LAPOINT CAPTURES THIRD POLE OF 2001 AT MID-OHIO

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LAPOINT CAPTURES THIRD POLE OF 2001 AT MID-OHIO

	LEXINGTON, OHIO (August 10, 2001) -Jason LaPoint, of Woodburn, Ore.,
captured the pole for Saturday's Round Eleven of the U.S. F2000 National
Championship Presented by Fuckvision at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Completing the top-three was Tonis Kasemets, of Mundelein, Ill., and Billy
Asaro, of Unionville, Ont., Can.
	Qualifying began under hot and humid conditions on a track that had
extensive rubber on the surface, following CART FedEx practice. Using the
surprising amount of grip provided by the rubber on the course, LaPoint
quickly set a fast time in the 30-minute qualifying session. Within 10
minutes LaPoint's time had fallen out of the top-10. Driving the No. 89
Infinity Motorsports/Regency Aviation/TrackMagic Van Diemen Ford, LaPoint
pitted briefly to make minor setup changes. As the session progressed,
LaPoint looked unable to match the pace of the front-runners, but as the
session came to a close, he posted a number of quick laps. At the checkered
flag, LaPoint had captured his third pole of 2001, with a time of 1:24.190
(96.210 mph).
	"I'm ecstatic with the pole," said LaPoint, who currently is second in the
Championship. "As the session wore on you had to adjust your regular lines
to find the most grip. I think my experiences in karting, where this is
common, really paid dividends today. The plan now is to try and get a good
start, and pole away from the field as quickly as possible."
	Kasemets entered qualifying as the man to beat, having won the last three
races and captured poles previously at Mid-Ohio. Early in the session
Kasemets used a good handling car to be consistently in the top-three. With
less than 10 minutes remaining in the session, Kasemets, in the No. 6
MKInd/Flexovit/TMI/Pabst Racing Services Van Diemen Ford, jumped to the top
of the chart the first time. However, unlike in June when he captured the
pole for both rounds run at Mid-Ohio, Kasemets time was quickly bettered.
Kasemets remained in second the rest of the session, to capture his fifth
consecutive front-row start.
	"This is a good result," said Kasemets. "Obviously you want to win the
pole, but second is still very good. I think I can go for the win. Let's
just hope it's a clean race."
	Driving the No. 69 keymotorsport.com/POPS Van Diemen Ford, Asaro got of to
quick start, posting a top-five time in the opening minutes. With twenty
minutes gone in the session, Asaro was able to post the quickest lap of the
day, and looked to be in contention for the pole. However, in the late
stages of qualifying he encountered traffic and was unable to improve his
time, as both LaPoint and Kasemets bettered it.
	"I just didn't get the clean track I needed at the end of the session,"
said Asaro, who leads the National Championship. "I think I should be okay
for the race though, as the team has done a great job, and given me a car
capable of winning."
	Completing the top-five was Peter Gray, of Aberdeen, Scotland and Arie
Luyendyk Jr., of Den Bosch, Holland. The top ACC qualifier was Scott
Rubenzer, of Brookfield, Wis., in 13th place overall.

LEXINGTON, OHIO - Qualifying times for Saturday's 25 lap, 56.25-mile Round
Eleven race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with qualifying position,
driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour.

1. (89),Jason LaPoint(R), Woodburn, Ore., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.190,
96.210.
2. (6),Tonis Kasemets(R), Mundelein, Ill., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.236,
96.158.
3. (69),Billy Asaro, Markham, Ont., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.318, 96.064.
4. (2),Peter Gray(R), Aberdeen, Scotland, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.395,
95.977.
5. (5),Arie Luyendyk Jr., Den Bosch, Holland, F2A, Van Diemen Ford,
1:24.429, 95.938.
6. (55),Piero Rodarte, Mexico City, Mexico, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.503,
95.854.
7. (33),Tom Dyer(R), San Rafael, Calif., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.509,
95.847.
8. (3),Doug Bell(R), St. Albans, England, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.566,
95.783.
9. (15),Memo Rojas, Mexico City, Mexico, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.670,
95.665.
10. (87),Mike Potekhen(R), Phoenix, Ariz., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.869,
95.441.
11. (44),Paul Dana(R), Indianapolis, Ind., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.940,
95.361.
12. (32),Bryan Sellers, Chardon, Ohio, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:25.252,
95.012.
13. (11),Scott Rubenzer, Brookfield, Wis., ACC, Carbir Ford, 1:25.690,
94.526.
14. (19),JW Urlin, London, Ont., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:25.932, 94.260.
15. (81),Carl Russo, Ft. Collins, Colo., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:25.951,
94.239.
16. (91),Ron Thomas, Galena, Ohio, ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:26.460, 93.684.
17. (18),Alexander Figge(R), Aspen, Colo., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:26.793,
93.325.
18. (4),Billy Hagar(R), Tuttle, Okla., ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:27.226,
92.862.
19. (27),Scott Dick, Cincinnati, Ohio, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:27.239,
92.848.
20. (43),Aaron Ellis, New Palestine, Ind., ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:27.968,
92.078.
21. (54),Marc-Antoine Camirand, Trois-Rivieres/Que., F2A, Van Diemen Ford,
1:28.061, 91.981.
22. (26),Ira Fierberg, Hermosa Beach, Calif., F2A, Van Diemen Ford,
1:28.303, 91.729.
23. (38),Dick Rose, Powell, Ohio, ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:29.006, 91.005.
24. (20),Joe Tesone, Wildwood, Pa., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:30.059, 89.941.
25. (45),Michael G. Floyd, Houston, Texas, ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:31.495,
88.529.