Na kvalifikacijama su briljirali vozači SunTrust tima, kada govorimo o Daytona Prototype klasi, kao i Mazda posade u GT klasi, koje su osvojile prve tri startne pozicije.
Prošlogodišnji četvrtoplasirani na trci, vozači SunTrust tima, su bili najbrži na kvalifikacijama. Max Angelleli je sa vremenom od 1:40.827 i prosečnom brzinom od 204,5kmč bio brži od dve posade Michael Shank Racinga, koje su kvalifikacije završile na drugom i trećem mestu. Ovo je njegova četvrta pol pozicija na Dejtoni u karijeri, a na trci će vozačko mesto deliti sa Wayne i Ricky Taylorom (otac i sin) i Pedro Lamy-jem).
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U GT klasi su ove godine apsolutno dominirale Mazda RX8 posade, a najbrža među njima je bila posada tima SpeedSource (koja je i zadužena za sklapanje Mazda Riley RX8 trkačkih automobila).
Na samom početku kvalifikacija, četvorostruki NASCAR šampion Jimmie Johnson je teško oštetio Chevrolet Riley prototip tima GAINCSO/Bob Stallings Racing, a sam Johnson je ostao nepovređen. Iako je tim odlučio da odmah iz Teksasa pošalje rezervni prototip, detaljnijim pregledom je ustanovljeno da je oštećeni prototip ipak moguće popraviti do sutrašnjeg starta trke.
Johnson je izjavio: "Postavio sam se u vrlo nezgodnu poziciju sa jednim GT automobilom i platio sam cenu za tako lošu procenu. Vrlo sam nezadovoljan što sam oštetio prototip i što sam napravio mnogo posla momcima iz garaže, ali izgleda da će ipak uspeti da ga poprave na vreme za sutrašnji start."
Lucas Luhr (fabrički vozač Audija) i Martin Ragginger (Porsche Junior vozač) su, takođe, izbegli povrede prilikom udesa u kojima su učestvovali tokom kvalifikacija. Oba automobila (BMW Riley prototip i Porsche GT3 Cup, respektivno) će biti popravljeni do početka trke i pored ozbiljnih oštećenja, SunTrust posada je u odnosu na prošlu godinu zadržala motor (Ford), ali je promenila šasiju (Dallara umesto Riley). Michael Shank posade su zadržale prošlogodišnju kombinaciju (Ford Riley) iako su svi timovi sa Ford motorima prošle godine imali velike probleme sa motorom.
Posade Chip Ganassi Racing tima su se kvalifikovale kao četvrta i peta, a na petom mestu su vozači Crown Royal/NPN Racing tima za koji voze sve sami velikani evropskih endurans takmičenja (Bouchut, Bourdais, Collard, Maasen i Tucker).
Prošlogodišnji pobednik kvalifikacija u GT klasi, Sylvain Tremblay, se kvalifikovao kao treći u Mazdi RX8 #30, dok je njegov timski kolega ove godine na isti način, u poslednjem momentu kvalifikacija za volanom Mazde RX8 #69 postigo bolje vreme i osvojio pol poziciju u GT klasi.
U poslednjim trenucima kvalifikacija, Tremblay je izgubio još jednu poziciju, koju je osvojio Jordan Taylor (čiji otac i brat voze za SunTrust tim na pol poziciji u DP klasi) u Mazdi RX8 #30.
Četvrto mesto je osvojila posada Godstone Ranch Motorsports Corvette, na svom debitantskom pojavljivanju na Grand-Am takmičenju, da bi tek na petom mestu bila najbolje plasirana Porsche GT3 posada – TRG #66.
Rezultati kvalifikacija:
|
Pos |
No. |
Class |
Pic |
Drivers |
Team/Car |
Time |
Speed |
Sponsors |
|
1 |
10 |
DP |
1 |
Angelelli / Lamy / Taylor / Taylor |
SunTrust Racing / Ford Dallara |
1:40.681 |
127.293 |
Sun Trust |
|
2 |
60 |
DP |
2 |
Frisselle / Negri / Pew / Wilkins |
Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley |
1:41.100 |
126.765 |
Crown Royal XR |
|
3 |
6 |
DP |
3 |
Allmendinger / Frisselle / Patterson / Valiante |
Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley |
1:41.110 |
126.753 |
"The Pit Stop" on Norris Lake |
|
4 |
02 |
DP |
4 |
Dixon / Franchitti / McMurray / Montoya |
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley |
1:41.147 |
126.706 |
Target, Telmex |
|
5 |
01 |
DP |
5 |
Papis / Pruett / Rojas / Wilson |
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley |
1:41.164 |
126.685 |
Telmex, Target |
|
6 |
55 |
DP |
6 |
Bouchut / Bourdais / Collard / Maassen / Tucker |
Crown Royal/NPN Racing / BMW Riley |
1:41.463 |
126.312 |
|
|
7 |
59 |
DP |
7 |
Donohue / Haywood / Law / Leitzinger / Matos |
Brumos Racing / Porsche Riley |
1:41.513 |
126.249 |
Brumos.com |
|
8 |
9 |
DP |
8 |
Barbosa / Borcheller / Dalziel / Rockenfeller |
Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley |
1:41.603 |
126.138 |
|
|
9 |
75 |
DP |
9 |
Braun / Jonsson / Krohn / Zonta |
Krohn Racing / Ford Lola |
1:42.060 |
125.573 |
|
|
10 |
90 |
DP |
10 |
Garcia / Manning / Menard / Rice |
Spirit of Daytona Racing / Porsche Coyote |
1:42.074 |
125.555 |
Menards |
|
11 |
77 |
DP |
11 |
Gidley / Gollin / Jaeger / Johnston |
Doran Racing / Ford Dallara |
1:42.606 |
124.904 |
McDonald“s Racing |
|
12 |
7 |
DP |
12 |
Forest / James / Lester / von Moltke |
Starworks Motorsport / BMW Riley |
1:43.322 |
124.039 |
|
|
13 |
69 |
GT |
1 |
Assentato / Lazzaro / Longhi / Segal |
SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 |
1:49.282 |
117.274 |
FXDD, Mazda |
|
14 |
30 |
GT |
2 |
Bocchino / Buford / Edwards / Lamb / Taylor |
Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 |
1:49.371 |
117.179 |
Cobalt Friction, IDEMITSU, Mazda |
|
15 |
70 |
GT |
3 |
Bomarito / Ham / Haskell / Tremblay |
SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 |
1:49.462 |
117.081 |
Castol Syntec, Mazda |
|
16 |
07 |
GT |
4 |
Edwards / Jones / McCutchen / Reese / Russell |
Godstone Ranch Motorsports/Team MBR / Corvette |
1:49.474 |
117.068 |
Texas Heart Institute, Fisk Electric |
|
17 |
66 |
GT |
5 |
Ballou / Collins / Flanagan / Henzler / Lally |
TRG / Porsche GT3 |
1:49.637 |
116.894 |
AXA |
|
18 |
88 |
GT |
6 |
Baker / Cosmo / Mowlem / Papadopoulos / Willsey |
Orbit Racing / Porsche GT3 |
1:49.831 |
116.688 |
|
|
19 |
67 |
GT |
7 |
Bergmeister / Long / Neiman / van Overbeek |
TRG/ Flying Lizard Motorsports / Porsche GT3 |
1:49.855 |
116.662 |
ShoreTel |
|
20 |
32 |
GT |
8 |
Finlay / Hyatt / Merrill / Westphal |
Corsa Team PR1 / BMW M6 |
1:49.968 |
116.542 |
Corsa Car Care Products |
|
21 |
41 |
GT |
9 |
Gue / Keen / Kitch Jr / Lacey |
Dempsey Racing/Team Seattle / Mazda RX-8 |
1:49.971 |
116.539 |
Global Diving |
|
22 |
94 |
GT |
10 |
Auberlen / Dalla Lana / Hand / Said |
Turner Motorsport / BMW M6 Riley |
1:50.063 |
116.442 |
Turner Motorsport/Northwest |
|
23 |
71 |
GT |
11 |
Bernhard / Dumas / George Jr / Labonte / Pumpelly |
TRG / Porsche GT3 |
1:50.271 |
116.222 |
|
|
24 |
57 |
GT |
12 |
Davis / Liddell / Magnussen |
Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R |
1:50.274 |
116.219 |
Stevenson Auto, Vin Solutions |
|
25 |
48 |
GT |
13 |
Hines / Ludwig / Miller / Roush |
Miller Barrett Racing / Porsche GT3 |
1:50.662 |
115.812 |
Marquis Jet, Dietz & Watson Meats, Grand Prix Racewear, JSI, IPC, TOTAL, Wheel Enhancement |
|
26 |
43 |
GT |
14 |
Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Sahlen |
Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 |
1:51.033 |
115.425 |
Theracesite.com |
|
27 |
40 |
GT |
15 |
Dempsey / Espenlaub / Foster / Maxwell |
Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 |
1:51.122 |
115.332 |
Mazda |
|
28 |
22 |
GT |
16 |
Bentley / McIntosh / Nierop / O“Young / Paquette |
Bullet Racing / Porsche GT3 |
1:51.199 |
115.252 |
|
|
29 |
64 |
GT |
17 |
Lowe / Lux / Pace / Sugden / Walker |
JLowe Racing / Porsche GT3 |
1:51.449 |
114.994 |
Siemens Gigaset |
|
30 |
46 |
GT |
18 |
Collins / Ianetta / Lewis / Zahn |
Autohaus Motorsports / Pontiac GXP.R |
1:51.816 |
114.616 |
Autohaus Motorsports, ZMG Construction, Rincent BTP, Forge Capital Partners |
|
31 |
20 |
GT |
19 |
Lapierre / Menten / Palttala / Slingerland |
Matt Connolly Motorsports / Porsche GT3 |
1:52.235 |
114.188 |
OFI Asset Management, Bischoff & Scheck Service, AVRA Towage, Voskamp Group, North Sea Petroleum |
|
32 |
97 |
GT |
20 |
Bell / Borkowski / Refenning / Schaldach |
Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R |
1:52.321 |
114.101 |
Stevenson Auto, LaLa Motorsports |
|
33 |
44 |
GT |
21 |
Bleekemolen / Lietz / Potter / Stanton |
Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3 |
1:52.559 |
113.860 |
|
|
34 |
14 |
GT |
22 |
Friedman / Gatlin / Graeff / Thomas / Yarab Jr. |
Autometrics Motorsports / Porsche GT3 |
1:52.580 |
113.839 |
Racing 4 Research – Children“s Tumor Foundation |
|
35 |
63 |
GT |
23 |
Brown / Dean / Richard / Thomas / Villeneuve |
TRG / Porsche GT3 |
1:53.004 |
113.411 |
Future Electronics, Remington, Team Polizei, M3LRacing.com, Freescale Semiconductors |
|
36 |
52 |
GT |
24 |
Marchino / Michaelian / Michaelian / Safina / Wilton |
Wil Mar Racing / Ferrari 430 Challenge |
1:53.088 |
113.327 |
Wilton Partners, XLawX, Bizrate.com, P1Groupe.com, Dorsal Friends, Ecotech Roofing, Stoll Law |
|
37 |
42 |
GT |
25 |
Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Sahlen |
Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 |
1:54.393 |
112.034 |
Theracesite.com |
|
38 |
21 |
GT |
26 |
Briody / Lassally / Rosa / Steuer / Trenery |
Matt Connolly Motorsports / Pontiac GTO.R |
1:55.678 |
110.790 |
ROFINCO, P1Groupe.com, AIS Media |
|
39 |
19 |
GT |
27 |
Breslin / Breslin / Romagnoli / Romanini / Vinkemulder |
MCM/Black Flag Racing / Corvette |
1:57.357 |
109.205 |
Mitra, P1Groupe.com, AIS Media, ADROC, Cattier Champagne, Gruppo Sipro |
|
40 |
18 |
GT |
28 |
Doyle / Ledoux / Quinlan / Sheehan / Watkins |
TRG/ Guardian Angel / Porsche GT3 |
1:58.932 |
107.759 |
Love146.org, Matthew R. Greer Children“s Foundation, Victorylanewealth.com, HWI Motorsports, ConvergEx |
|
41 |
08 |
GT |
0 |
Poordad / Sigal / West / Yasukawa |
Sigalsport / Ferrari 430 Challenge |
– |
– |
|
|
42 |
95 |
DP |
0 |
Bouchut / Hunter-Reay / Luhr / Tucker / Westbrook |
Crown Royal/NPN Racing / BMW Riley |
– |
– |
|
|
43 |
99 |
DP |
0 |
Fogarty / Gurney / Johnson / Vasser |
GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley |
– |
– |
GAINSCO Auto Insurance |
|
44 |
23 |
GT |
0 |
Baldwin / Burtin / Farnbacher / Pagerey / Ragginger |
Alex Job Racing / Porsche GT3 |
– |
– |
Foametix, Battery Tender, Uberwurx, The Chicago Boys Porsche |
|
45 |
2 |
DP |
0 |
Lueders / Wagner |
Beyer Racing / Chevrolet Crawford |
– |
– |
|
Foto: Porsche PR, Grand-Am