Grand-Am: Memo Rojas marca a pole em Watkins Glen

O mexicano Memo Rojas (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley) conquistou nesta sexta-feira (06/08), em Mid-Ohio, a pole-position para a 10ª etapa da Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Foi a 3ª pole de Rojas no ano. O mexicano, que divide o carro com o norte-americano Scott Pruett, fez o tempo de 1m05s470. A dupla, com seis vitórias no ano, lidera o campeonato.

O treino, de 15 minutos, foi encurtado em seis depois do toque entre Buddy Rice (Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote) e Mark Patterson (Doran Racing / Ford Dallara).

A dupla Burt Frisselle/ Mark Wilkins (AIM Autosport / Ford Riley) alinha em 2º. A dupla Max Angelelli / Ricky Taylor SunTrust Racing / Ford Dallara divide a segunda fila com a dupla Jon Fogarty / Alex Gurney (GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley).

O brasileiro Oswaldo Negri (Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley), em dupla com o norte-americano John Pew, alinha em 7º.

Pela Classe GT pole-position da dupla Jonathan Bomarito / Sylvain Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8. No geral saem em 14º.

Grid:

1 DP Pruett / Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley 1:05.470  
2 DP Frisselle / Wilkins AIM Autosport / Ford Riley 1:05.642
3 DP Angelelli / Taylor SunTrust Racing / Ford Dallara 1:05.788     
4 DP Fogarty / Gurney GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley 1:06.020
5 DP Frisselle / Valiante Michael Shank Racing / Ford Dallara 1:06.693
6 DP Donohue / Law Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley 1:06.826
7 DP Negri / Pew Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:07.992
8 DP Garcia / Rice Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote 1:08.088
9 DP Dalziel / Forest Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley 1:08.592
10 DP Davison / Lester Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley 1:08.907     
11 DP Patterson / von Moltke Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:09.262     
12 DP Barbosa / Borcheller / France Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 1:09.841
13 DP Jonsson / Krohn Krohn Racing / Ford Lola 1:11.206
14 GT Bomarito / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:11.762     
15 GT Davis / Liddell Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:11.785     
16 GT Edwards / Russell Banner Racing / Corvette 1:11.852     
17 GT Gue / Keen Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 1:12.063
18 GT Christodoulou / Edwards SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:12.090     
19 GT Bremer / Schaldach Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:12.266
20 GT Espenlaub / Foster Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 1:12.362
21 GT Nonnamaker / Sahlen Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:12.378
22 GT Assentato / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:12.674
23 GT Curran / Said Marsh Racing / Corvette 1:12.750
24 GT Collins / Lux LG Motorsports / Corvette 1:12.915     
25 GT Lacey / Taylor Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 1:14.411     
26 GT Potter / Stanton Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3 1:14.469     
27 GT Gidley / Nonnamaker  Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:16.334
28 GT Bertheau / Lally TRG / Porsche GT3 1:16.932Â