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Starworks Ford Riley takes Rolex 24 at Daytona pole
It may have been all Corvettes in the Roar Before the 24 practice sessions a few weeks ago but it was all Starworks Motorsports Ford Riley when it counted for the pole position for this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona GRAND-AM race.
Ryan Dalziel of Orlando, Fl., posted a fast lap of 126.741 mpg around Daytona's 3.56 mile long road course which was fast enough to claim the pole starting spot for the 24 hour race. Dalziel will team with Allan McNish, Lucas Luhr, Alex Popow and Enzo Potolicchio on the No. 8 car, which was assembled in the last few weeks.
“I think it’s just an incredible job these guys have done to put our car together in such a short amount of time,” Dalziel said. “We were the last Riley to be delivered to a team. With everything that has gone on the past couple of days for us, to get the pole is very rewarding but it’s a long race.”
The fleet of Corvettes was able to somewhat redeem themselves when Max Angelelli claimed the second starting spot in the Suntrust Racing Corvette and the Chip Ganassi Racing Target Corvette finished third in qualifying.
In the GT class it was Porsche over Ferrari as Andrew Davis posted the fast in class speed in the Brumos Racing Porsche. The AIm Autosport Team Ferrari was second in class.
1- 8 DP 1 Dalziel / Luhr / McNish / Popow / Potolicchio Starworks Motorsport / Ford Riley 1:41.119 126.741 Motorola
2- 10 DP 2 Angelelli / Briscoe / Taylor SunTrust Racing / Corvette DP 1:41.240 126.590 Suntrust
3- 02 DP 3 Dixon / Franchitti / McMurray / Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley 1:41.463 126.312 Target Telmex
4- 99 DP 4 Fogarty / Gidley / Gurney GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing / Corvette DP 1:41.519 126.242 GAINSCO Auto Insurance
5- 90 DP 5 Garcia / Gavin / Magnussen / Westbrook Spirit of Daytona / Corvette DP 1:41.611 126.128
6- 60 DP 6 Allmendinger / Negri / Pew / Wilson Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian / Ford Riley 1:41.662 126.064 Liveon.com
7- 9 DP 7 Barbosa / Borcheller / France / Papis Action Express Racing / Corvette DP 1:42.074 125.555
8- 6 DP 8 Goncalvez / McDowell / Nasr / Yacaman Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian / Ford Riley 1:42.414 125.139
9- 2 DP 9 Hunter-Reay / Luhr / Mayer / Potolicchio / Scala Starworks Motorsport / Ford Riley 1:42.657 124.842 Motorola
10- 77 DP 10 Frisselle / Frisselle / Lowe / Tracy Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:42.773 124.702 COMBOS, Circle K
11- 50 DP 11 Defoor / Forbes-Robinson / Johnson / Pace / de Quesada 50+Predator/Alegra / BMW Riley 1:43.723 123.559
12- 76 DP 12 Braun / Jonsson / Krohn / Zonta Krohn Racing / Ford Lola 1:44.433 122.719
13- 59 GT 1 Davis / Haywood / Keen / Lieb Brumos Racing / Porsche GT3 1:49.342 117.210 The Brumos Companies
14- 69 GT 2 Assentato / Lazzaro / Longhi / Segal AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari / Ferrari 458 1:49.357 117.194 FXDD
15- 44 GT 3 Lally / Lietz / Potter / Rast Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3 1:49.388 117.160 Magnus Racing
16- 45 GT 4 Bergmeister / Long / Neiman / Rockenfeller Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports / Porsche GT3 1:49.550 116.987
17- 62 GT 5 Bruni / Fisichella / Matos Risi Competizione / Ferrari 458 1:49.661 116.869
18- 42 GT 6 Cameron / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Sahlen Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:49.700 116.827 Theracesite.com
19- 23 GT 7 Collard / Holzer / Leitzinger / MacNeil Alex Job Racing / Porsche GT3 1:49.766 116.757 WeatherTech
20- 88 GT 8 Edwards / Marsh / Milner / Taylor Autohaus Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:49.773 116.750 Autohaus, Flex-Box
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