Lehto, Herbert dominate Pettit Le Mans

BRASELTON - J.J. Lehto and Johnny Herbert scored a dominating win Saturday in the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, leading nearly all of the 1,000-mile American Le Mans Series sports car endurance race in the ADT Champion Racing Audi R8.

The race ended the nine-race 2003 season for the American Le Mans Series and determined several driving titles that had not yet been clinched. Frank Biela and Marco Werner won the LMP 900 driving championship by finishing third overall, while Chris Dyson clinched the LMP 675 driving title. And by finishing third in the GTS class, Chevrolet won the GTS class Manufacturer's Championship with its Corvette team.

Lehto started third in the Champion car but took the lead on the first lap of the race. After racing hard with the Infineon Team Joest Audi of Biela and Werner in the early going, Lehto and Herbert were able to cruise after most of their strongest competitors experienced problems. They scored an eight-lap win.

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