MILLVILLE, N.J. (May 2, 2009) 聙聯 Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., led from pole to checker to capture his eighth-career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship win Saturday at New Jersey Motorsport Park聙聶s Thunderbolt Raceway. Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., completed a K-Pax Racing Volvo sweep, with Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., finishing third.Driving the No. 8 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60, Pilgrim got the holeshot on the standing start from the pole with his all-wheel drive system and set sail. Only a mid-race caution, when a five-minute drizzle dampened the 2.25-mile circuit, could bring the field close to Pilgrim. On the race聙聶s restart, he maintained his advantage to take the win in just his third start for K-Pax Racing.Pobst聙聶s run to the podium was more difficult. Starting second in the No. 1 K-Pax Racing Volvo S60, the defending series Champion crept just prior to the start, resulting in a stop-and-go penalty that sent him to the rear of the field. With the lap-23 restart on a damp circuit, Pobst聙聶s all-wheel drive took over, launching him to second by the time the field completed its first lap back to green.Pilgrim beat his teammate to the checkered flag by 0.433-second, averaging 83.835 mph over the course of the 30-lap, 67.5-mile race. Pilgrim also earned the D脙漏baufr脙漏 Fast Lap of the Race, turning a 1:24.944 (95.357 mph) on lap two.聙聹The car was absolutely hooked up,聙聺 Pilgrim said. 聙聹And, just like in qualifying, after I did the second lap, I lost a second and a half. I had a great first lap and that was it. After that, she pushed quite a bit. I tried to maintain a pace and I didn聙聶t scrub the front tires too badly. I obviously knew where Brandon was. Sometimes he聙聶d catch me if I was a bit too easy on it. To gap him, I had to really push it on the front tires. So, to be honest, I was actually glad when the yellow came out. 聙聹It was a huge bonus when the rain came out. Obviously, with four-wheel drive, we have a huge advantage. I was running as hard as I could. At the end, I saw Randy come back up to fifth. I thought he was going to get by those other guys pretty quick because it is slippery. And, sure enough he was coming. As it dried out, I pushed it harder and harder and he was right there. He didn聙聶t do any dive bomb moves on me thank goodness. It was a great day for K-Pax Racing and Volvo.聙聺The win was the second for Volvo in World Challenge competition, and the first since 2004.Pobst was thankful to see the caution after having to work his way through the field. He worked his way back up to fifth before the caution came out, but the restart helped close the distance to the leaders.聙聹I was trying to keep the clutch real close to the engagement point,聙聺 Pobst said of the start. 聙聹I just twitched my foot when the lights came on and it was enough to move the car forward. The whole time that thing was rolling; I knew I was going to get a black flag and have a stop and go. 聙聹After stopping, the focus became driving the best I could. I knew that without a yellow or maybe if started raining, I would never be able to catch back up. I got both of those good breaks. So, for me, it was a very lucky day. I had a chance to catch Andy at the end, but he was just too strong.聙聺After Pobst聙聶s penalty, Davis ran second in his No. 10 Applied Computer Solutions/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang Cobra for the first half of the race. Just before the rain came, he came under attack from Tony Rivera聙聶s No. 97 Tax Masters/Mirage Group Porsche 911 GT3 for the position. On the restart, Pobst moved through and Rivera bobbled, falling back to seventh. Davis had a new nemesis to deal with though, with hard charging Eric Curran.The two ran nose-to-tail for the final five laps, with Curran finally getting alongside on the last lap. He couldn聙聶t make it stick though, and Davis brought the Mustang home for his third podium finish of the year.聙聹I was driving pretty hard 聙聯 maybe a little bit harder than I should have,聙聺 Davis said. 聙聹The tires started to go away. Actually, when the rain came out, Tony was all over the back of me. I was actually happy to see the rain because whenever it would sprinkle a little bit, he seemed to back off a little bit. 聙聹When Eric got by Tony, I knew he was coming. We were pretty even for the most part except for the slow speed decreasing radius and the left hander. My car was not so good there. He would gain a lot of ground through there. When it came to the last few laps, he began to catch me there. That was the only place he could do anything. It is a tight area of the track. So, I made the car really wide. I was able to stay ahead of him. He was able to get by me at Long Beach, but this time we were able to hold him off. Hopefully, we can get a little closer and pass him in the championship next race.聙聺Curran聙聶s No. 30 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Corvette wouldn聙聶t start on the grid. After changing out the battery, the point leader started from pit lane. He sliced through the field, turning laps faster than everyone but the Volvos. Curran聙聶s pass on James Sofronas for fourth and side-by-side run with Davis earned him the AutoWeek Move of the Race. However, post-race technical inspection revealed a non-compliant throttle body spacer, and the car was disqualified.The disqualification advanced Gunter Schaldach, of Aspen, Colo., to a career-best fourth-place finish in the No. 9 Lala Motorsports Dodge Viper, edging a resurgent Rivera for the position at the stripe by just 0.067-second.Sofronas pitted his No. 14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3 for rain tires as the caution came out, a gamble that didn聙聶t pay off as the line dried in the final laps. He finished sixth, followed by Tony Gaples (Chevrolet Corvette), Sonny Whelen (Chevrolet Corvette), Mike Hartley (Dodge Viper) and Joey Scarallo (Pontiac GTO).Davis takes over the point lead going into Round Four, with 300, followed by Sofronas (294), Rivera (279), Pilgrim (274) and Curran (222). Porsche maintained its Manufacturers聙聶 Championship Presented by RACER lead with 21, followed by Ford (15), Volvo (12), Chevrolet (12) and Dodge (five).Today聙聶s race will be broadcast June 16 at 2 p.m. (EDT) on SPEED. The series next travels to Mosport International Raceway, May 16-17.For more information, please visit , N.J. - Results from Saturday's 30-lap, 67.5-mile SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship Round Two race, part of the Verizon 250 Weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park聙聶s Thunderbolt Raceway, with finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, laps and reason out (if any).1. (1), Andy Pilgrim, Boca Raton, Fla., Volvo S60, 30.2. (2), Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga., Volvo S60, 30, -.433.3. (3), Brandon Davis, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 30, -6.134.4. (7), Gunter Schaldach, Aspen, Colo., Dodge Viper, 30, -15.711.5. (5), Tony Rivera, Missouri City, Texas, Porsche 911 GT3, 30, -15.787.6. (4), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 30, -22.104.7. (8), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 30, -25.301.8. (9), Sonny Whelen, Old Saybrook, Conn., Chevrolet Corvette, 29, -1 lap.9. (10), Mike Hartley, Williamstown, N.J., Dodge Viper, 29, -1 lap.10. (11), Joey Scarallo, Smithtown, N.Y., Pontiac GTO, 28, -2 laps.11. (12), William Ziegler(R), Jacksonville, Fla., Porsche 911 GT3, 1, Mech.DQ. (6), Eric Curran, Easthampton, Mass., Chevrolet Corvette, 30, -6.572.Time of race: 48 minutes, 18.522 seconds.Average speed: 83.835 mphMargin of victory: .433 SecondsLap leaders: Laps 1-30, #8 And