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Brabham and Sharp Beat de Ferran

Highcroft Acura's David Brabham and Scott Sharp extended their American Le Mans Series LMP1 lead with a win over Safety-Kleen's Gil De Ferran Acura at Mosport Park, located just east of Toronto on Sunday. De Ferran ran into engine problems midway thru the race and was never able to recover. Third place and the LMP2 victory went to Safety-Kleen's Adrian Fernandez and Luis Diaz, allowing the Fernandez Acura team to clinch the class title. The Corvette team claimed its first GT2 win, with Jan Magnussen fending off a huge challenge from Risi Ferrari's Pierre Kaffer to clinch victory for himself and team-mate Johnny O'Connell.