Weaver Earns Sixth X-1R Pole of Season at Road America
Weaver Earns Sixth X-1R Pole of Season at Road America ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (July 7, 2001) -- Englishman James Weaver captured his sixth X-1R Pole in seven races during qualifying today for Sunday's Road America 500 presented by the Chicago Tribune. Weaver piloted the Thetford/Norcold/Goodyear-sponsored #16 Ford-powered Riley & Scott to a 1:58.195 lap at 121.833 mph around the four-mile road course. The fastest lap came during the closing laps of the 15-mintue qualifying session, besting the time of Didier Theys, of Phoenix, who had previously held the top spot with his 1:58.835 lap time in the LISTA/Yokahama-sponsored #27 Judd-engined Ferrari of Doran Lista Racing. The second Dyson Racing Team car will start behind the #16 Ford in the second row with Dorsey Schroeder, of Osage Beach, Mo., behind the wheel. Jon Field, of Dublin, Ohio, will take the green flag beside Schroeder in his Banana Joe's #37 Judd-powered Lola of Intersport Racing. Many were surprised by Field's unimpressive qualifying time of 2:00.663 after he led the practice sessions with a time nearly three seconds faster. However, the team reports that they suffered from an under steering problem during qualifying, which they foresee being resolved before Sunday's race. Scott Maxwell, of Uxbridge, Ont., captured his first-ever class pole position in the SportsRacing Prototype II (SRPII) class after clocking a 2:05.042 lap at 115.161 mph in the Quickblade/Multimatic Engineering-sponsored #25 Nissan-engined Lola of Multimatic Motorsports. The Road America 500 will be only the second Rolex Series race for the Multimatic team, who earned a podium finish in their series debut last month at the ConAgra Foods U.S. Road Racing Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Maxwell will start Sunday's race on the inside fourth row, with SRPII driver points-leader Andy Lally, of Northpoint, N.Y., starting beside him in the Oberto Beef Jerky #22 Nissan Lola of Archangel Motorsport Services. The X-1R Performance Lubricants/Goodyear-sponsored #09 Corvette C5 of Flis Motorsports Team X-1R will lead the American GT (AGT) class to the green flag for the third race this season. Craig Conway, of Daytona Beach, Fla., recorded a 2:12.715 lap time to lead the AGT class and earn an eighth-row starting position. Randy Pobst, of Melbourne, Fla., led the GT class during qualifying in the Fordahl Motorsports/Crazy Redhead Racing #15 Porsche GT3 RS. Pobst's 2:14.454 lap time midway through the 15-minute qualifying session could not be topped by any other GT cars, though Kevin Buckler, of Sonoma, Calif., came closest with a 2:14.806 lap in The Racer's Group #66 Porsche GT3 RS. Chris Bingham, of Kirkland, Wash., was the single GTS driver to take to the track during qualifying. Bingham clocked a 2:09.911 lap at 110.845 mph to place the BASF/HCI/Yokohama/Park Place Ltd.-sponsored Saleen S7R of Fordahl Motorsports/Park Place Racing on the seventh row for Sunday's start. The Road America 500 will get underway at noon on Sunday. It will mark the seventh race of the 10-race season for the Rolex Sports Car Series. More information on Grand-Am Road Racing and the Road America 500 is available online at www.grand-am.com. Tickets are available at www.roadamerica.com. -30- For more information: Grand-Am Public Relations Christie Hyde (386) 795-1189 cellular email: CHyde@grand-am.com ROAD AMERICA 500 QUALIFYING RESULTS ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Saturday, July 7, 2001) - Qualifying results of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at Road America with qualifying position (car number) drivers, hometown or country, class of car, team name and make of car, qualifying lap time and speed in miles per hour. The race, seventh in the 10-race Grand American Series, is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon on Sunday. 1. (16) James Weaver, England; Butch Leitzinger, State College, Pa., SRP, Dyson Racing Team Ford R&S, 01:58.195, 121.833. 2. (27) Didier Theys, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mauro Baldi, Monaco; Freddy Lienhard, Erlen, Switzerland, SRP, Lista Doran Racing Judd Ferrari, 01:58.835, 121.176. 3. (20) Dorsey Schroeder, Osage Beach, Mo.; Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Sherrill's Ford, N.C.; Rob Dyson, Pleasant Valley, N.Y., SRP, Dyson Racing Team Ford R&S, 01:59.429, 120.574. 4. (37) Jon Field, Dublin, Ohio; Oliver Gavin, England; Clint Field, Dublin, Ohio, SRP, Intersport Racing Judd Lola, 02:00.663, 119.341. 5. (74) Jack Baldwin, Marietta, Ga.; George Robinson, Houston, Texas; Eric van der Poole, Belgium, SRP, Robinson Racing Judd R&S, 02:00.745, 119.260. 6. (63) Jim Pace, ; Jim Downing, Atlanta, Ga.; Barry Waddell, Evansville, Ind., SRP, Downing Atlanta Inc Mazda Kudzu, 02:03.263, 116.823. 7. (25) Scott Maxwell, Toronto, ; Peter Czapka, Uxbridge, , SRPII, Multimatic Motorsports Nissan Lola, 02:05.042, 115.161. 8. (22) Andy Lally, Northpoint, N.Y.; Mike Durand, Boston, Mass.; Howard Katz, New York, N.Y., SRPII, Archangel Motorsport Services Nissan Lola, 02:06.463, 113.867. 9. (89) Bruno St Jacques, Montreal; Robert Julien, Toronto, ; Bob Woodman, Charleston, S.C., SRPII, Porschehaus Racing Nissan Lola, 02:06.492, 113.841. 10. (78) Patrice Roussel, Nantes, France; Edouard Sezionale, Largo, Fla.; Rick Fairbanks, Greenville, S.C., SRP, Sezio Florida Racing Team BMW Norma, 02:07.293, 113.125. 11. (48) Jeff Bucknum, Phoenix, Ariz.; Dave Dullum, Falls Church, Va.; Joe Blacker, Ellicott City, Md., SRPII, Pilbeam Racing Nissan Pilbeam, 02:07.999, 112.501. 12. (21) Ben Devlin, Norwich, England; Larry Oberto, Seattle, Wash.; David Sterenberg, Phoenix, Ariz., SRPII, Archangel Motorsport Services Nissan Lola, 02:08.258, 112.274. 13. (6) Ross Bentley, White Rock, ; John Macaluso, Winter Haven, Fla.; Bernt Sherman, N Barrington, Ill., SRP, Miracle Motorsports Ford R&S, 02:08.608, 111.968. 14. (5) Chris Bingham, Bellevue, Wash.; Ron Johnson, Laguna Beach, Calif., GTS, Fordahl Motorsports Saleen S7R, 02:09.911, 110.845. 15. (09) Craig Conway, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Doug Goad, Farmington Hills, Mich.; Andy Pilgrim, Cooper City, Fla., AGT, Team X-1R Corvette, 02:12.715, 108.503. 16. (15) Randy Pobst, Melbourne, Fla.; Kim Hiskey, Monroe, Wash., GT, Fordahl M/S/Crazy Redhead Racing Porsche GT3RS, 02:14.454, 107.100. 17. (66) Kevin Buckler, Sonoma, Calif.; Tom McGlynn, Orono, Minn., GT, The Racer's Group Porsche GT3RS, 02:14.806, 106.820. 18. (00) Steve Pelke, Lansing, Fla.; Peter Mohrhauser, Racine, Wisc.; Bruce Nesbitt, Chicago, Ill., AGT, Orion Motorsports Mustang, 02:15.029, 106.644. 19. (11) Kenny Bupp, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Jon Leavy, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., AGT, Hamilton Safe Motorsports Camaro, 02:15.979, 105.899. 20. (54) Terry Borcheller, Phoenix, Ariz.; Toney Jennings, San Antonio, Texas, GT, JET Motorsports BMW M3, 02:16.023, 105.864. 21. (81) Darren Law, Phoenix, Ariz.; Matt Drendel, Hickory, N.C.; David Murry, Atlanta, Ga., GT, G&W Motorsports Porsche GT3R, 02:16.182, 105.741. 22. (46) Kerry Hitt, Harrisburg, Pa.; Jerry Thompson, Manheim, Pa., AGT, ACP Motorsports Corvette, 02:16.219, 105.712. 23. (82) Dick Greer, Columbus, Ohio; Tom Patton, Hamilton, Ohio, AGT, Dick Greer Racing - Wendy's Corvette, 02:16.895, 105.190. 24. (50) Craig Stanton, Long Beach, Calif.; Andy Hajducky, Andover, Mass., GT, Aasco - Boduck Porsche GT3R, 02:16.993, 105.115. 25. (34) Spencer Pumpelly, Mason Neck, Va.; Steve Ivankovich, Chicago, Ill.; Rick DiIorio, Harvard, Mass., GT, Zip/ Pumpelly Racing Porsche GT3R, 02:17.018, 105.096. 26. (61) Nick Longhi, New York, N.Y.; Adam Merzon, Greenwich, Conn., GT, Case It Racing Porsche GT3RS, 02:17.268, 104.904. 27. (57) Philip Collin, Lincolnshire, Ill.; Stefano Buttiero, Monaco, GT, Seikel Motorsport Porsche GT3R, 02:17.649, 104.614. 28. (75) Joe Policastro Jr, Latrobe, Pa.; Joe Policastro Sr, Latrobe, Pa.; Gunnar Jeannette, Palm Beach, Fla., GT, Gunnar Racing Porsche GT3RS, 02:17.723, 104.558. 29. (43) Peter Baron, San Mateo, Calif.; Leo Hindery, Hilsborough, Calif.; Tony Kester, Michigan City, Ind., GT, Orbit Porsche GT3RS, 02:18.884, 103.684. 30. (39) Tom Papadopoulos, Forest Hills, N.Y.; David Friedman, Melville, N.Y., GT, Autosport Race Team Porsche GT3R, 02:19.364, 103.327. 31. (9) Mark Bunting, Timonium, Md.; Adam Burrow, East Canaan, Conn., GT, Genesis Racing BMW M3, 02:20.431, 102.541. 32. (98) Tony Ave, Indianapolis, Ind.; Lester Fahlgren, Schaumburg, Ill.; Jay Shuler, Praire View, Ill., GT, Swedish Racing Mazda RX-7, 02:21.295, 101.914. 33. (10) Rick Fairbanks, Fairbanks, N.C.; Andrew Kopperl, Westwood, Mass.; Stu Hayner, Yorba Linda, Calif., GT, Genesis Racing BMW M3, 02:21.337, 101.884. 34. (67) Dan Jones, Woodside, Calif.; Ludovico Manfredi, Key Biscayne, Fla., GT, The Racer's Group Porsche GT3R, 02:23.640, 100.251.