Detroit — Intersport Racing took to their "home track" for the Acura Sports Car Challenge at the 2.25-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend. This was round 7 of the American Le Mans Series, scheduled for 3:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 21. The race was broadcast live on XM Satellite Radio's Sports Nation Channel and American Le Mans Radio via americanlemans.com, which also featured IMSA's Live Timing & Scoring. CBS Sports broadcasted the race on Sunday, July 22.

As the #37 Intersport Racing Very Berry Exotics Judd Powered Creation car continues to improve, the team always looks to do well when the American Le Mans Series returns to Mid-Ohio. The track serves as “home” for the Dublin, Ohio based team. What’s more, Intersport Racing owner and 2005 American Le Mans Series LMP2 Champion, Clint Field, can certainly lay claim to having earned his “chops” here.

Mid-Ohio was also where the team had its first official practice opportunity with the new Creation CA06H-Judd LMP1 package.

“We had had the distinct displeasure of doing all of our testing in public this year,” laughed Clint. “We got the new car just days before the season opener at Sebring with no time to test. From there we went on a three-race trek of street courses all in a few weeks of each other. Every race was a different package completely. We started Sebring on smaller wheels and LMP2 tires. Kumho quickly went to work producing LMP1 tires so we could convert the Creation chassis over to the upgraded larger wheel set-up at St. Pete... so we basically threw everything we learned at Sebring out the window.”

“We always look forward to Mid-Ohio,” noted Clint. “There’s nothing better than sleeping in your own bed and commuting to the track. And, we love the track. Dad [co-driver, Jon Field) and I have a lot of great memories here. To say it feels like home is not a just a cliche`.”

With near-perfect racing weather at hand, the American Le Mans appearance at Mid-Ohio was yet another near sell-out. The cars took to the celebratory "for-the-fans" grid, [an ALMS tradition] and the race got underway with the green flag falling at 3:26PM.

Starting the #37 Very Berry Exotics Creation CA06H-Judd from the 12th position on the grid, Clint Field avoided a first lap incident between the #1 Audi and #9 Acura and ran a solid stint for the first hour. He pitted at 4:27pm for fuel and tires while turning over the driving duties to co-driver, Jon Field.

Jon would complete his stint at the 2h 8m running time stopping for fuel and four new tires and turning the car over to Richard Berry. As Berry attempted to restart the car the starter failed. Berry would never turn a lap and the team's day would be cut short. Thus ending a six-race streak of podium finishes.

"This was really a tough break," remarked the ever upbeat Interpsort team-owner, Clint Field. "We were running well and holding our own out there. Obviously, well on our way to another podium finish. This was just one of those things."

"You always want to do well at home in front of family and friends," continued Clint, "but some things just fall out of your control. I had a good start and dad [Jon Field] drove a great stint. He's a lot of fun to watch on this track. We're disappointed that Richard wasn't able to continue, but we'll move on to Road America next month and see what we can do there."

The next round of the American Le Mans Series is the Generac 500 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc. The four-hour race is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 11. American Le Mans Radio will have live coverage at americanlemans.com, which also will feature IMSA Live Timing & Scoring. NBC Sports will broadcast the race from 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 12.

The American Le Mans Series features 12 races in 2007, including the prestigious season-opening Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (March 17) and the 1,000-mile/10-hour Petit Le Mans. All other races are sprint endurance formats, ranging from an hour, 40 minutes at Long Beach to four hours at both Road America and the Series finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. All events are televised by CBS, NBC or SPEED.

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The American Le Mans Series is the premium brand of motorsport in North America, featuring high-tech sports cars from the most prestigious automobile manufacturers in the world. Its unique four classes of competition showcase exotic, open-top prototypes and sophisticated production-based GT cars, all competing on the track at the same time. The American Le Mans Series competes at the premier road racing tracks across North America and at selected temporary street circuits in major urban markets. With a 2007 television package that includes five network broadcasts on CBS and NBC and seven telecasts on SPEED, plus live broadcasts across Europe, the Series delivers a global marketing platform that is unmatched in motorsports. The Series, founded in 1999 by Georgia entrepreneur Don Panoz, represents a mirror image to the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most famous and authentic automobile race. The American Le Mans Series features elite marques such as Audi, Porsche, Corvette, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Panoz, and premium brands such as Michelin, Yokohama, Kumho, Lowe’s, Shell and many others.