From the Grand-Am Rolex Series
Michael Valiante was awarded his third Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series pole position of the season in Friday's qualifying for the Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 at Infineon Raceway.
Valiante ran a lap of 1:25.957 (103.447 mph) in the No. 10 Pontiac Dallara on the 2.47-mile, 12-turn course, and captured the top starting position following post-qualifying inspection.
He will lead the field in Round 13 of the Rolex Series, a 250-mile/102-lap race with a two-hour, 45-minute time limit. This was the fourth pole of the season for the SunTrust team.
Brian Frisselle appeared to score his second consecutive - and second career - pole position after running a lap of 1:25.659 (103.807 mph).
However, both the No. 61 Ford Riley and the No. 76 Pontiac Lola who qualified fourth with Nic Jonsson were moved to the back of the grid after failing post-qualifying technical inspection. The No. 61 car was found to be too wide, while the No. 76 was too low.
David Donohue will start second in the No. 58 Porsche Riley, running a lap of 1:26.344 (102.983 mph). Starting third will be Jon Fogarty, who joined co-driver Alex Gurney in winning last year's race at Infineon Raceway, who ran a fast lap of 1:26.790 (102.454 mph) in the No. 99 Pontiac Riley.
Joining him on the second row will be Bill Auberlen in the No. 23 Porsche Riley, who clocked in at 1:26.799 (102.444 mph).
Memo Rojas, a six-time winner this season with Scott Pruett in the No. 01 car, qualified fifth at 1:26.862 (102.369 mph). He and Pruett enter the race with a 49-point lead over Fogarty and Gurney, the defending Daytona Prototype champions.
He will be joined on the third row by Ricky Taylor, who qualified at 1:27.446 (101.686 mph) in the No. 47 Ford Dallara he co-drives with Burt Frisselle.
Rounding out the top 10 qualifiers were John Pew, Brad Jaeger, Mark Patterson and Shane Lewis.
Michael Valiante was awarded his third Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series pole position of the season in Friday's qualifying for the Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 at Infineon Raceway.
Valiante ran a lap of 1:25.957 (103.447 mph) in the No. 10 Pontiac Dallara on the 2.47-mile, 12-turn course, and captured the top starting position following post-qualifying inspection.
He will lead the field in Round 13 of the Rolex Series, a 250-mile/102-lap race with a two-hour, 45-minute time limit. This was the fourth pole of the season for the SunTrust team.
Brian Frisselle appeared to score his second consecutive - and second career - pole position after running a lap of 1:25.659 (103.807 mph).
However, both the No. 61 Ford Riley and the No. 76 Pontiac Lola who qualified fourth with Nic Jonsson were moved to the back of the grid after failing post-qualifying technical inspection. The No. 61 car was found to be too wide, while the No. 76 was too low.
David Donohue will start second in the No. 58 Porsche Riley, running a lap of 1:26.344 (102.983 mph). Starting third will be Jon Fogarty, who joined co-driver Alex Gurney in winning last year's race at Infineon Raceway, who ran a fast lap of 1:26.790 (102.454 mph) in the No. 99 Pontiac Riley.
Joining him on the second row will be Bill Auberlen in the No. 23 Porsche Riley, who clocked in at 1:26.799 (102.444 mph).
Memo Rojas, a six-time winner this season with Scott Pruett in the No. 01 car, qualified fifth at 1:26.862 (102.369 mph). He and Pruett enter the race with a 49-point lead over Fogarty and Gurney, the defending Daytona Prototype champions.
He will be joined on the third row by Ricky Taylor, who qualified at 1:27.446 (101.686 mph) in the No. 47 Ford Dallara he co-drives with Burt Frisselle.
Rounding out the top 10 qualifiers were John Pew, Brad Jaeger, Mark Patterson and Shane Lewis.