Bonus coverage and photos by Dave Ferguson from Road Atlanta where the Corvette Racing Team gained its third straight IMSA GTLM Driver Championship

Corvette enthusiasts hoped for a win at the Petite Le Mans.

Continuing from the previous report, the outcome was decided by Tommy Milner in the # 4 Corvette edging out Ryan Briscoe in the # 67 Ford GT in the closing stages of the 10-hour race.

Coming into the race, the # 3 Corvette only had to finish 4th or better to secure the championship.

Those plans were dashed when Antonio Garcia spun and crashed exiting the pits with about 2-1/2 hours to the finish.

The # 67 Ford GT was the closest pursuer for the drivers’ championship and BMW had begun winning.

The # 911 Porsche RSR driven by Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet (with Frederic Makowiecki) won the race.  The Porsches were painted up like the 911 GT Carrerra prototypes, one of which won Le Mans 20 years ago in 1998.

Ford secured the GTLM manufacturers championship with five wins on the season between its two entries.

Corvette HOF legend Johnny O’Connell pictured with the revolutionary Delta Wing honoring Don Panoz, founder of the American Le Mans Series who died in September.

Panoz introduced this novel Ford powered front-engine designed prototype defying conventional wisdom it could not be competitive.

The Corvette Corral attracted some interesting Corvettes.

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Link to Race Report part 1 http://rcrc.squarespace.com/keeping-track/2018/10/11/imsa-road-atlanta-petite-le-mans-10-hours