The Cadillac Racing team returns to competition on Sunday over the historic Streets of Long Beach for the third round of the 2011 Sports Car Club of America World Challenge season. The 11-turn, 1.968 mile temporary street course will be busier than Interstate 101 at rush hour for most of this weekend.

Driver Johnny O’Connell is currently sixth in the World Challenge GT Series driver point standings with 157. O’Connell joined Cadillac Racing in 2011 following a spectacular career in the American Le Mans Series that included three GT1 series championships.

Teammate Andy Pilgrim, who won Cadillac’s first World Challenge Driver’s Championship in 2005, currently sits in 11th position with 125 points.

The previous double-header race weekend in the Streets of St. Petersburg featured Rounds 1-2 of the 2011 World Challenge season. O’Connell placed fourth and seventh and Pilgrim finished 11th and eighth to place Cadillac second in the Manufacturer’s point standings in the World Challenge GT Series.

“Given the quick development time and consolidated testing schedule for our racing program, we were really happy with the results at St. Petersburg,” said Jim Vurpillat, Cadillac global marketing manager. “We’re excited to be back in Long Beach and look forward to competing on Sunday.”

A popular format with race fans, World Challenge events run a maximum of 50 minutes start to finish, feature standing starts and involve the world’s most popular car manufacturers in three separate classes.