American Le Mans Series Round 4:
Dyson Mazda fails to finish race due to mechanical trouble
2010 American Le Mans Series Round 4
Miller Motorsports Park, Utah, July 11, 2010

Dyson Racing unveiled their new Castrol-themed livery at the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix. Chris Dyson qualified the Castrol Dyson Mazda in third place.

Dyson Racing was running strongly when the Castrol Mazda Lola Coupe pulled over on the front straight with mechanical problems thirty-minutes from the end of the two-hour and forty-five minute race. "It is unfortunate," said Chris Dyson. "We will go back to the shop and look through the data and see what happened. We were the quickest car on track for the majority of the race weekend's practice sessions and we were in play for a good finish."

Guy Smith was driving the car when it stopped eighteen laps from the end. "There was no prior warning," Smith said. "We always look forward to the challenge of this track and it is a shame we were not able to improve on our good showing from last year." The Dunlop-shod entry finished its last pit stop fifteen laps earlier with Chris Dyson bringing the car in third place and handing over to Smith. The car ended up garnering sixth place points, helping to solidify third place in LMP drivers' points for Dyson and Smith.

27.7.2010
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