Henzler Fastest at Laguna

MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 14, 2005) - Germany's Wolf Henzler finished up practice for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge GT Championship 2005 finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a familiar place, atop the time sheets.

Driving the No. 55 Applied Materials/Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Henzler turned a succession of laps in the 1:30 range-the only driver to reach that milestone all day, finishing with a fastest time of 1:30.419 (89.105 mph) around the 2.238-mile, 11-turn circuit. The lap was faster than his existing qualifying lap record of 1:31.469, set in 2004.

Robin Liddell, who paced the opening practice session in his No. 66 AXA Financial/PFAFF Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, was second fastest on the day, with a lap of 1:31.001 (88.535 mph) in the afternoon session.

The Porsche duo bodes well for the marque's hopes in the Manufacturers' Championship Presented by RACER Magazine. Porsche presently holds a three-point advantage over Cadillac.

Defending series Champion Tommy Archer was third fastest in the No. 1 c3controls/3R-Racing Dodge Viper after turning a 1:31.010 (88.526 mph) in the afternoon session. Archer is currently eight points behind Championship leader Andy Pilgrim, who was the fastest of the XM/Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-Vs in fourth, turning a quick time of 1:31.104 (88.435 mph). Teammate Max Angelelli was fifth on the day, with a lap of 1:31.127 (88.412 mph).

MONTEREY, Calif. - Combined practice times for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge GT Championship season finale, part of the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour.

1, (55), Wolf Henzler, Nürtingen, Germany, Porsche 911 Cup, 1:30.419, 89.105.

2, (66), Robin Liddell, Edinburgh, Scotland, Porsche 911 Cup, 1:31.001, 88.535.

3, (1), Tommy Archer, Duluth, Minn., Dodge Viper, 1:31.010, 88.526.

4, (8), Andy Pilgrim, Del Ray Beach, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:31.104, 88.435.

5, (12), Max Angelelli, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Cadillac CTS-V, 1:31.127, 88.412.

6, (82), Mike McCann, N. Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 1:31.322, 88.224.

7, (07), Lawson Ashenbach, Gaithersburg, Md., Porsche 911 Cup, 1:31.679, 87.880.

8, (16), Max Papis, Miami, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:31.689, 87.871.

9, (27), Dino Crescentini, Malibu, Calif., Corvette C6, 1:31.996, 87.577.

10, (83), Jim McCann, N. Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 1:32.031, 87.544.

11, (3), Tim Wiens, Westminster, Colo., Dodge Viper, 1:32.088, 87.490.

12, (28), Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, Texas, Corvette C6, 1:32.134, 87.446.

13, (6), Leighton Reese, Minnetonka, Minn., Corvette C6, 1:32.141, 87.439.

14, (13), Bob Woodhouse, Blair, Neb., Dodge Viper, 1:32.202, 87.382.

15, (14), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 Cup, 1:32.340, 87.251.

16, (30), Mike Davis, Huntington Beach, Calif., Saleen SR, 1:32.451, 87.146.

17, (56), Ritch Marziale, Tempe, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 1:33.161, 86.482.

18, (31), Sonny Whelen(R), Old Saybrook, Conn., Corvette Z06, 1:33.410, 86.252.

19, (77), Brett Pearson(R), Orlando, Fla., Dodge Viper, 1:34.747, 85.034.

20, (00), Al Becera(R), San Jose, Calif., Dodge Viper, 1:34.841, 84.950.

21, (96), Skip Sauls(R), Longmont, Colo., Porsche 911 Cup, 1:35.149, 84.675.

22, (34), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Corvette C6, 1:35.428, 84.428.

23, (29), Kevin Chambers, Menlo Park, Calif., Corvette C5, 1:35.544, 84.325.

24, (15), John Dearing(R), Mission Viejo, Calif., Dodge Viper GTS, 1:35.711, 84.178.

25, (40), Greg Weirick(R), Malibu, Calif., Corvette C5, 1:36.083, 83.852.

26, (11), Jonathan Martinez(R), Bakersfield, Calif., Dodge Viper GTS, 1:37.261, 82.836.

27, (10), Carol Hollfelder, Covina, Calif., Ford Mustang, 1:37.497, 82.636.

28, (42), Mark LoPilato(R), Granbury, Texas, Porsche 911 T, 1:39.322, 81.118.

29, (54), Michael Judy, Fresno, Calif., Ford Mustang, 1:55.532, 69.736.