Lee Davis Wins Opening Pirelli Cayman Interseries Endurance Cup Championship Sprint Race of The Mitty at Road Atlanta

Two-Time Reigning Series Champion Davis runs fastest Cayman Interseries lap ever at Road Atlanta for Luna-C Clothing

ATLANTA (April 28, 2012)  Two-time series champion Lee Davis won his third straight Pirelli Cayman Interseries Endurance Cup Championship race in record fashion Saturday at Road Atlanta in the 36th Annual Classic Motorsports Mitty.

 After qualifying on the pole earlier on Saturday morning with a time of 1:33.939 in his No. 33 Cayman S that carries the colors of a Brun Motorsport Porsche 956 and Luna-C Clothing, Davis held off runner-up Mark Sandridge who had another strong run in his white and red-and-yellow striped No. 49 Cayman S themed after his 1994 IMSA Champion Team Salad Porsche 911 RSR.

Finishing third was Bob Schneider, driving his white Martini & Rossi Cayman S modeled after the famous "Baby" Porsche 935, who moved up from fourth on the grid.

During the seven-lap event, Davis clocked in with a blistering lap time of 1:33.521 (97.775 mph), the fastest lap ever in a Cayman Interseries Porsche. Davis averaged 90.369 mph in the victory and held a 1.905 second margin over Sandridge at the finish line.

Davis was passed by Sandridge on the second lap of the sprint race but returned the favor on the next circuit, making a pass heading down the final stretch of the hilly 2.64-mile Road Atlanta course.

"Mark made a great move in Turn 1 when we came up on a slower car," Davis said. "You just had to work your way through the traffic, but it was a fun race."

"That was a great pass," Sandridge said in victory circle.

Schneider was slowed by traffic much of the race and admitted it was tough to stay in touch with Davis and Sandridge.  

"They were way ahead of me," Schneider said.  "I lost sight of them a time or too."

Rookie driver Rafael Navarro IV was fourth in his first Cayman Interseries race, his first at Road Atlanta and first ever in a mid-engine car. The 18-year-old 'Cuatro' qualified third earlier in the day at the wheel of the yellow No. 55 Cayman S that pays tribute to a Sandeman/David Piper Racing Porsche 917K.  
"I made a few mistakes, but it wasn't bad for my first race," Navarro said.

Charles Smithee completed the top five in his white No. 25 Cayman S that carries the theme of the Le Mans-winning Mobil 1 Porsche GT-1.

Pirelli Cayman Interseries action at The Mitty continues tomorrow with the second and final sprint of the weekend and the featured one-hour enduro.

About The Pirelli Cayman Interseries Endurance Cup Championship: Established in 2009 by Napleton Porsche of Westmont, Illinois, the Pirelli Cayman Interseries Endurance Cup Championship is North America's only auto racing series featuring the exclusive use of the 320-horsepower Porsche Cayman S.  Sanctioned by Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR), the Pirelli Cayman Interseries conducted its first official seasons in 2010 and 2011 and crowned a pair of champion drivers in both the sprint and endurance racing formats each year. Races are run on legendary circuits such as Daytona, Sebring, Road Atlanta, Road America and other premier venues. Every competing Porsche Cayman S is exclusively supplied and prepared by Napleton Porsche and each car competes with an assigned and specific heritage livery themed after a famous Porsche race car from the past.  Learn more about the Cayman Interseries at www.CaymanInterseries.org. Phone calls direct to Napleton Porsche may be made at (630) 725-0911 and email inquiries can be sent to racing@napletonmotorsports.com.

About Pirelli Tire North America: Pirelli Tire North America designs, develops, manufactures and markets tires for passenger vehicles in both the original equipment and replacement markets as well as markets and distributes tires for motorcycles and motorsports. Located in Rome, Georgia, Pirelli's Modular Integrated Robotized System (MIRS) employs state-of-the-art technology to manufacture tires for both export and domestic markets.  For more information please visit www.us.pirelli.com.