In GT, Nick Ham passed Robin Liddell eight laps from the checkered flag to score the third victory for the No. 70 SpeedSource Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8 he shared with Sylvain Tremblay. Ham started from the pole and led 28 laps before turning the car over to Tremblay. Ham returned to the car for the sprint to the finish and led the final 8 laps.
Liddell led a race-high 55 laps in the No. 57 Stevenson Racing Pontiac GXP. R started by Andrew Davis. He was passed for the lead following the penultimate restart, and then fell to fourth after the final caution.
Bryce Miller and Dirk Werner finished second for the second straight race in the No. 87 Farnbacher Loles Porsche GT3, gaining two positions in the closing laps. Andy Lally and Tim George Jr. finished third in the No. 67 TRG Porsche GT3.
Kelly Collins led eight laps in the No. 07 Banner Racing Pontiac GXP. R he shared with fellow three-time winner Paul Edwards. They finished sixth, allowing Tremblay and Ham to pull within 14 points of the GT lead.
The race was slowed by five cautions for 18 laps, with Pruett and Rojas averaging 85.694 mph.
The next race for the Grand-Am Rolex Series will be Aug. 1 at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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