Grand-Am: Memo Rojas marca a pole-position no Virginia International Raceway

O mexicano Memo Rojas (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley) marcou nesta sexta-feira (23/04), a pole-position para a Bosch Engineering 250, no Virginia International Raceway, 4ª etapa da GRAND-AM Rolex Series. Foi a terceira pole consecutiva de Rojas no VIR. Rojas fez o melhore tempo, 1m41s796, na quarta de seis voltas completadas no classificatório de quinze minutos. O norte-americano Scott Pruett é o seu parceiro de equipe.

A dupla Burt Frisselle / Mark Wilkins (AIM Autosport / Ford Riley) completa a primeira fila. A dupla Brian Frisselle / Michael Valiante (Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley) alinha em 3º, seguida pela 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 sai em 10º.

Pela Classe GT pole-position da dupla Todd Lamb / Jordan Taylor (Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8) sai na pole.

Grid:

1 DP Pruett / Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley  1:41.796  
2 DP Frisselle / Wilkins AIM Autosport / Ford Riley 1:42.121     
3 DP Frisselle / Valiante Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:42.567     
4 DP Fogarty / Gurney GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley 1:42.652     
5 DP Angelelli / Taylor SunTrust Racing / Ford Dallara 1:42.773     
6 DP Garcia / Rice Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote 1:43.024     
7 DP Gidley / von Moltke Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:43.313     
8 DP Donohue / Law Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley 1:43.880     
9 DP Barbosa / Borcheller / France Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 1:44.008     
10 DP Negri / Pew  Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:45.063    Â
11 DP Dalziel / Forest Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley 1:45.263     
12 DP Hand / Lester Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley 1:45.675     
13 DP Jonsson / Krohn Krohn Racing / Ford Lola 1:46.544     
14 GT Lamb / Taylor Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 1:50.319     
15 GT Bomarito / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:50.665     
16 GT Edwards / Russell Banner Racing / Corvette 1:51.557     
17 GT Davis / Liddell Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:51.574     
18 GT Gue / Keen     Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 1:52.454     
19 GT Christodoulou / Edwards SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:52.997
20 GT Collins / Lux LG Motorsports / Corvette 1:53.030     
21 GT Lewis / Pilgrim Autohaus Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:53.106     
22 GT Potter / Stanton Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3 1:53.434     
23 GT Auberlen / Dalla Lana / Hand Turner Motorsport / BMW M6 1:53.534     
24 GT Ballou / Lally TRG / Porsche GT3 1:53.682     
25 GT Pumpelly / Schaldach Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:53.709     
26 GT Dempsey / Espenlaub / Foster  Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 1:53.735     
27 GT Assentato / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:53.940     
28 GT Bennett IV / Skeen Bennett Racing / Ferrari 430 Challenge 1:54.288
29 GT Curran / Whelen Marsh Racing / Corvette 1:54.673
30 GT Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:55.614     
31 GT Nonnamaker / Sahlen Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8     1:56.277
32 GT Huisman / Murry Synergy Racing, Inc. / Porsche GT3 2:34.014