From the Star Mazda Championship
American John Edwards completed 2/3rds of his weekend mission by setting the quickest time in both pre-race practice sessions and then putting his #7 Mazda on the pole with a lap of 1:15.890 (116.648 mph) for the start of this afternoon's Round 8 of the 2008 Star Mazda Championship at the Mobil1 Grand Prix of Mosport.
This is his third pole of the 2008 season, including Miller Motorsports Park and Road America.
Starting on the outside of the front row for the 45-minute race will be fellow American Joel Miller with a lap literally a hair slower - 0.081 sec. - in the #20 Mazda.
Starting third on the grid will be the winner of the last two races in a row, Irishman Peter Dempsey. His lap of 1:16.077 (116.361 mph) in the #21 Mazda was just 0.187 sec. off the pole time... in fact, the first nine cars in the field were separated by less than one second.
Rounding out the top-5 are Tom Gladdis with a lap of 1:16.186 (116/195 mph) in the #5 Mazda and current championship points leader Charles Hall, who turned a lap of 1:16.197 (116.178 mph) in the #77 Mazda.
All the drivers in the top-5 are race winners this season.
The top-qualifying Expert Series driver (ages 30 to 44) was Phil Fogg, Jr. with a lap of 1:16.707 (115.405 mph) in the #29 Mazda. His time puts him 7th on the starting grid. Fogg is currently third in the Expert Series championship.
The topqualifying Master Series driver (45 and older), is Gerry Kraut. His lap of 1:17.937 (113.584 mph) in the #55 Mazda will see him starting 15th on the 21-car grid. Kraut is second in the Master Series championship.
The 45-minute race, Round 8 of the 2008 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, scheduled to take the green flag at 3:50 pm this afternoon.
Round Eight - Mosport International Raceway
Qualifying Results:
Pos No. Name Best Tm In Lap Diff Gap Best Spd
1 7 John Edwards 1:15.890 8 --- --- 116.648
2 20 Joel Miller 1:15.971 8 0.081 0.081 116.523
3 21 Peter Dempsey 1:16.077 6 0.187 0.106 116.361
4 5 Tom Gladdis 1:16.186 8 0.296 0.109 116.195
5 77 Charles Hall 1:16.197 9 0.307 0.011 116.178
6 51 Alex Ardoin 1:16.414 8 0.524 0.217 115.848
7 29 Phil Fogg Jr. 1:16.707 8 0.817 0.293 115.405
8 82 Billy Goshen 1:16.735 5 0.845 0.028 115.363
9 18 Ernesto Otero 1:16.805 7 0.915 0.070 115.258
10 24 J.C. Kester 1:16.929 6 1.039 0.124 115.072
11 15 Taylor Hacquard 1:16.937 8 1.047 0.008 115.060
12 16 Chris Cumming 1:17.410 13 1.520 0.473 114.357
13 17 Scott Rettich 1:17.483 13 1.593 0.073 114.250
14 34 Natalia Kowalska 1:17.613 14 1.723 0.130 114.058
15 55 Gerry Kraut 1:17.937 13 2.047 0.324 113.584
16 19 Caio Lara 1:18.050 10 2.160 0.113 113.420
17 22 Rusty Mitchell 1:18.194 12 2.304 0.144 113.211
18 12 Chuck Hulse 1:18.249 13 2.359 0.055 113.131
19 48 Kristy Kester 1:18.508 14 2.618 0.259 112.758
20 65 J.W. Roberts 1:19.898 10 4.008 1.390 110.796
21 23 Carlos Conde 1:25.478 7 9.588 5.580 103.563
American John Edwards completed 2/3rds of his weekend mission by setting the quickest time in both pre-race practice sessions and then putting his #7 Mazda on the pole with a lap of 1:15.890 (116.648 mph) for the start of this afternoon's Round 8 of the 2008 Star Mazda Championship at the Mobil1 Grand Prix of Mosport.
This is his third pole of the 2008 season, including Miller Motorsports Park and Road America.
Starting on the outside of the front row for the 45-minute race will be fellow American Joel Miller with a lap literally a hair slower - 0.081 sec. - in the #20 Mazda.
Starting third on the grid will be the winner of the last two races in a row, Irishman Peter Dempsey. His lap of 1:16.077 (116.361 mph) in the #21 Mazda was just 0.187 sec. off the pole time... in fact, the first nine cars in the field were separated by less than one second.
Rounding out the top-5 are Tom Gladdis with a lap of 1:16.186 (116/195 mph) in the #5 Mazda and current championship points leader Charles Hall, who turned a lap of 1:16.197 (116.178 mph) in the #77 Mazda.
All the drivers in the top-5 are race winners this season.
The top-qualifying Expert Series driver (ages 30 to 44) was Phil Fogg, Jr. with a lap of 1:16.707 (115.405 mph) in the #29 Mazda. His time puts him 7th on the starting grid. Fogg is currently third in the Expert Series championship.
The topqualifying Master Series driver (45 and older), is Gerry Kraut. His lap of 1:17.937 (113.584 mph) in the #55 Mazda will see him starting 15th on the 21-car grid. Kraut is second in the Master Series championship.
The 45-minute race, Round 8 of the 2008 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, scheduled to take the green flag at 3:50 pm this afternoon.
Round Eight - Mosport International Raceway
Qualifying Results:
Pos No. Name Best Tm In Lap Diff Gap Best Spd
1 7 John Edwards 1:15.890 8 --- --- 116.648
2 20 Joel Miller 1:15.971 8 0.081 0.081 116.523
3 21 Peter Dempsey 1:16.077 6 0.187 0.106 116.361
4 5 Tom Gladdis 1:16.186 8 0.296 0.109 116.195
5 77 Charles Hall 1:16.197 9 0.307 0.011 116.178
6 51 Alex Ardoin 1:16.414 8 0.524 0.217 115.848
7 29 Phil Fogg Jr. 1:16.707 8 0.817 0.293 115.405
8 82 Billy Goshen 1:16.735 5 0.845 0.028 115.363
9 18 Ernesto Otero 1:16.805 7 0.915 0.070 115.258
10 24 J.C. Kester 1:16.929 6 1.039 0.124 115.072
11 15 Taylor Hacquard 1:16.937 8 1.047 0.008 115.060
12 16 Chris Cumming 1:17.410 13 1.520 0.473 114.357
13 17 Scott Rettich 1:17.483 13 1.593 0.073 114.250
14 34 Natalia Kowalska 1:17.613 14 1.723 0.130 114.058
15 55 Gerry Kraut 1:17.937 13 2.047 0.324 113.584
16 19 Caio Lara 1:18.050 10 2.160 0.113 113.420
17 22 Rusty Mitchell 1:18.194 12 2.304 0.144 113.211
18 12 Chuck Hulse 1:18.249 13 2.359 0.055 113.131
19 48 Kristy Kester 1:18.508 14 2.618 0.259 112.758
20 65 J.W. Roberts 1:19.898 10 4.008 1.390 110.796
21 23 Carlos Conde 1:25.478 7 9.588 5.580 103.563