Henzler on Top Once Again After SPEED GT Qualifying at Mid-Ohio
For Immediate Release Henzler on Top Once Again After SPEED GT Qualifying at Mid-Ohio LEXINGTON, Ohio (May 21, 2005) - German Wolf Henzler wasted little time in Saturday morning's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED GT qualifying session, posting a qualifying record time of 1:26.820 (93.628 mph) to take the pole for today's race, Presented by Trenton Forging Quality Formed Solutions at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The pole means Henzler, in the No. 55 Applied Materials/Farnbacher Loles Porsche 911 Cup, will start from the top position for the third time in four events this season. John Heinricy led a trio of Cadillac CTS-Vs and will start second. "This is the first time for me at this track and I like it very much," Henzler said. "There are a lot of turns that go left, right, left, right, and I think that is very good for our car. Plus, we don't have any additional [REWARDS] weight in the car after I lost it at Road Atlanta. I think that is a big advantage for me as well." Henzler's record time, which broke Michael Galati's 2004 mark of 1:27.956, came just minutes after the 20-minutes session began. He backed it up with a 1:26.841 about 10 minutes later. Team Cadillac is poised to follow up its impressive Road Atlanta weekend after it took qualifying spots two, three and four; led by Heinricy (1:27.511, 92.888 mph), in the No. 12 XM/Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, and closely followed by teammates Max Papis (1:27.602, 92.792) and Andy Pilgrim (1:27.775, 92.609), in the similar No. 16 and No. 8 cars, respectively. SPEED World Challenge veteran Lou Gigliotti was second fastest in Friday's practice session in his No. 28 LG Pro Long Tube Headers Corvette C6, and will start fifth after qualifying with a 1:28.094 (92.274). The SPEED GT race is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 5:35 pm (EDT). To follow the race via live timing and scoring, and for all other information including results and recaps, visit www.world-challenge.com <http://www.world-challenge.com/> . Saturday's race will be broadcast on SPEED Channel Saturday, May 28 at 4:00 p.m. (EDT). -30- LEXINGTON, Ohio - Starting lineup for Saturday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship Round Four race Presented by Trenton Forging Quality Formed Solutions at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with position, car number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, car, fastest time and speed in miles per hour. 1, (55), Wolf Henzler, Nürtingen, Germany, Porsche 911 Cup, 1:26.820, 93.628. 2, (12), John Heinricy, Holly, Mich., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:27.511, 92.888. 3, (16), Max Papis, Miami, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:27.602, 92.792. 4, (8), Andy Pilgrim, Del Ray Beach, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:27.775, 92.609. 5, (28), Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, Texas, Corvette C6, 1:28.094, 92.274. 6, (6), Leighton Reese, Minnetonka, Minn., Corvette C6, 1:28.569, 91.779. 7, (1), Tommy Archer, Duluth, Minn., Dodge Viper, 1:28.747, 91.595. 8, (66), Robin Liddell, Edinburgh, Scotland, Porsche 911 Cup, 1:29.016, 91.318. 9, (82), Mike McCann, N. Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 1:29.033, 91.301. 10, (2), Phil McClure, Floris, Iowa, Dodge Viper, 1:29.459, 90.866. 11, (34), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Corvette C6, 1:29.546, 90.778. 12, (5), Stu Hayner, Yorba Linda, Calif., Pontiac GTO, 1:29.554, 90.769. 13, (13), Bob Woodhouse, Blair, Neb., Dodge Viper, 1:29.625, 90.698. 14, (42), Mark LoPilato(R), Granbury, Texas, Porsche 911 T, 1:30.219, 90.100. 15, (99), Tom Oates, Chester Springs, Pa., Corvette Z06, 1:30.496, 89.825. 16, (65), Jon Groom, Boonton, N.J., Porsche 911 Cup, 1:30.521, 89.800. 17, (31), Sonny Whelen(R), Old Saybrook, Conn., Corvette Z06, 1:30.665, 89.657. 18, (83), Jim McCann, N. Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 1:30.676, 89.646. 19, (24), Derek Bell, Boca Raton, Fla., Volvo S60 R, 1:30.755, 89.568. 20, (26), Jameson Riley(R), Wilton, Conn., Volvo S60 R, 1:30.878, 89.447. 21, (56), Rich Marziale, Tempe, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 1:30.893, 89.432. 22, (3), Tim Wiens, Westminster, Colo., Dodge Viper, 1:30.976, 89.351. 23, (10), Carol Hollfleder, Covina, Calif., Ford Mustang, 1:33.555, 86.888. 24, (76), John Bourassa, Jupiter Island, Fla., Porsche 911 T, 1:33.674, 86.777. 25, (47), Bob Taylor, Parker, Colo., Corvette Z06, 1:35.323, 85.276. 26, (9), Adam Malmquist(R), Chicago, Ill., Corvette Z06, no time. Photo Credit: Mark Weber/SCCA © 2005 Photo Caption: Wolf Henzler broke out a new paint scheme for his car and earned his third top-spot start of 2005 for Saturday's race at Mid-Ohio. Curt K. _______________ Curtis Kitchen Public Relations Manager Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Inc. ckitchen@scca.com 800-770-2055