Seventeen minutes later, the No. 3 Corvette
pitted under caution and Magnussen replaced O'Connell.
He pitted under caution at 7:20, and Gavin took over for the run to the checkered flag as darkness descended.
Both Corvettes
pitted under caution at 1:14 for fuel, tires and a driver change.
The No. 63 was then able to
pit under caution and come out behind the first safety car, resulting in a lead of more than a minute.
Not exact matches
The other six teams ahead of Newman could've employed the same strategy as Lambert and not
pitted under the final
caution.
Rahal drove magnificently and his Rahal Letterman Lanigan team made a savvy early
pit stop
under caution to frog - jump the field later and put him into the lead for two laps.
That was an advantageous
caution for Busch, who thought he had a flat tire and was within a couple of laps from
pitting under green flag conditions.
The next setback came following Keselowski beating Harvick off
pit road
under a
caution 60 laps from the finish.
He made his first
pit stop at the 1 hr 3minute mark
under the first of four full course
caution periods, and handed over to Tommy who was unfortunate to be caught in slower traffic as the race got underway again, dropping down a number of places.
A
pit stop
under caution at 27 minutes into the race split the two Corvettes» strategy and put the No. 3 in position to move to second.
Both Corvettes
pitted under the fourth
caution at 1:41, taking on enough E85 ethanol to run to the finish.
Milner and Garcia
pitted at the 20 - minute mark for fuel
under the race's first
caution, and then ran long green - flag stints before
pitting for tires, fuel, and driver changes after more than 90 minutes of racing.
The Englishman moved to second at 2:21 into the race, and held that position for nearly an hour until the third
pit stop
under caution.
The No. 4 Corvette survived a short delay in the
pits early on and, thanks to some hard work, safe driving and the new wave by rules which allow cars to make up laps
under a yellow
caution period, Olly found himself back at the front of the manufacturer - led GTLM class and within the top ten overall.
The teams
pitted together
under a
caution after the first hour of the 100 mile race.
He moved up a position early before the first
pit stop 32 minutes with the race
under caution.
No sooner had the tires been changed when the sun came out and 11 minutes later the No. 63 Corvette was back in the
pits for slicks while the track was still
under caution.
The race become a strategic chess match when the two Corvettes made their fifth and final
pit stops
under caution at the 2 - hour, 48 - minute mark, ensuring that both cars could run to the finish without another stop.
After a final
pit stop
under the fourth
caution period, he moved from seventh to fifth in the space of four laps, and set off in hot pursuit of the leaders.