John Edwards will start Round 9 of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge at Road America from the pole. [Mark Walczak Photo]
Elkhart Lake, WI – John Edwards paced the field during qualifying for Round 9 of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge at Road America.
Edwards in the Fall Line Motorsports BMW M3 paced the 4.048 mile natural road course in 2 minutes 22.59 seconds for an average speed of 102.201 mph. Point leader in the Grand Sport division, Edwards co-driver Trent Hindman looks to increase his 15 point lead in the standings with the top qualifying spot. Andrew Davis, the runner-up in the standings will roll off the grid in fifth for Saturday’s race.
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In the Street Tuner division, Remo Ruscitti will start up front in his Porsche Cayman after his quick lap of 2 minutes 31.178 seconds. Point leader Eric Foss will start twenty-sixth on Saturday in his Porsche Cayman. The Hart Honda Civic Si team cars driven by Chad Gilsinger/Michael Valiante and Kevin Boehm/Peter Cunningham will start second and third in the ST division.
21 Grand Sport and 29 Street Tuner cars set times during the qualifying session.
The 2.5 hour Round 9 of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge is scheduled to see the green flag wave on Saturday, August 9th at 1:15pm ET.
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