A rains-soaked track forced the ALMS organizers to set the starting grid for Saturday's race with the championship standings.
Therefore, Sebring P1 class winners Guy Smith and Chris Dyson (Dyson Racing) were awarded pole position, and Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf (Muscle Milk Pickett) the other spot on the first row.
"Obviously the situation is not ideal, but historically Long Beach has been good for the Dyson team and myself," Smith says in the ALMS official release.
"This is a new car so we'd like to have more time to get it ready but I know with our experience we'll be able to still be successful tomorrow. So it should make for a good race. We saw in Sebring the Muscle Milk car is working really well."
Last year's Long Beach GP winners, Joey Hand and Dirk Müller will lead the GT field of this year's edition in their BMW Team RLR BMW M3. Thanks to their runner-up spot at Sebring, Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia (Corvette C6.R) will start second.
"I love this place, this is my favorite venue in all the world," Hand said. "Last year we had a great setup and had great times. Being fast at the end of the race last year bodes well for tomorrow's race."
In P2, Scott Tucker and Christophe Bouchut (Level 5 Motorsports) will lead Tim Pappas and Jeroen Bleekemolen (Black Swan Racing).
CORE Autosport's Alex Popow and Ryan Dalziel lead the way in LMPC: "It is a strange feeling to be on pole without even racing on the track," said Popow, who turned four laps in Friday morning's wet session. "I'll have to get used to the track tomorrow and learn as I go."
Leh Keen and Cooper MacNeil, driving Alex Job Racing's Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, were lucky to be awarded the GTC pole. JDX Racing's Michael Valiante topped the time sheet before the red flag set everything back to zero.
"The car was pretty jerky the first we drove it in the dry," Keen said. "We had no data from this morning, but we had a lot (in the dry) from last year. I'm excited to get the car out there tomorrow and go for the win. The track will rubber in tomorrow if it stays dry. We know Alex Job always has good setups."
Therefore, Sebring P1 class winners Guy Smith and Chris Dyson (Dyson Racing) were awarded pole position, and Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf (Muscle Milk Pickett) the other spot on the first row.
"Obviously the situation is not ideal, but historically Long Beach has been good for the Dyson team and myself," Smith says in the ALMS official release.
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"This is a new car so we'd like to have more time to get it ready but I know with our experience we'll be able to still be successful tomorrow. So it should make for a good race. We saw in Sebring the Muscle Milk car is working really well."
Last year's Long Beach GP winners, Joey Hand and Dirk Müller will lead the GT field of this year's edition in their BMW Team RLR BMW M3. Thanks to their runner-up spot at Sebring, Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia (Corvette C6.R) will start second.
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"I love this place, this is my favorite venue in all the world," Hand said. "Last year we had a great setup and had great times. Being fast at the end of the race last year bodes well for tomorrow's race."
In P2, Scott Tucker and Christophe Bouchut (Level 5 Motorsports) will lead Tim Pappas and Jeroen Bleekemolen (Black Swan Racing).
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| Photo: ALMS.com |
CORE Autosport's Alex Popow and Ryan Dalziel lead the way in LMPC: "It is a strange feeling to be on pole without even racing on the track," said Popow, who turned four laps in Friday morning's wet session. "I'll have to get used to the track tomorrow and learn as I go."
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| Photo: ALMS.com |
Leh Keen and Cooper MacNeil, driving Alex Job Racing's Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, were lucky to be awarded the GTC pole. JDX Racing's Michael Valiante topped the time sheet before the red flag set everything back to zero.
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| Photo: ALMS.com |
"The car was pretty jerky the first we drove it in the dry," Keen said. "We had no data from this morning, but we had a lot (in the dry) from last year. I'm excited to get the car out there tomorrow and go for the win. The track will rubber in tomorrow if it stays dry. We know Alex Job always has good setups."