The heat wave that has swept the East coast had no intention of letting up for Round 9 of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. Even with a mid-afternoon start time, the blistering weather could do little to stop the charge of the #70 Castrol Edge Mazda RX-8 driven by Sylvain Tremblay and Jonathan Bomarito as the duo would claim the top podium spot in New Jersey for the second straight year. The #69 FXDD Mazda RX-8 team car of Emil Assentato and Jeff Segal would finish 6th.

Bomarito started the #70 RX-8 from 3rd on the grid. Following along the lines of conserving, tire preservation would be critical for the duration of the race; older tires lost almost 2 seconds of lap time. The #70 RX-8 maintained position at 3rd before heading to the pits for the first of two driver changes. Team owner Sylvain Tremblay drove a fantastic mid-race stint, extending the conservation strategy to a usable fuel window for the race's closing stint. A blazing fast full service pit stop that included fresh tires, fuel, and driver change allowed the #70 RX-8 to leapfrog all competitors to 2nd place, behind the #69 RX-8. When Segal, in the #69, pitted for tires Bomarito gained control of the race at the front of the GT class. Bomarito drove a brilliant closing stint to victory extending his margin to over a second.

Team Sahlen's #42 RX-8, driven by John Edwards and Wayne Nonnamaker, placed their second pole position in the qualifying session and finished their second 2nd place finish in 3 races.

Dempsey Racing's James Gue and Dane Cameron scored their first top-three podium finish as co-drivers of the #41 RX-8, while Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Charles Espenlaub in the #40 RX-8 finished ninth place.