GM's run at Le Mans was damn good.
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The weekend started ominously for the Cadillac crew. Two of the three Cadillac prototypes were among the eight quickest runners, earning them a spot in the new Hyperpole session that would decide the pole sitter for the 24-hour event. But after local son Sebastien Bourdais set the third quickest time of the session to that point, he pulled to the side of the track with fire erupting from the rear end of his Cadillac.
A bit later in the race the highest placed Cadillac–the yellow-nosed car run by Chip Ganassi Racing and driven by Bourdais–was hit from behind by a GT car, requiring an unscheduled pit stop to swap out damaged rear bodywork. Bourdais handed the car over to teammate Scott Dixon and stalked through a tension-filled pit box, understandably angry over the incident.Clive Rose
Could it be that the Cadillac prototype effort with its load of factory support, star drivers, and top-shelf teams fail, despite showing more than ample speed? Briggs Cunningham first brought Cadillac to Le Mans in 1950. The near-stock Series 61 and the wild Le Monstre finished 10th and 11th, respectively. The brand didn't return to Le Mans until 2000 with the Northstar LMP effort. The Northstar never finished better than 9th in three attempts before Cadillac pulled the plug.
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