O mexicano Memo Rojas (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley) marcou nesta sexta-feira (18/06), em Mid-Ohio, nos EUA, a pole-position para a 7ª etapa Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Rojas fez o tempo de 1m17s523 (novo recorde da pista) na volta final do classificatório de 15 minutos. O norte-americano Scott Pruett é seu parceiro no carro.
A dupla Max Angelelli / Ricky Taylor (SunTrust Racing / Ford Dallara) completa a primeira fila. A dupla Burt Frisselle/ Mike Wilkins (AIM Autosport / Ford Riley) alinha em 3º, seguida pela dupla Jon Fogarty/Alex Gurney (GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley). Correndo pela primeira vez com Dallara, após o Riley ser destruÁdo pelo fogo em um acidente em Watkins Glen, a dupla Brian Frisselle / Michael Valiante (Michael Shank Racing / Ford Dallara) sai em 5º com a dupla Antonio Garcia / Buddy Rice (Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote) fechando os seis primeiros.
O brasileiro Oswaldo Negri (Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley) em dupla com o norte-americano John Pew larga em 10º lugar.
Pela Classe GT pole da dupla Jade Buford / Jordan Taylor (Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8).
Grid:
1 DP Pruett / Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley 1:17.523 Â
2 DPÂ Angelelli / Taylor SunTrust Racing / Ford Dallara 1:17.530 Â Â Â
3 DPÂ Frisselle / Wilkins AIM Autosport / Ford Riley 1:17.911 Â Â Â
4 DPÂ Fogarty / Gurney GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley 1:17.994 Â Â Â
5 DPÂ Frisselle / Valiante Michael Shank Racing / Ford Dallara 1:18.019 Â Â Â
6 DPÂ Garcia / Rice Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote 1:18.878
7 DPÂ Gidley / von Moltke Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:18.940 Â Â Â
8 DPÂ Donohue / Law Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley 1:19.204 Â Â Â
9 DPÂ Dalziel / Forest Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley 1:19.320 Â
10 DPÂ Negri / Pew Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:19.811 Â Â Â
11 DPÂ Barbosa / Borcheller / France Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 1:20.651 Â Â Â
12 DPÂ Jonsson / Krohn Krohn Racing / Ford Lola 1:21.014 Â Â Â
13 DPÂ Lester / Philippe Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley 1:21.629 Â Â Â
14 GTÂ Buford / Taylor Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 1:24.140 Â Â Â
15 GTÂ Auberlen / Hand Turner Motorsport / BMW M6 1:24.253 Â Â Â
16 GTÂ Christodoulou / Edwards SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:24.387 Â Â Â
17 GTÂ Edwards / Russell Banner Racing / Corvette 1:24.461 Â Â Â
18 GTÂ Curran / Wilden Marsh Racing / Corvette 1:24.527 Â Â Â 96.168
19 GTÂ Gue / Keen Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 1:24.680 Â Â Â
20 GTÂ Espenlaub / Foster Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 1:24.702 Â Â Â
21 GTÂ Bomarito / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:24.732 Â Â Â
22 GTÂ Davis / Liddell Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:24.741 Â Â Â
23 GTÂ Collins / Gigliotti / Lux LG Motorsports / Corvette 1:24.803 Â
24 GTÂ Assentato / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:24.861 Â Â Â
25 GT Bremer / Schaldach    Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:24.934   Â
26 GTÂ Lally / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:26.325 Â Â Â
27 GTÂ Potter / Stanton Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3 1:26.362
28 GTÂ Lally / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Sahlen Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:26.996 Â Â Â