Ricky Taylor (SunTrust Racing/ Ford Dallara) marcou nesta sexta-feira (02/07) a pole-position para a Brumos Porsche 250 no Daytona International Speedway, 8ª etapa da Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Foi a segunda pole do norte-americano, de 20 anos, no ano. Na sessão classificatória de 15 minutos Taylor, que tem como parceiro o italiano Max Angelelli, garantiu a pole com o tempo de 1m42s341 (125.228 mph).
A dupla Jon Fogarty/ Alex Gurney (Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing/ Chevrolet Riley) alinha em 2º. A dupla David Donohue/ Darren Law (Brumos Racing/ Porsche Riley) larga em 3º, seguida pela dupla Michael Valiante/ Brian Frisselle (Michael Shank Racing/ Ford Dallara).
Lideres do campeonato a dupla Scott Pruett/ Memo Rojas (Chip Ganassi Racing w/F.Sabates/ BMW Riley) sai em 5º, com a dupla Burt Frisselle/ Mark Wilkins (AIM Autosport / Ford Riley) completando os seis primeiros.
O brasileiro Oswaldo Negri (Michael Shank Racing/ Ford Riley) em dupla com o norte-americano John Pew, larga em 10º. 13 carros alinham pela Classe DP.
Pela Classe GT pole-position da dupla Jonathan Bomarito, Sylvain Tremblay (SpeedSource/ Mazda RX-8).
Grid:
1 DP Angelelli / Taylor SunTrust Racing / Ford Dallara 1:42.341   Â
2 DP Fogarty / Gurney GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley 1:42.454
3 DP Donohue / Law Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley 1:42.904
4 DP Frisselle / Valiante Michael Shank Racing / Ford Dallara 1:43.315
5 DP Pruett / Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley 1:43.377
6 DP Frisselle / Wilkins AIM Autosport / Ford Riley 1:43.410
7 DP Garcia / Rice Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote 1:44.120
8 DP Gidley / von Moltke Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:44.330
9 DP Barbosa / Borcheller Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 1:44.811 Â Â Â 122.277 Â Â Â Â
10 DP Negri / Pew Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:45.922
11 DP Jonsson / Krohn Krohn Racing / Ford Lola 1:46.298
12 DP Lester / Philippe Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley sem tempo
13 DP Dalziel / Forest Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley sem tempo
14 GT Bomarito / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:50.495
15 GT Lamb / Taylor Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 1:50.514
16 GT Christodoulou / Edwards SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:51.326 Â Â Â
17 GT Curran / Said Marsh Racing / Corvette 1:51.704 Â Â Â
18 GT Gue / Keen Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 1:51.835   Â
19 GT Edwards / Russell Banner Racing / Corvette 1:52.031 Â Â Â
20GT Potter / Stanton Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3 1:52.335
21GT Assentato / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:52.480 Â Â Â
22 GT Dempsey / Foster Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 Â Â Â 1:52.484
23 GT Magnussen / Schaldach Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:52.712
24 GT Collins / Gigliotti / Lux LG Motorsports / Corvette 1:52.770 Â Â Â
25 GT Martinez / Martinez SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:53.300 Â Â Â
26 GT Lally / Valentine TRG / Porsche GT3 1:54.450 Â Â Â
27 GT Nonnamaker / Sahlen Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:54.788 Â Â Â
28 GT Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:54.879
29 GT Bassett TRG / Porsche GT3 2:01.250 Â Â Â
30 GT Auberlen / Dalla Lana Turner Motorsport / BMW M6 2:03.128
31 GT Davis / Liddell Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R sem tempo