This news comes from Whowon.com:

Shane Lewis again made history in the Grand-Am Cup Series earning the MINI Cooper S its highest-ever finish in a professional North American race series. Driving the No. 20 Nuzzo Motorsports entry in the ST class of the three-hour Grand-Am Cup VIR 250 here at VIR, Lewis would bring home the Tony Nuzzo-owned car fifth in class, 18th overall. The BMW-manufactured car, which Lewis started in fifth, ran in the class lead for much of the afternoon but fell to second and then third with pit stops. A late race driver change forced the car to fifth. Because of the late driver swap, the first of the race, driver/ owner Nuzzo was not able to make up the positions lost during the stop.

The day was not without its mechanical difficulties. A left-front shock canister, which is used to keep the proper pressure in the shock absorber, broke away from the wheel well leaving the No. 20 with essentially no left front suspension on the 17-turn facility. Lewis drove a remarkable race turning times competitive with the leaders and working his way into the top-position despite the dead left-front suspension. The result was not unusual for Lewis, who is viewed as one of the top development racers in the world. Since first driving the Nuzzo Motorsports MINI, Lewis has given the car its first track record (here a year-ago), pole position, led its first race (both at Homestead-Miami Speedway earlier this season) and now given the popular car its first top-five finish.

You can read the entire recap here.