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| August 19, 2011 News |
| LMPC: PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports on Pole for Round Six in Wisconsin |
 | Butch Leitzinger earned the pole position for PR1-Mathiasen Motorsports with a last lap flyer at Road America
(Photo: ALMS) |
Butch Leitzinger returned to prototype racing in an appropriate way on Friday (August 19) with a last-lap run to pole position in LMP Challenge qualifying at Road America.
Leitzinger turned a lap of 1:59.262 (122.191 mph) for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports in the ORECA FLM09 that he will drive with Rudy Junco. Leitzinger, a four-time podium finisher in the ALMS at Road America, was 0.095 seconds better than CORE autosport’s Gunnar Jeannette.
“I'm really impressed (with the LMPC cars),” said Leitzinger, who has driven in six different prototype classes in his ALMS career. “I've had friends - Andy Wallace and Luis Diaz - drive them last year. They all talk about how great the chassis is. We pulled the car off the truck and we've been really competitive.
“I'm really impressed with the class,” he added. “No one can get a huge advantage. It comes down to who can work the best as a team and make the least amount of changes.”
Leitzinger’s last race at Road America was a runner-up showing with Dyson Racing in 2009. He was the fastest overall qualifier in 2004 and posted the fastest LMP675 race lap in 2003. That made Friday’s pole run that much more special.
“Being away from Road America for a year is especially difficult,” he admitted. “I watched everyone on the TV last year. The track has such a flavor to it. The fans are great, you see the same people every year.”
Behind Leitzinger and Jeanette on the speedcharts in the timed run was Performance Tech Motorsports' Kyle Marcelli and Genoa Racing's Eric Lux.
The four-hour chase for Le Mans Prototype Challenge glory at Road America takes place on Saturday (August 20), commencing at 3 pm local time.
The top-three will be posted following every session on the ESR Facebook page and ESR Twitter page.
Le Mans Prototype Challenge
Round 6 – Qualifying Results
August 19, 2011
Road America - Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Fast Time| 1. | Butch Leitzinger/Rudy Junco | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 1:59.262 | | 2. | Gunnar Jeannette/Ricardo Gonzalez | CORE Autosport | 1:59.357 | | 3. | Kyle Marcelli/Anthony Nicolosi/Jarrett Boon | Performance Tech Motorsports | 1:59.379 | | 4. | Eric Lux/Christian Zugel | Genoa Racing | 1:59.400 | | 5. | Jon Field/Michael Marsal/Brian French | Intersport Racing | 2:00.106 | | 6. | Jon Bennett/ Frankie Montecalvo | CORE Autosport | 2:02.592 | | 7. | Clint Field/David Ducote/Chapman Ducote | Intersport Racing | 2:03.727 | |
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