From Grand Am
Matt Bell set a time of 1:27.803 (94.302 mph) on his first lap of qualifying Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and will lead the 27-car Grand Sport (GS) field to the green flag in Sunday's Grand-Am Fan Appreciation Weekend, the second round of the 2009 KONI Sports Car Challenge season.
Meanwhile, in Street Tuner (ST), Andrew Aquilante set his flying lap on his final run around the 2.3-mile, 11-turn track, taking a time of 1:32.976 (89.055 mph), three thousandths of a second quicker than Christian Miller's time.
Trailing Bell and Ludwig was Daniel DiLeo, the only KONI Challenge driver pulling double duty this weekend. DiLeo, co-driving with 2009 Rolex 24 winner Darren Law, set a time of 1:27.859 (94.242 mph) in the No. 8 Porsche 997.
In ST, Aquilante waited until moments before the checkered flag to set his lap. Aquilante will drive Saturday with Kristian Skavnes. Miller, second, will share the No. 74 with Randy Pobst on Saturday. Ian Baas was third in the No. 171 Volkswagen GT, taking a time of 1:33.029 (89.005 mph). Baas is sharing the car with Cooper City, Fla., native Josh Hurley, who led at Daytona in January.
Saturday's two-and-a-half hour ST race is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m., and Sunday's GS race is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. Both classes will practice Saturday morning.
Matt Bell set a time of 1:27.803 (94.302 mph) on his first lap of qualifying Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and will lead the 27-car Grand Sport (GS) field to the green flag in Sunday's Grand-Am Fan Appreciation Weekend, the second round of the 2009 KONI Sports Car Challenge season.
Meanwhile, in Street Tuner (ST), Andrew Aquilante set his flying lap on his final run around the 2.3-mile, 11-turn track, taking a time of 1:32.976 (89.055 mph), three thousandths of a second quicker than Christian Miller's time.
Trailing Bell and Ludwig was Daniel DiLeo, the only KONI Challenge driver pulling double duty this weekend. DiLeo, co-driving with 2009 Rolex 24 winner Darren Law, set a time of 1:27.859 (94.242 mph) in the No. 8 Porsche 997.
In ST, Aquilante waited until moments before the checkered flag to set his lap. Aquilante will drive Saturday with Kristian Skavnes. Miller, second, will share the No. 74 with Randy Pobst on Saturday. Ian Baas was third in the No. 171 Volkswagen GT, taking a time of 1:33.029 (89.005 mph). Baas is sharing the car with Cooper City, Fla., native Josh Hurley, who led at Daytona in January.
Saturday's two-and-a-half hour ST race is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m., and Sunday's GS race is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. Both classes will practice Saturday morning.