O trio Scott Pruett/ Memo Rojas/ Salvador Duran, num Lexus Riley da Chip Ganassi, marcou nesta sexta-feira (14/09), a pole-position para a Sunchaser 1000, no Miller Motorsports Park, 14º e última etapa da Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. O veterano Pruett marcou o tempo de 2m40s584, conquistando a primeira pole da Lexus no ano.
Depois de marcarem nove poles consecutivas, a dupla Jon Fogarty/ Alex Gurney, num Pontiac Riley da Bob Stallings Racing, alinha em 2º. Eles largaram na primeira fila em todas as 14 etapas do ano. Nesta prova eles terão a companhia de Jimmy Vasser na condução do carro.
O trio Bill Auberlen/ Matt Alhadeff/ Joey Hand, num BMW Riley do Team Sigalsport, sai em 3º, seguidos pelo trio David Donohue/ Darren Law/ Buddy Rice, num Porsche Riley da Brumos Porsche.
O trio Christian Fittipaldi/ Harrison Brix/ Richard Antinucci, num Pontiac Fabcar da Cheever Racing, abre a 4º fila, em 7º. O trio Oswaldo Negri Júnior/ Mark Patterson/ Justin Wilson, num Lexus Riley da Michael Shank Racing, saem em 10º lugar.
Na prova derradeira do ano a luta pelo titulo será intensa. Fogarty/ Gurney lideram o campeonato, com apenas um ponto de vantagem para Pruett. Max Angelelli, que tem três pontos de desvantagem, sai em 8º lugar.
Grid:
1 DP 1 Pruett/ Rojas/ Duran TELMEX Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates / Lexus Riley 2:40.584
2 DP 2 Fogarty/ Gurney/ Vasser Gainsco/ Bob Stallings Racing / Pontiac Riley 2:40.844
3 DP 3 Auberlen/ Alhadeff/ Hand Luggage Express Team Sigalsport BMW / BMW Riley 2:40.976
4 DP 4 Donohue/ Law/ Rice Red Bull/ Brumos Porsche / Porsche Riley 2:41.269
5 DP 5 Long/ Bergmeister/ Rockenfeller Alex Job Racing / Porsche Crawford 2:41.350
6 DP 6 Gidley/ Jaeger Feeds The Need/ Doran Racing / Ford Doran 2:41.394
7 DP 7 Fittipaldi/ Brix/ Antinucci Cheever Racing – Pontiac / Pontiac Fabcar 2:41.406
8 DP 8 Taylor/ Angelelli/ Magnussen SunTrust Racing / Pontiac Riley 2:41.433
9 DP 9 Frisselle/ Wilkins/ Frisselle AIM Autosport / Lexus Riley 2:41.660 99.899
10 DP 10 Patterson/ Negri Jr/ Wilson Michael Shank Racing / Lexus Riley 2:41.758
11 DP 11 Braun/ Jonsson Krohn Racing / Pontiac Riley 2:41.788
12 DP 12 Cameron/ Valiante Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates / Lexus Riley 2:42.373
13 DP 13 Pew/ James/ Zogaib Michael Shank Racing / Lexus Riley 2:42.887
14 DP 14 Lewis/ Lux Southard Motorsports / Lexus Riley 2:43.396
15 DP 15 Haywood/ France/ Borcheller Brumos Porsche/ Kendall / Porsche Riley 2:44.955
16 DP 16 Krohn/ Papis Krohn Racing / Pontiac Riley 2:45.389
17 DP 17 Camirand/ Goad/ Cosmo Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Fabcar 2:45.672
18 DP 18 Szekeres/ Dalziel/ Enge SAMAX / Pontiac Riley 2:45.776
19 DP 19 Matthews/ Goossens/ Hunter-Reay Riley-Matthews Motorsports / Pontiac Riley 2:45.785
20 DP 20 Schramm/ Bell/ Lester RVO Motorsports / Pontiac Riley 2:45.838
21 DP 21 Connolly/ Ingram/ Ballou/ Ross Matt Connolly Motorsports / Pontiac Chase 2:48.221
22 GT 1 Edwards/ Collins/ Pilgrim Banner Racing / Pontiac GXP.R 2:54.165
23 GT 2 Haskell/ Tremblay/ Ham SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 2:55.161
24 GT 3 Farnbacher/ Keen/ Baas Farnbacher Loles Motorsports / Porsche GT3 Cup 2:55.466
25 GT 4 Assentato/ Longhi/ Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 2:56.558
26 GT 5 Miller/ Werner/ Henzler Farnbacher Loles Motorsports / Porsche GT3 Cup 2:56.562 91.467
27 GT 6 Holtom/ Curran/ Wilden Georgian Bay Motorsports / Corvette 2:56.751
28 GT 7 Reese/ Lewis Jr/ O’Connell Banner Racing / Pontiac GXP.R 2:56.893
29 GT 8 Foster/ Espenlaub/ Dempsey Hyper Sport / Mazda RX-8 2:57.519
30 GT 9 Beachman/ Fitzgerald/ McClure Beachman Racing / Corvette 2:57.582
31 GT 10 Sahlen/ Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Corvette 2:58.252
32 GT 11 Bunting/ Cicero II/ Gue Stevenson Motorsports / Corvette 2:58.297
33 GT 12 Wilkins/ Lacey/ Papadopoulos Doncaster Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 2:58.378
34 GT 13 Pruitt/ Aguas/ Jeannette/Burke Corsa Motorsports / Ferrari F430 CH 2:58.752
35 GT 14 Staveley/ Nearn/ Dobson/ Riley Racers Edge Motorsports / Pontiac GXP.R 2:58.814
36 GT 15 Smith/ DiLeo/ Sellers TRG / Porsche GT3 Cup 2:59.449
37 GT 16 de Quesada/ Dumoulin/ Gabel/ Alegra Motorsports/ Fiorano Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 2:59.819
38 GT 17 Johnson/ Davis/ Wagner Synergy Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 3:00.113
39 GT 18 Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker Team Sahlen / Corvette 3:00.489
40 GT 19 Ludwig/ Wahl/ Mayes TRG / Porsche GT3 Cup 3:01.423
41 GT 20 Lally/ Valentine/ Pumpelly TRG / Porsche GT3 Cup 3:04.003
42 GT 21 Lowe/ Pace/ Potter TRG / Porsche GT3 Cup 3:04.498
43 GT 22 O’Connell/ Speakman/ Roush O’Connell Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 3:06.796
44 GT 23 DiMeo/ Doane/ St Amour Competition Marketing Motorsports / Pontiac GTO 3:08.384
45 GT 24 de Quesada/ Dumoulin/ Wilson Alegra Motorsports/ Fiorano Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup sem tempo
46 GT 25 Vesko Kozarov Matt Connolly Motorsports / Pontiac GTO.R sem tempo