicked off the season with a debut class victory in the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring with Tucker and co-drivers Luis Diaz and IndyCar star Ryan Hunter-Reay, the team triumphed on the streets of Long Beach, with Tucker and Bouchut taking top honors this time
Those two class victories helped propel Level 5 into its global tour of Intercontinental Le Mans Cup races in Europe, highlighted by podiums at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans and Six Hours of Imola before returning Stateside to solidify its title in the American Le Mans Series.
Tucker, Bouchut and Luis Diaz earned hard-fought top-five overall finishes in the Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase at Road America in August and a debut win with its new HPD ARX-01g in the ModSpace American Le Mans Monterey presented by Patrn at Laguna Seca.
"It's a true honor to have earned my second American Le Mans Series championship," Tucker said. "Christophe and I have been driving together for three years and I've learned so much for him. So to share it with him is something special. Without the entire Level 5 team doing what they do, none of it would have been possible. For me personally, it's such a honor and privilege to be able to compete in the ALMS with so many great drivers and teams."
But things are far from over for Level 5 as there are still two more races on Level 5's global tour this year. First up is the Ferrari World Finals in Mugello, Italy on Nov. 4-6, where Tucker will return to the home soil of the famed Italian marque with his Microsoft Office 2010-sponsored Ferrari 430 Challenge car to run for a World Championship. Tucker has raced at Mugello before with 3 wins.
There were plenty of ups and downs for Level 5 as the reigning ALMS LMP Challenge champions made the bold move to the LMP2 category for 2011. Having kicked off the season with a debut class victory in the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring with Tucker and co-drivers Luis Diaz and IndyCar star Ryan Hunter-Reay, the team triumphed on the streets of Long Beach, with Tucker and Bouchut taking top honors this time
Those two class victories helped propel Level 5 into its global tour of Intercontinental Le Mans Cup races in Europe, highlighted by podiums at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans and Six Hours of Imola before returning Stateside to solidify its title in the American Le Mans Series.
Tucker, Bouchut and Luis Diaz earned hard-fought top-five overall finishes in the Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase at Road America in August and a debut win with its new HPD ARX-01g in the ModSpace American Le Mans Monterey presented by Patrn at Laguna Seca.
"It's a true honor to have earned my second American Le Mans Series championship," Tucker said. "Christophe and I have been driving together for three years and I've learned so much for him. So to share it with him is something special. Without the entire Level 5 team doing what they do, none of it would have been possible. For me personally, it's such a honor and privilege to be able to compete in the ALMS with so many great drivers and teams."
But things are far from over for Level 5 as there are still two more races on Level 5's global tour this year. First up is the Ferrari World Finals in Mugello, Italy on Nov. 4-6, where Tucker will return to the home soil of the famed Italian marque with his Microsoft Office 2010-sponsored Ferrari 430 Challenge car to run for a World Championship. Tucker has raced at Mugello before with 3 wins.
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