Photo by Motorsport.comOrbit scored its second top-five finish after a roller-coaster American Le Mans Series race in Monterey, Calif., on Saturday. The trio of Luke Hines (London, England), John McMullen (Spring Lake, N.J.) and Bryce Miller (Summit, N.J.) survived a chilly six-hour race on the 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca road course to finish fifth in the GTC class. Their No. 48 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car was supported by Marquis Jet, Grand Prix Racewear, IPC Systems, TOTAL Petroleum, Bergen County Auto Group and Macha Racing.

Miller started the race from fifth on the GTC grid and immediately gained a position before stopping for fuel during the first caution period. The stop dropped him back to seventh and he lost another position and a lap serving a penalty for a missed communication as he exited pit lane. But he steadily worked back up to third and regained the lap before handing off to McMullen.

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Photo by Motorsport.comBryce Miller and Orbit will start the American Le Mans Series race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca from fifth on the GTC class grid. Miller, of Summit, N.J., qualified the team's No. 48 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car in one minute 28.126 seconds at an average speed of 91.424 mph on the 2.238-mile road course in Monterey, Calif. He will drive the first stint in the six-hour race on Saturday, followed by Luke Hines of London, England, and John McMullen of Spring Lake, N.J.

"We're pretty excited about the improvements we're making as a team. Everything is moving forward and the team is taking shape," Miller said. "We missed the [car] setup for qualifying, so the result isn't as good as what we know that we're capable of, but it's okay because we're in the top five. That will be good enough to go ahead and race for six hours and compete for a result.

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Photo by Motorsport.comNew Jersey drivers Bryce Miller (Summit) and John McMullen (Spring Lake) paced Orbit to a fifth-place GTC finish in the American Le Mans Series race on the streets of Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday. The race was the first GTC entry for the team and the first time the drivers have raced on the tough 1.968-mile street circuit.
Miller qualified the No. 48 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car seventh on the 10-car GTC grid, but the team moved up one position when the class pole-sitter's qualifying time was disallowed. McMullen started the race, dropping back a few positions early in his stint, then regaining two places to seventh in class. Miller took the wheel after 57 minutes of the 100-minute race, set the second-fastest GTC lap of the race and picked up two more positions to finish fifth.

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Photo by Motorsport.comBryce Miller will start the American Le Mans Series race in Long Beach, Calif., from seventh on the GTC class grid. Miller, of Summit, N.J., qualified the No. 48 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car in one minute 24.730 seconds at an average speed of 83.616 mph on the 1.968-mile road course.

Saturday's ALMS race will be the first for the new Orbit-prepared entry that was announced late last week. John McMullen of Spring Lake, N.J., will drive the first stint of the 100-minute race, followed by Miller. The pair had limited time to learn the challenging Long Beach circuit before qualifying on Friday, as the two-hour morning practice session was stopped six times for a total of 43 minutes.

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Miller, McMullen join championship chase at Long Beach

ORBIT Racing is the latest team to enter the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón’s GT Challenge class for 2010 with a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entry for Bryce Miller and John McMullen. The team will make its season debut at this weekend’s Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach in southern California.

The 2010 No. 48 Porsche will carry the colors of Marquis Jet, IPC Systems, TOTAL, Bergen County Auto Group and Macha Racing.

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