The current points leaders in both GTD PRO and GTD demonstrated a good part of the reason they're at the front by taking the Motul Pole Awards for Sunday's Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway.
The No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 went from a pit lane fire yesterday to the top of the time sheets today in the second practice session for the Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway.
It was a good day to be a GT polesitter in the IMSA SportsCar weekend at Road America. While the No. 23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 squad had a lot of difficulties in the early part of the season, plus a big crash at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park that required a complete rebuild of .
The fresh pavement at Road America may prove to be quite a challenge for Sunday's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race, but in qualifying it was producing record laps in most classes.
It was another Cadillac Racing one-two in the second practice session for Sunday's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Road America, this time with Pipo Derani at the top for Action Express Racing. His 1m47.986s – good for 134.95mph around the 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit – was 0.