Fredagens kvalifikation for Grand Am deltagerne på Daytona International Raceway i Florida blev vundet af SunTrust Racing, her kørte Ricky Taylor tiden 1:42,341 i teamets Ford Dallara, den tid var 0,113 sekund hurtigere end Jon Fogarty kunne præsterer i Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing's Chevrolet Riley på 2. pladsen. De 11 deltagende Daytona Prototype racere tog sig af de 11 første pladser i det 28 biler store felt. I GT klassen skulle man åbenbart have en Mazda RX-8 hvis man ville være med helt oppe foran, og dette mærke besatte de tre første pladser, med Sylvain Tremblay fra SpeedSource teamet som den hurtigste af dem.
Jan Magnussen's teamkollega hos Stevenson Motorsports, Gunther Schaldach, placerede deres Chevrolet Camaro GT.R #97 på 10. pladsen i klassen, samt på 21. pladsen i den samlede stilling.
Kvalifikationstiderne:
|
Pl. |
# |
Kl. |
Kører |
Team |
Mærke |
Tid |
|
1 |
10 |
DP |
Ricky Taylor |
SunTrust Racing |
Ford Dallara |
1:42,341 |
2 |
99 |
DP |
Jon Fogarty |
Bob Stallings Racing |
Chevrolet Riley |
1:42,454 |
3 |
59 |
DP |
Darren Law |
Brumos Racing |
Porsche Riley |
1:42,904 |
|
4 |
6 |
DP |
Brian Frisselle |
Michael Shank Racing |
Ford Riley |
1:43,315 |
5 |
01 |
DP |
Memo Rojas |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
BMW Riley |
1:43,377 |
6 |
61 |
DP |
Mark Wilkins |
AIM Autosport |
Ford Riley |
1:43,410 |
|
7 |
90 |
DP |
Buddy Rice |
Spirit of Daytona Racing |
Porsche Coyote |
1:44,120 |
8 |
77 |
DP |
Dion von Moltke |
Doran Racing |
Ford Dallara |
1:44,330 |
9 |
9 |
DP |
Terry Borcheller |
Action Express Racing |
Porsche Riley |
1:44,811 |
|
10 |
60 |
DP |
John Pew |
Michael Shank Racing |
Ford Riley |
1:45,922 |
11 |
75 |
DP |
Tracy Krohn |
Krohn Racing |
Ford Lola |
1:46,298 |
12 |
70 |
GT |
Sylvain Tremblay |
SpeedSource |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:50,495 |
|
13 |
30 |
GT |
Jordan Taylor |
Racers Edge Motorsports |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:50,514 |
14 |
68 |
GT |
Adam Christodoulou |
Newman Wachs Racing |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:51,326 |
15 |
31 |
GT |
Boris Said |
Marsh Racing |
Corvette |
1:51,704 |
|
16 |
41 |
GT |
James Gue |
Dempsey Racing |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:51,835 |
17 |
07 |
GT |
Scott Russell |
Banner Racing |
Corvette |
1:52,031 |
18 |
44 |
GT |
John Potter |
Magnus Racing |
Porsche GT3 |
1:52,335 |
|
19 |
69 |
GT |
Emil Assentato |
SpeedSource |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:52,480 |
20 |
40 |
GT |
Charles Espenlaub |
Dempsey Racing |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:52,484 |
21 |
97 |
GT |
Gunter Schaldach |
Stevenson Motorsports |
Camaro GT.R |
1:52,712 |
|
22 |
28 |
GT |
Eric Lux |
LG Motorsports |
Corvette |
1:52,770 |
23 |
65 |
GT |
Julian Martinez |
SpeedSource |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:53,300 |
24 |
66 |
GT |
RJ Valentine |
TRG |
Porsche GT3 |
1:54,450 |
|
25 |
42 |
GT |
Will Nonnamaker |
Team Sahlen |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:54,788 |
26 |
43 |
GT |
Joe Nonnamaker |
Team Sahlen |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:54,879 |
27 |
67 |
GT |
Peter Bassett |
TRG |
Porsche GT3 |
2:01,250 |
|
28 |
94 |
GT |
Paul Dalla Lana |
Turner Motorsport |
BMW M6 |
2:03,128 |
|
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