October 4, 2014 (Braselton, GA)

Adding another motorsports milestone to it’s sports car racing history in North America, Ferrari secured the United Sportscar Championship’s North American Endurance Cup during Saturday’s Petit Le Mans.
The NAEC championship is made up of the combined 52 hours of racing at the Championship’s endurance contests at 24 at Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, Six Hours at the Glen and Petit Le Mans with points scored at intervals of each of those races. Points scored by the no. 555 AIM Autosport Ferrari 458 Italia, which was victorious at Daytona and finished second at both Sebring and Watkins Glen, as well as the no. 63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia, propeled Ferrari to the championship.
In the 2014 Championship, the Ferrari 458 captured five victories – two in the GT-LeMans class (Road America, Virginia International Raceway) and three in the GT-Daytona class (Daytona, Detroit, Indianapolis). The NAEC championship is the third major North American championship for the Ferrari 458 Italia after winning the 2012 and 2013 Roles Sports Car Series titles.
At Petit Le Mans, the no. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 458 Italia was eliminated from the race due to contact by another car in pit lane. The car, started by Giancarlo Fisichella and taken over by Pierre Kaffer, was in contention for the lead of the class. The no. 57 Krohn Racing Ferrari 458 Italia of Tracy Krohn / Nic Jonsson / Andrea Bertolini finished in ninth position in the class.
In the GT-Daytona class, the no. 51 Spirit of Race Ferrari 458 Italia of Pasin Lathouras / Matt Griffin / Michele Rugolo was the highest-finishing Ferrari in sixth position. The no. 555 AIM Autosport Ferrari of Bill Sweedler / Townsend Bell / Conrad Grunewald, which secured the NAEC title for Ferrari by leading the race at the four-hour mark, ultimately finished in seventh position. The no. 63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia of Alessandro Balzan / Jeff Westphal / Brandon Davis / Kyle Marcelli finished in ninth position.
An encore presentation of Petit Le Mans will be shown on Sunday, October 5 at 8:00 AM ET on FOX (check local listings). Fans of Ferrari can stay up to speed with the events of the weekend by following @Ferrari USA and #FerrariGTRacing on twitter and Instagram.