SCCA: Kleinubing nips Pfeffer for Mosport Speedvision Touring pole

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

May 19, 2001

CANADA - Brazilian Pierre Kleinubing captured his second-straight Superchips Pole position in SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car competition and will start first in this afternoon's Round Three race at Mosport International Raceway.

Driving the No. 1 RealTime Racing Acura Integra Type R, defending series Champion and race winner Kleinubing turned a lap of 1:35.096 (93.089 mph)-just 0.026-second ahead of season point leader Pfeffer's No. 26 John Hancock/JJ's Snacks BMW 328is, who set a quick time of 1:35.122 (93.063 mph).

Kleinubing's RealTime Racing teammate Hugh Plumb, of Chadds Ford, Pa., will start third, followed by Don Salama, of Avon, Conn., and Terry McCarthy, of Mountain View, Calif.

CANADA-Superchips Pole qualifying results and starting grid for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car Championship Round Three race, part of the Victoria Day Weekend at Mosport International Raceway, with position, car number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap and time in miles per hour.

1. (1), Pierre Kleinubing, Erexim, Brazil, Acura Integra R, 1:35.096, 93.089.

2. (26), Steve Pfeffer, Scottsdale, Ariz., BMW 328is, 1:35.122, 93.063.

3. (43), Hugh Plumb, Chadds Ford, Pa., Acura Integra R, 1:35.336, 92.854.

4. (94), Don Salama, Avon, Conn., BMW 328i, 1:35.483, 92.711.

5. (23), Terry McCarthy, Mountain View, Calif., BMW 328is, 1:35.657, 92.543.

6. (92), Will Turner, Newburyport, Mass., BMW 325is, 1:35.756, 92.447.

7. (44), Mike Fitzgerald, Phoenix, Ariz., Acura Integra R, 1:35.823, 92.382.

8. (55), Neal Sapp, Ellicott City, Md., BMW 325is, 1:35.965, 92.246.

9. (54), Rob Hines(R), Arlington, Va., BMW 328is, 1:36.387, 91.842.

10. (7), Ken Dobson, Carmel Valley, Calif., BMW 328Ci, 1:36.634, 91.607.

11. (40), Paul Bonaccorsi(R), Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Mazda Protege, 1:36.846, 91.406.

12. (19), Chuck Hemmingson, Des Moines, Iowa, Mazda ProtegeES, 1:36.937, 91.321.

13. (88), Roger Foo(R), Hayward, Calif., Honda Civic Si, 1:37.046, 91.218.

14. (2), David Leslie(R), Scotland, Mazda 626, 1:37.324, 90.958.

15. (68), Leo Capaldi, Lenox Twp., Mich., Mercury Cougar, 1:37.350, 90.933.

16. (51), Alfred duPont, Kennett Square, Pa., BMW 325is, 1:37.432, 90.857.

17. (53), Paul Orwicz(R), Stamford, Conn., BMW 325is, 1:37.723, 90.586.

18. (95), Drew Hagestad, Irving, Texas, VW Jetta, 1:37.793, 90.521.

19. (8), Taz Harvey, Danville, Calif., Hondi Civic Si, 1:38.288, 90.065.

20. (46), Carlos Steyer(R), Brazil, Acura Integra R, 1:38.550, 89.826.

21. (17), Grant Lockwood, Cumming, Ga., Honda Prelude, 1:38.654, 89.731.

22. (25), Ed Schairbaum, Fort Worth, Texas, Nissan 240 SX, 1:38.702, 89.688.

23. (07), Mike Buzzetti(R), Paso Robles, Calif., Acura Integra R, 1:38.797, 89.601.

24. (31), Mark Hein(R), Clearwater, Fla., Acura Interga R, 1:39.075, 89.350.

25. (32), Ken Payson(R), Sun City Center, Fla., Mazda ProtegeES, 1:39.166, 89.268.

26. (4), Shauna Marinus, Folsom, Calif., Mazda Protege, 1:39.925, 88.590.

27. (75), Laurence Oliva(R), Dover, N.H., BMW 325is, 1:40.309, 88.251.

28. (38), John Green, Roseville, Calif., Acura Integra, 1:40.839, 87.787.

29. (14), Stephane Trahan, Laval, QB, VW Golf, 1:41.726, 87.022.

30. (71), Alex Juhasz(R), Norwalk, Conn., BMW 325is, 1:42.275, 86.554.

31. (45), Fred Meyer, Dallas, Texas, Acura Integra R, 1:43.063, 85.893.

32. (3), Kris Wilson(R), Los Angeles, Calif., Mazda 626, 1:43.369, 85.638.

33. (22), Bob Miller, Oakton, Va., Ford ContourSVT, no time.

Text provided by Eric Prill

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