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Grand-Am: Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett on pole in Virginia

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Khatir Soltani
It was a second consecutive pole position for the No. 01 Telmex BMW Riley of veteran driver Memo Rojas Friday, at Virginia International Raceway.

Rojas and codriver Scott Pruett will be seeking for a third consecutive victory this season. They are leading the championship by 11 points.

Mark Wilkins and Burt Frisselle will start second thanks to a time of 1:42.121, 0.325 seconds slower than Rojas.

Brian Frisselle and Michael Valiante will start third in their Ford Riley. They will try to keep the car in front of defending champions and 2009 VIR winners Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney, in fourth.

In GT, Daytona Prototype Barber pole winner Rick Taylor's younger brotherĀ  Jordan will lead the pack. Taylor and codriver Todd Lamb took the pole in front of rivals Sylvain Tremblay and rookie Jonathan Bomarito.

Scott Russell and Paul Edwards complete this qualifying top-three in their Corvette.

Qualifying session, Virginia (Round 4):
Pos No Class PIC Team Drivers In Lap Speed Car

1 01 DP 1 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (Memo Rojas) Scott Pruett 1:41.796 4 115.643 BMW Riley
2 61 DP 2 Aim Autosport (Mark Wilkins) Burt Frisselle 1:42.121 5 115.275 Ford Riley
3 6 DP 3 Michael Shank Racing (Brian Frisselle) Michael Valiante 1:42.567 7 114.774 Ford Riley
4 99 DP 4 GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings (Jon Fogarty) Alex Gurney 1:42.652 3 114.679 Chevrolet Riley
5 10 DP 5 SunTrust Racing (Ricky Taylor) Max Angelelli 1:42.773 9 114.544
6 DP 6 Spirit of Daytona Racing (Buddy Rice) Antonio Garcia 1:43.024 6 114.265 Porsche Coyote
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14 GT 1 Racers Edge Motorsports (Jordan Taylor) Todd Lamb 1:50.319 5 106.709 Mazda RX-8
15 70 GT 2 SpeedSource (Jonathan Bomarito) Sylvain Tremblay 1:50.665 3 106.375 Mazda RX-8
16 GT 3 Banner Racing (Scott Russell) Paul Edwards 1:51.557 3 105.525 Corvette
17 57 GT 4 Stevenson Motorsports (Andrew Davis) Robin Liddell 1:51.574 3 105.508 Camaro GT.R
18 GT 5 Dempsey Racing (James Gue) Leh Keen 1:52.454 5 104.683 Mazda RX-8
19 68 GT 6 SpeedSource (Adam Christodoulou) John Edwards 1:52.997 4 104.18 Mazda RX-8



Khatir Soltani
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