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2010 American Le Mans Series

40th season of the racing series organized by IMSA

The 2010 American Le Mans Series season was the 40th overall season for the IMSA GT Championship, and the twelfth as the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón. It was also the first season in which the ALMS used a revised structure for its four classes, as well as the first year in a three-year sponsorship deal with Patrón. The season began with the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 20 and ended with the Petit Le Mans on October 2, completing nine total races.

The senior class, LMP, the new combination class of the old LMP1 and LMP2 classes, saw defending LMP1 champions Patrón Highcroft Racing with defending champion driver David Brabham and new teammate Simon Pagenaud took a 23-point victory in their Honda over Porsche driver Klaus Graf. The other carry over category GT (the former GT2 class) Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche duo of Patrick Long and Jörg Bergmeister successfully defended their class championship over Risi Competizione Ferrari driver Gianmaria Bruni. There was no GT1 category left in the series.

In the two spec-racer classes Scott Tucker of Level 5 Motorsports was the dominant driver in the LMP Challenge class, winning five of the nine races in the class' first full season. After debuting for half of the 2009 season, the new GT Challenge class saw the Black Swan Racing Porsche of Jeroen Bleekemolen and Tim Pappas claim the class victory.

Schedule

The 2010 American Le Mans Series season features nine events, dropping the St. Petersburg round from 2009. Laguna Seca will no longer end the season but is instead moved to May and has been extended from four hours to six hours; this will allow the Petit Le Mans to conclude the season. The Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park has also had its date pushed back to July due to the move by Laguna Seca. The Petit Le Mans will also form part of the inaugural Intercontinental Le Mans Cup for LMP1s.

Rnd	Race	Length	Circuit	Location
American Le Mans Series Winter Test		Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	February 22–23
58th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring	12 Hours	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 20
American Le Mans Series at Long Beach	1 Hour 40 Minutes	Long Beach Street Circuit	Long Beach, California	April 17
American Le Mans Series Monterey	6 Hours	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	May 22
Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Miller Motorsports Park	Tooele, Utah	July 10
American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 24
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Mid-Ohio	Lexington, Ohio	August 7
American Le Mans Series powered by eStar	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 22
Grand Prix of Mosport	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	August 29
13th Annual Petit Le Mans	1000 mi or 10 Hours	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 2

Regulation changes

Introduced on August 16, 2009, IMSA announced a new class structure for the 2010 season in order to address costs. Several previous classes will be retained, while some new classes will be added. Le Mans Prototypes, which previously ran in the LMP1 and LMP2 categories, will be combined into a single LMP category for much of the season. IMSA will modify the LMP1 and LMP2 rules through performance balancing in order to allow the two to compete equally in the new single category. However, the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans endurance races will not use this unified class, instead reverting to the 2009 regulations as used by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The championship points payout for these two events have yet to be determined by IMSA.

A new Le Mans Prototype category will be established as a feeder system for young or amateur drivers. This category, known as Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC), will borrow from the Formula Le Mans Cup series in Europe by utilizing a spec racing format. All teams will use Oreca FLM09 chassis, Chevrolet production V8s, and other standardized equipment. Along with the European Le Mans Series' (2010 season) Formula Le Mans, the ALMS LMPC makes up as its own class in the races throughout the season rather than racing as a support series.

With a lack of competitors in the former GT1 category, GT2 has been renamed to just GT and will be the premiere category for grand tourers in ALMS in 2010. The ALMS Challenge category, first established in 2009, will be expanded in 2010 and renamed as GT Challenge (GTC). The category will race for the full season for the first time. Porsche 911 GT3s from racing series other than the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge will also be accepted for the first time.

Season results

Note that the Sebring and Petit Le Mans events will be held under ACO regulations requiring the LMP class to be split amongst LMP1 and LMP2. The overall race winner, regardless of their LMP category, is listed here.

Class winners in the Petit Le Mans (LMP1, LMP2 and GT) receive an automatic entry to the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Overall winners in bold.

Rnd	Circuit	LMP Winning Team	LMPC Winning Team	GT Winning Team	GTC Winning Team
Sebring	FRA #07 Team Peugeot Total	USA #55 Level 5 Motorsports	USA #62 Risi Competizione	USA #81 Alex Job Racing	Results
ESP Marc Gené
AUT Alexander Wurz
GBR Anthony Davidson	USA Scott Tucker
FRA Christophe Bouchut
CAN Mark Wilkins	BRA Jaime Melo
ITA Gianmaria Bruni
DEU Pierre Kaffer	USA Butch Leitzinger
USA Leh Keen
MEX Juan González
Long Beach	USA #1 Patrón Highcroft Racing	USA #99 Green Earth Team Gunnar	USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	USA #81 Alex Job Racing	Results
AUS David Brabham
FRA Simon Pagenaud	USA Gunnar Jeannette
USA Elton Julian	USA Patrick Long
DEU Jörg Bergmeister	USA Butch Leitzinger
MEX Juan González
Laguna Seca	USA #1 Patrón Highcroft Racing	USA #55 Level 5 Motorsports	USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	USA #54 Black Swan Racing	Results
AUS David Brabham
FRA Simon Pagenaud
GBR Marino Franchitti	USA Scott Tucker
FRA Christophe Bouchut
CAN Mark Wilkins	USA Patrick Long
DEU Jörg Bergmeister	USA Tim Pappas
NED Jeroen Bleekemolen
NED Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
Miller	USA #1 Patrón Highcroft Racing	USA #55 Level 5 Motorsports	USA #62 Risi Competizione	USA #54 Black Swan Racing	Results
AUS David Brabham
FRA Simon Pagenaud	USA Scott Tucker
FRA Christophe Bouchut	BRA Jaime Melo
ITA Gianmaria Bruni	USA Tim Pappas
NED Jeroen Bleekemolen
Lime Rock	USA #6 Muscle Milk Team Cytosport	USA #99 Green Earth Team Gunnar	USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	USA #63 TRG	Results
USA Greg Pickett
GER Klaus Graf	USA Gunnar Jeannette
USA Elton Julian	GER Jörg Bergmeister
USA Patrick Long	FRA Henri Richard
USA Andy Lally
Mid-Ohio	USA #16 Dyson Racing	USA #55 Level 5 Motorsports	USA #62 Risi Competizione	USA #54 Black Swan Racing	Results
USA Chris Dyson
GBR Guy Smith	USA Scott Tucker
FRA Christophe Bouchut	BRA Jaime Melo
ITA Gianmaria Bruni	USA Tim Pappas
NED Jeroen Bleekemolen
Road America	GBR #8 Drayson Racing	USA #99 Green Earth Team Gunnar	USA #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	USA #54 Black Swan Racing	Results
GBR Paul Drayson
GBR Jonny Cocker	USA Gunnar Jeannette
USA Elton Julian	GER Dirk Müller
USA Joey Hand	USA Tim Pappas
NED Jeroen Bleekemolen
Mosport	USA #6 Muscle Milk Team Cytosport	USA #99 Green Earth Team Gunnar	USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	USA #88 Velox Motorsports	Results
FRA Romain Dumas
GER Klaus Graf	USA Gunnar Jeannette
USA Elton Julian	USA Patrick Long
DEU Jörg Bergmeister	USA Shane Lewis
USA Lawson Aschenbach
Road Atlanta	FRA #08 Team Peugeot Total	USA #95 Level 5 Motorsports	USA #4 Corvette Racing	USA #63 TRG	Results
FRA Franck Montagny
FRA Stéphane Sarrazin
POR Pedro Lamy	USA Scott Tucker
USA Burt Frisselle
DEU Marco Werner	GBR Oliver Gavin
DEN Jan Magnussen
FRA Emmanuel Collard	FRA Henri Richard
USA Duncan Ende
USA Andy Lally

Championships

Points were awarded to the top ten cars and drivers which complete at least 70% of their class winner's distance. Teams with multiple entries only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race. Drivers were required to drive a minimum of 45 minutes to earn points, except for the Long Beach event which required only 30 minutes.

Starting with the Utah race, drivers are required to complete a particular amount of the minimum number of laps in order to earn points. The number of laps vary depending on the course size.

Points System	Race Distance	Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Less than three hours	20	16	13	10	8	6	4	3	2	1
Between four and eight hours	25	21	18	15	13	11	9	8	7	6
More than eight hours	30	26	23	20	18	16	14	13	12	11

Team championships

Teams with full season entries are awarded points in the team championships. Teams which participated in a partial season or on a race-by-race basis are not included in these championships.

As long as they compete full season and comply with ACO regulations, the top LMP1, LMP2 and GT team at the end of the season receive an automatic entry to the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans.

LMP standings

Although combined into a single LMP class for seven events, the LMP1 and LMP2 category rules are utilized for the Sebring and Petit Le Mans races. The individual results and points for LMP1 and LMP2 are combined into the overall LMP standings.

Pos	Team	Class	Chassis	Engine	SEB	LBH	LGA	MIL	LRP	MOH	ROA	MOS	ATL
USA Patrón Highcroft Racing	LMP2	HPD ARX-01C	HPD AL7R 3.4 L V8	26	20	25	20	16	16	13	16	30	182
USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport	LMP2	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	30	16	21	13	20		16	20	26	162
GBR Drayson Racing	LMP1	Lola B09/60	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	30	8		16	0	0	20	10	26	110
USA Dyson Racing Team	LMP2	Lola B09/86	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4	23	13	18	6	0	20	10	8	0	98
USA Intersport Racing	LMP1	Lola B06/10	AER P32T 4.0 L Turbo V8		6		10	13	10	0	0	30	69
USA Autocon Motorsports	LMP1	Lola B06/10	AER P32T 4.0 L Turbo V8		10	15	8	0	13	8	13	0	67

LMPC standings

All teams utilize the Oreca FLM09 chassis with Chevrolet LS3 engine.

Pos	Team	SEB	LBH	LGA	MIL	LRP	MOH	ROA	MOS	ATL
USA Level 5 Motorsports	30	16	25	20	13	20	13	16	30	183
USA Green Earth Team Gunnar	26	20	18	16	20	13	20	20	16	169
USA Genoa Racing	23	13	21		10	6	0	13	18	104
USA Intersport Racing	18	10	15	0	0	10	10	6	26	95
USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports		0	0	13	16	16	16	8	23	92
USA Performance Tech	20	8								28

GT standings

Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	SEB	LBH	LGA	MIL	LRP	MOH	ROA	MOS	ATL
USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	BMW M3 GT2	BMW 4.0 L V8	26	13	21	16	16	13	20	13	20	158
USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	20	20	25	8	20	10	16	20	18	157
USA Risi Competizione	Ferrari F430 GTE	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	30	10	15	20	10	20	6	16	23	150
USA Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	13	16	18	13	8	16	13	10	30	137
USA Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ferrari F430 GTE	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	16	4	13	4	6	8	8	6	26	91
USA Team Falken Tire	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	0	6	9	2	3	3	1	4	12	40
USA Robertson Racing	Ford GT-R Mk. VII	Ford 5.0 L V8	11	1	6	0	0	0		0	0	18
USA Jaguar RSR	Jaguar XKRS	Jaguar 4.2 L V8	0	0	0	0	2	2		1	0	5

GTC standings

All teams utilize variations of the Porsche 997 GT3 Cup.

Pos	Team	SEB	LBH	LGA	MIL	LRP	MOH	ROA	MOS	ATL
USA Black Swan Racing		3	25	20	16	20	20	16	26	146
USA Alex Job Racing	30	20	18	3	6	13	10	13	16	129
USA Velox Motorsports	18	10	11	10	13	8	13	20	23	126
USA TRG	16	2	21	16	20	6	8	0	30	119
USA WERKS II Racing	20	6	8	13			16		18	81
USA GMG Racing	14	16	0	4	10	16	0			60
USA Orbit Racing		8	13	8	8	10	0	10		57
USA 911 Design		0	7	6		4	6		20	43

Driver championships

Drivers who participated in races but failed to score points over the course of the season are not listed.

LMP standings

Pos	Driver	Team	SEB	LBH	LGA	MIL	LRP	MOH	ROA	MOS	ATL
AUS David Brabham	USA Patrón Highcroft Racing	26	20	25	20	16	16	13	16	30	182
FRA Simon Pagenaud	USA Patrón Highcroft Racing	26	20	25	20	16	16	13	16	30	182
DEU Klaus Graf	USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport	30	16	21	13	20		16	20	26	162
GBR Jonny Cocker	GBR Drayson Racing	30	8	0	16	0	0	20	10	26	110
USA Chris Dyson	USA Dyson Racing Team	23	13	18	6	0	20	10	8	0	98
GBR Paul Drayson	GBR Drayson Racing	30	8	0		0	0	20	10	26	94
GBR Guy Smith	USA Dyson Racing Team	23	13	18	0	0	20	10	8	0	92
GBR Marino Franchitti	USA Patrón Highcroft Racing	26		25						30	81
USA Greg Pickett	USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport	30	16		13	20					79
DEU Sascha Maassen	USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport	30		21						26	77
USA Clint Field	USA Intersport Racing		6	0	10	13	10	0	0	30	69
USA Jon Field	USA Intersport Racing		6	0	10	13	0	0	0	30	59
ITA Emanuele Pirro	GBR Drayson Racing	30		0	16						46
USA Bryan Willman	USA Autocon Motorsports			15	8		13	8		0	44
UK Andy Meyrick	USA Dyson Racing Team	23		18						0	41
UK Ben Devlin	USA Intersport Racing									30	30
CAN Tony Burgess	USA Autocon Motorsports			0	8			8	13	0	29
DEU Lucas Luhr	USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport									26	26
USA Tomy Drissi	USA Autocon Motorsports		10				13				23
GBR Johnny Mowlem	USA Autocon Motorsports							8	13		21
FRA Romain Dumas	USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport								20		20
GER Timo Bernhard	USA Muscle Milk Team Cytosport							16			16
GER Pierre Ehret	USA Autocon Motorsports			15							15
USA Ken Davis	USA Autocon Motorsports		10								10

LMPC standings

Drivers in the LMPC category are allowed to drive for more than one car during an event. If a driver is in each car for a minimum of two hours each, he is allowed to score the points from whichever car he chooses.

Pos	Driver	Team	SEB	LBH	LGA	MIL	LRP	MOH	ROA	MOS	ATL
USA Scott Tucker	USA Level 5 Motorsports	30	16	25	20	13	20	13	16	30	183
USA Gunnar Jeannette	USA Green Earth Team Gunnar	26	20	18	16	20	13	20	20	16	169
USA Elton Julian	USA Green Earth Team Gunnar	26	20	18		20	13	20	20	16	153
FRA Christophe Bouchut	USA Level 5 Motorsports	30	16	25	20	0	20	0	16	20	147
CAN Kyle Marcelli	USA Performance Tech	20	8								101
USA Genoa Racing			21
USA Intersport Racing				0	0	10	10	6	26
GER Christian Zugel	USA Green Earth Team Gunnar	26		18	16					0	89
USA Genoa Racing					10	6	0	13
GBR Andy Wallace	USA Genoa Racing	23									77
USA Level 5 Motorsports			0	10	13	8	13	10
CAN Mark Wilkins	USA Level 5 Motorsports	30		25						20	75
MEX Ricardo González	USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports						16	16	8	23	63
MEX Luis Díaz	USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports						16	16	8	23	63
USA David Ducote	USA Intersport Racing	18		15						26	59
USA Tom Sutherland	USA Genoa Racing	23	13	21							57
USA Brian Wong	USA Intersport Racing	18	10	15	0	0	10				53
USA Alex Figge	USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports				13	16					47
USA Genoa Racing									18
USA Mitch Pagerey	USA Intersport Racing	18	10	15							43
USA Chapman Ducote	USA Intersport Racing							10	6	26	42
USA Frankie Montecalvo	USA Genoa Racing						6		13	18	37
USA J. R. Hildebrand	USA Genoa Racing	23	13								36
DEU Marco Werner	USA Level 5 Motorsports									30	30
USA Burt Frisselle	USA Level 5 Motorsports									30	30
GBR Ryan Lewis	USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports									23	23
USA Joel Feinberg	USA Primetime-Braille Battery Race Group	20									20
USA Tom Weickardt	USA Primetime-Braille Battery Race Group	20									20
USA Eric Lux	USA Genoa Racing									18	37
USA Tom Papadopoulos	USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports		0	0		16					16
USA Max Hyatt	USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports				13						13
USA Tom Sedivy	USA Genoa Racing					10					10
USA Gerardo Bonilla	USA Performance Tech		8								8

GT standings

Pos	Driver	Team	SEB	LBH	LGA	MIL	LRP	MOH	ROA	MOS	ATL
DEU Jörg Bergmeister	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	20	20	25	8	20	10	16	20	18	157
USA Patrick Long	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	20	20	25	8	20	10	16	20	18	157
ITA Gianmaria Bruni	USA Risi Competizione	30	10	15	20	0	20	6	16	23	140
USA Bill Auberlen	USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	26	13	8	16	16	13	0	13	20	125
USA Tommy Milner	USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	26	13	8	16	16	13	0	13	20	125
BRA Jaime Melo	USA Risi Competizione	30	10	15	20	0	20	6		14	115
GBR Oliver Gavin	USA Corvette Racing	12	2	18	1	8	16	13	10	30	110
DEN Jan Magnussen	USA Corvette Racing	13	16	11	13	0	0	10	10	30	103
DEU Dirk Müller	USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	23	8	21	10	13	6	20	0	0	101
USA Joey Hand	USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	23	8	21	10	13	6	20	0	0	101
MON Olivier Beretta	USA Corvette Racing	12	2	18	1	8	16	13	8	16	94
USA Johnny O'Connell	USA Corvette Racing	13	16	11	13	0	0	10	8	16	87
USA Scott Sharp	USA Extreme Speed Motorsports	0	4	13	4	6	8	3	6	26	70
USA Johannes van Overbeek	USA Extreme Speed Motorsports	0	4	13	4	6	8	3	6	26	70
FIN Toni Vilander	USA Risi Competizione				6		1		16	23	46
DEU Dirk Werner	USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	26								20	46
USA Ed Brown	USA Extreme Speed Motorsports	16	3	0	3	1	0	8	3	11	45
USA Guy Cosmo	USA Extreme Speed Motorsports	16	3	0	3	1	0	8	3	11	45
DEU Pierre Kaffer	USA Risi Competizione	30				10		4			44
USA Seth Neiman	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	18	0	0	0	4	4	2	2	13	43
FRA Emmanuel Collard	USA Corvette Racing	12								30	42
USA Bryan Sellers	USA Team Falken Tire	0	6	9	2	3	3	1	4	12	40
USA Darren Law	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	18	0	0	0	4		2	2	13	39
DEU Marc Lieb	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	20								18	38
ESP Antonio García	USA Corvette Racing	13								16	29
FIN Mika Salo	USA Risi Competizione					10		4		14	28
DEU Wolf Henzler	USA Team Falken Tire	0	6	9	2	3	3	1	4		28
POR João Barbosa	USA Extreme Speed Motorsports	16								11	27
DEU Dominik Farnbacher	USA Extreme Speed Motorsports									26	26
GBR Andy Priaulx	USA BMW Rahal Letterman Racing	23								0	23
ITA Giancarlo Fisichella	USA Risi Competizione				6		1			14	21
USA Tracy Krohn	USA Risi Competizione	14		7							21
SWE Niclas Jönsson	USA Risi Competizione	14		7							21
AUT Richard Lietz	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	18									18
USA David Murry	USA Robertson Racing	11	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
USA David Robertson	USA Robertson Racing	11	1	6	0		0	0	0	0	18
USA Andrea Robertson	USA Robertson Racing	11		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	17
BEL Eric van de Poele	USA Risi Competizione	14									14
DEU Marco Holzer	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports									13	13
AUT Martin Ragginger	USA Team Falken Tire									12	12
BEL Marc Goossens	USA Jaguar RSR			0	0	2	2	0	1	0	5
FRA Patrick Pilet	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports						4				4
USA Paul Gentilozzi	USA Jaguar RSR						2	0	1	0	3
GBR Ryan Dalziel	USA Jaguar RSR		0	0	0	2				0	2

GTC standings

Pos	Driver	Team	SEB	LBH	LGA	MIL	LRP	MOH	ROA	MOS	ATL
NED Jeroen Bleekemolen	USA Black Swan Racing		3	25	20	16	20	20	16	26	146
USA Tim Pappas	USA Black Swan Racing		3	25	20	16	20	20	16	26	146
USA Shane Lewis	USA Velox Motorsports	18	10	11	10	13	8	13	20	23	126
USA Andy Lally	USA TRG	16	2	21	16	20		8	0	30	113
FRA Henri Richard	USA TRG	16	2	21	16	20	6		0	30	111
USA Bill Sweedler	USA Alex Job Racing	26	13	9	3	6	13	10	13	16	109
USA Romeo Kapudija	USA Alex Job Racing	26	13	9	3	6	13	10		16	96
USA Galen Bieker	USA WERKS II Racing	20	6	8	13			16		18	81
USA Robert Rodriguez	USA WERKS II Racing	20	6	8	13			16		18	81
USA Lawson Aschenbach	USA Velox Motorsports	18		11					20	23	72
MEX Juan González	USA Alex Job Racing	30	20	18	0						68
USA Butch Leitzinger	USA Alex Job Racing	30	20	18	0						68
USA Bret Curtis	USA GMG Racing	14	16	0	4	10	16				60
USA James Sofronas	USA GMG Racing	14	16	0	4	10	16				60
USA Jerry Vento	USA Velox Motorsports	18	10		10	13	8			0	59
USA Bryce Miller	USA Orbit Racing		8	13	8	8	10		10		57
USA Duncan Ende	USA TRG	16						8		30	54
DEU Jan-Dirk Leuders	USA Alex Job Racing	26		9						16	51
USA Doug Baron	USA 911 Design		0	7	6		4	6		20	43
USA Loren Beggs	USA 911 Design		0	7	6		4	6		20	43
MEX Luis Díaz	USA Car Amigo AJR	23	4	15	0						42
MEX Ricardo González	USA Car Amigo AJR	23	4	15	0						42
USA Rene Villeneuve	USA TRG			21						20	41
GBR Luke Hines	USA Orbit Racing			0	8	8	10		10		36
USA Leh Keen	USA Alex Job Racing	30									30
NED Sebastiaan Bleekemolen	USA Black Swan Racing									26	26
USA Patrick Kelly	USA Car Amigo AJR	23									23
USA John McMullen	USA Orbit Racing		8	13							21
USA Cory Friedman	USA WERKS II Racing	20									20
USA Kris Wilson	USA WERKS II Racing									18	18
USA Andy Pilgrim	USA GMG Racing	14									14
USA Vic Rice	USA Velox Motorsports							13			13
USA Mitch Pagerey	USA Alex Job Racing								13		13
USA Spencer Pumpelly	USA TRG						6				6

Team changes

Scott Sharp has created a new racing team, Extreme Speed Motorsports, for the 2010 season, and will be entering two Ferrari F430s in the GT class.
Rahal Letterman Racing have re-signed Bill Auberlen, Joey Hand, Tommy Milner and Dirk Müller for 2010.
Acura confirmed in November 2009 that they would return for the 2010 season with Highcroft Racing.
Simon Pagenaud will be joining Highcroft Racing for 2010. In addition, Marino Franchitti will join David Brabham and Pagenaud for three events at Sebring, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Petit Le Mans.
AutoCon Motorsports have signed Pierre Ehret to drive their LMP Lola at Sebring, Petit Le Mans, and Laguna Seca. They also confirmed that regular drivers Bryan Willman and Tony Burgess will return for 2010, although former lead driver Chris McMurry has retired.
Intersport Racing has announced its LMPC lineup consists of Patrón GT3 Challenge drivers Mitch Pagerey and Brian Wong.
2010 marked the withdrawal of the Dodge Viper from the series.

References

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