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Confusion reigned at the end of the inaugural American Le Mans Series sports car race Saturday at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, but one thing was clear: The Audi R10 TDI, unbeaten in 10 races since its introduction, including Le Mans, was taken to school by Porsche.
The Audi excelled while it was streaking down Shoreline Drive on the 1.97-mile circuit though the city streets, but the famous Turn 11 hairpin proved troublesome for the series' dominant car in its marquee class, LMP1.
The Audi was credited with a class win, but six cars from the secondary LMP2 class -- four Porsches and two Acuras -- finished ahead of the previously undefeated Audi co-driven by Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello.
Porsche swept the podium, a...