By Grand-Am Series
Michael Valiante shattered the Barber Motorsports Park four-year-old track record with a lap of 1:20.521 (102.830 mph) in the No. 10 Pontiac Dallara to win the pole position for today's Porsche 250, Round 10 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
Valiante secured his second pole position of 2008, while co-driver Max Angelelli added a third pole for the Wayne Taylor Racing Team. Valiante broke the mark for the 2.3-mile, 16-turn circuit set by Max Papis for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in October 2004.
Championship co-leader Memo Rojas was second fastest with a lap of 1:20.940 (102.298 mph) in the No. 01 Lexus Riley.
Ricardo Zonta waited until the final minute of the session to run the third-fastest lap of the session, 1:21.257 (101.899 mph) in the No. 76 Pontiac Lola co-driven by Nic Jonsson.
Quebecker Marc-Antoine Camirand qualified fifth in the No. 5 Cosmo Spirit of Daytona Racing Porsche Coyote.
GT
In GT, Nick Ham won his third pole position and second in the row, running a lap of 1:28.084 (94.001 mph) in the No. 70 Mazda RX-8 he shares with Sylvain Tremblay.
Kelly Collins, the defending race winner and co-leader in the GT championship, will start second in the No. 07 Pontiac GXP.R he shares with Paul Edwards, 1:28.226 (93.850 mph).
Starting in the second row will be Jeff Segal in the No. 69 Mazda RX-8, 1:28.275 (93.798 mph) and Andrew Davis in the No. 57 Pontaic GXP.R, 1:28.971 (93.064 mph).
Starting Grid (Race starting at 2PM this afternoon):
POS NO. CLASS CLASS POS. DRIVER TEAM/CAR TIME
1 10 DP 1 Angelelli / Valiante SunTrust Racing / Pontiac Dallara 1:20.521
2 01 DP 2 Pruett / Rojas Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates / Lexus Riley 1:20.940
3 76 DP 3 Jonsson / Zonta Krohn Racing / Pontiac Lola 1:21.257 101.898
4 99 DP 4 Fogarty / Gurney GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Pontiac Riley 1:21.279
5 09 DP 5 Camirand / Cosmo Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote 1:21.281
6 58 DP 6 Donohue / Law Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley 1:21.301
7 61 DP 7 Frisselle / Wilkins AIM Autosport / Ford Riley 1:21.435
8 16 DP 8 Garcia / Kimber-Smith Cheever Racing / Pontiac Coyote 1:21.825
9 23 DP 9 Auberlen / Hand Alex Job Racing / Porsche Riley 1:21.949
10 47 DP 10 Frisselle / Taylor Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:22.039
11 77 DP 11 Gidley / Jaeger Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:22.220
12 6 DP 12 James / Pew Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:22.299
13 3 DP 13 Lester / Lewis Southard Motorsports / Lexus Riley 1:22.483
14 60 DP 14 Negri / Patterson Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:23.116
15 7 DP 15 Plumb / Sigal Rum Bum Racing / BMW Riley 1:23.369
16 91 DP 16 Goossens / Matthews Bob Stallings/ Riley-Matthews / Pontiac Riley 1:23.785
17 59 DP 17 Barbosa / France Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley 1:24.067
18 75 DP 18 Krohn / van de Poele Krohn Racing / Pontiac Lola 1:24.569
19 70 GT 1 Ham / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:28.084
20 07 GT 2 Collins / Edwards Banner Racing / Pontiac GXP.R 1:28.226
21 69 GT 3 Assentato / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:28.275
22 57 GT 4 Davis / Liddell Stevenson Motorsports / Pontiac GXP.R 1:28.971
23 21 GT 5 Alessi / Phinny Matt Connolly Motorsports / Pontiac GTO.R 1:29.308
24 87 GT 6 Miller / Werner Farnbacher Loles Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 1:29.397
25 72 GT 7 Borcheller / Lewis Jr Autohaus Motorsports / Pontiac GXP.R 1:29.468
Michael Valiante shattered the Barber Motorsports Park four-year-old track record with a lap of 1:20.521 (102.830 mph) in the No. 10 Pontiac Dallara to win the pole position for today's Porsche 250, Round 10 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
Valiante secured his second pole position of 2008, while co-driver Max Angelelli added a third pole for the Wayne Taylor Racing Team. Valiante broke the mark for the 2.3-mile, 16-turn circuit set by Max Papis for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in October 2004.
Championship co-leader Memo Rojas was second fastest with a lap of 1:20.940 (102.298 mph) in the No. 01 Lexus Riley.
Ricardo Zonta waited until the final minute of the session to run the third-fastest lap of the session, 1:21.257 (101.899 mph) in the No. 76 Pontiac Lola co-driven by Nic Jonsson.
Quebecker Marc-Antoine Camirand qualified fifth in the No. 5 Cosmo Spirit of Daytona Racing Porsche Coyote.
GT
In GT, Nick Ham won his third pole position and second in the row, running a lap of 1:28.084 (94.001 mph) in the No. 70 Mazda RX-8 he shares with Sylvain Tremblay.
Kelly Collins, the defending race winner and co-leader in the GT championship, will start second in the No. 07 Pontiac GXP.R he shares with Paul Edwards, 1:28.226 (93.850 mph).
Starting in the second row will be Jeff Segal in the No. 69 Mazda RX-8, 1:28.275 (93.798 mph) and Andrew Davis in the No. 57 Pontaic GXP.R, 1:28.971 (93.064 mph).
Starting Grid (Race starting at 2PM this afternoon):
POS NO. CLASS CLASS POS. DRIVER TEAM/CAR TIME
1 10 DP 1 Angelelli / Valiante SunTrust Racing / Pontiac Dallara 1:20.521
2 01 DP 2 Pruett / Rojas Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates / Lexus Riley 1:20.940
3 76 DP 3 Jonsson / Zonta Krohn Racing / Pontiac Lola 1:21.257 101.898
4 99 DP 4 Fogarty / Gurney GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Pontiac Riley 1:21.279
5 09 DP 5 Camirand / Cosmo Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote 1:21.281
6 58 DP 6 Donohue / Law Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley 1:21.301
7 61 DP 7 Frisselle / Wilkins AIM Autosport / Ford Riley 1:21.435
8 16 DP 8 Garcia / Kimber-Smith Cheever Racing / Pontiac Coyote 1:21.825
9 23 DP 9 Auberlen / Hand Alex Job Racing / Porsche Riley 1:21.949
10 47 DP 10 Frisselle / Taylor Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:22.039
11 77 DP 11 Gidley / Jaeger Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:22.220
12 6 DP 12 James / Pew Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:22.299
13 3 DP 13 Lester / Lewis Southard Motorsports / Lexus Riley 1:22.483
14 60 DP 14 Negri / Patterson Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:23.116
15 7 DP 15 Plumb / Sigal Rum Bum Racing / BMW Riley 1:23.369
16 91 DP 16 Goossens / Matthews Bob Stallings/ Riley-Matthews / Pontiac Riley 1:23.785
17 59 DP 17 Barbosa / France Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley 1:24.067
18 75 DP 18 Krohn / van de Poele Krohn Racing / Pontiac Lola 1:24.569
19 70 GT 1 Ham / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:28.084
20 07 GT 2 Collins / Edwards Banner Racing / Pontiac GXP.R 1:28.226
21 69 GT 3 Assentato / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:28.275
22 57 GT 4 Davis / Liddell Stevenson Motorsports / Pontiac GXP.R 1:28.971
23 21 GT 5 Alessi / Phinny Matt Connolly Motorsports / Pontiac GTO.R 1:29.308
24 87 GT 6 Miller / Werner Farnbacher Loles Racing / Porsche GT3 Cup 1:29.397
25 72 GT 7 Borcheller / Lewis Jr Autohaus Motorsports / Pontiac GXP.R 1:29.468