The 11th race of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series schedule took teams north of the border to historic Montreal, Quebec. Welcomed by diehard race fans and gorgeous weather, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve played host to another action-packed GRAND-AM thriller.

Montreal-native Sylvain Tremblay and his SpeedSource teammate Jonathan Bomarito captured a strong second place finish in their #70 Castrol Edge Mazda RX-8 while Emil Assentato and Jeff Segal piloted the #69 FXDD Mazda RX-8 to tenth place. Saturday's race marked the last sprint-format 2-hour shootout of the 2011 season and the SpeedSource crew knew that success would rely heavily on excellent race strategy and flawless pit stops. Sylvain Tremblay started the #70 Castrol Edge Mazda RX-8. As the green flag fell, Tremblay quickly gained three spots and jumped into third position. The excellent start allowed the #70 Mazda RX-8 to set its own pace leading up to the first pit stop where Jonathan Bomarito took over driving duties. Bomarito continually pressured the #57 GT car for the lead. The two would race nose-to-tail for the race's final hour, often separated by a gap of less than a second. The outcome of who would capture the GT victory came down to the last corner of the final lap. Running up the final straightaway side-to-side, Bomarito jockeyed for position into the track's final chicane. In a spectacular finish for the crowd, the #70 Mazda RX-8 crossed the finish line in second place, just a few feet from the win.

Dempsey Racing's James Gue and Dane Cameron gave the No. 41 Team Seattle/Global Diving & Salvage Mazda RX-8 GT its second season-best third-place finish of the year, while teammates Patrick Dempsey and Joe Foster soldiered home to 12th in a battered and broken No. 40 VISIT FLORIDA/ModSpace/Construct Corps/Trina Solar Mazda RX-8 GT. Team Sahlen's John Edwards and Wayne Nonnamaker in the #42 RX-8 GT finished 6th.
The championship race was tightened even further after Montreal. The #70 Mazda RX-8 retains third place, but is now only 5 points away from the lead. The season's final race will take place at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.