Gigliotti Captures SPEED GT Pole For Inaugural Utah GP
For Immediate Release Gigliotti Captures SPEED GT Pole For Inaugural Utah GP TOOELE, Utah (July 14, 2006) – Lou Gigliotti, of Dallas, has been fast all weekend and he proved just how fast his No. 28 LG Pro Long Tube Headers Chevrolet Corvette is by capturing the pole for the inaugural Larry H. Miller Dealers Grand Prix of Utah at Miller Motorsports Park. Rookie Ricardo Imery, of Caracas, Venezuela, will start on the outside of row one. Gigliotti captured his third pole of the season when he turned a fast lap of 2:56.232 (91.638 mph) around the 4.486-mile, 24-turn road course. Gigliotti set his fast lap early in the session and it was good enough his 26th SPEED World Challenge pole. “We tested two days out here with Sonny Whelen, who let me drive his spare car, and that was the key,�?? Gigliotti said of his fast qualifying lap. “We’ve had two full days of testing out here. And, I was ready to go after the first day. I also had a video [tape] of the track and I’ve been watching that for two months now. My car was good.�?? Piloting the No. 64 AXA Financial/Cavenas Elevators Porsche 911 GT3, Imery knocked nearly a second off his fastest practice time with a fast qualifying time of 2:56.899 (91.292 mph) and will start second. After missing the Round Five race at Infineon, Leighton Reese turned the third fastest time of 2:56.909 (91.287 mph) in his No. 6 Banner Engineering Chevrolet Corvette. After being the fastest in the combined practice sessions yesterday, point leader Lawson Aschenbach powered his No. 66 AXA Financial Porsche 911 GT3 to fourth on the grid, while Andy Pilgrim will start fifth in his No. 1 XM/Mobil 1/ Motorola/On Star Cadillac CTS-V. The standing start for Saturday’s Round Five race is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. (MDT). Live Timing and Scoring Presented by SRT and Live Race Notes will be available during the race via the SCCA Pit Board through the event home page www.world-challenge.com <http://www.world-challenge.com/> . SPEED Channel will broadcast the race on July 22 at 4 p.m. (EDT). -30- Attached: Image of the No. 28 LG Pro Long Tube Headers Chevrolet Corvette of Lou Gigliotti. Image may be reproduced with proper copyright information © 2006 SCCA/Weber. For higher resolution images, e-mail ahorn@scca.com. TOOELE, Utah - Starting lineup for Saturday’s SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Round Six race, part of the Larry H. Miller Dealers Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour. 1, (28), Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette C6, 2:56.232, 91.638. 2, (64), Ricardo Imery(R), Caracas, Venezuela, Porsche 911 GT3, 2:56.899, 91.292. 3, (6), Leighton Reese, Minnetonka, Minn., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 2:56.909, 91.287. 4, (66), Lawson Aschenbach(R), Gaithersburg, Md., Porsche 911 GT3, 2:56.936, 91.273. 5, (1), Andy Pilgrim, Boca Raton, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 2:57.186, 91.144. 6, (16), Ron Fellows, Missisauga, Ontario, Cadillac CTS-V, 2:57.998, 90.729. 7, (5), Tommy Archer, Duluth, Minn., Dodge Viper, 2:58.048, 90.703. 8, (13), Bob Woodhouse, Blair, Neb., Dodge Viper, 2:58.212, 90.620. 9, (14), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 2:58.272, 90.589. 10, (87), Doug Peterson, Bonita Sprints, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 2:58.969, 90.236. 11, (82), Mike McCann, N. Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 2:59.155, 90.143. 12, (31), Sonny Whelen, Old Saybrook, Conn., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 3:00.885, 89.281. 13, (68), Keith Videtto, San Ramon, Calif., Chevrolet Corvette C5, 3:00.969, 89.239. 14, (67), Kevin Chambers, Hollister, Calif., Chevrolet Corvette C5, 3:01.183, 89.134. 15, (17), Rob Foster(R), Phoenix, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 3:01.264, 89.094. 16, (56), Ritch Marziale, Tempe, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 3:01.340, 89.057. 17, (83), Kyle Foster(R), Phoenix, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 3:01.572, 88.943. 18, (77), Brett Pearson(R), Orlando, Fla., Dodge Viper, 3:01.760, 88.851. 19, (96), Skip Sauls(R), Longmont, Colo., Dodge Viper, 3:02.079, 88.695. 20, (26), Claudio Burtin, Atlanta, Ga., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 3:02.592, 88.446. 21, (29), Eric Olberz(R), La Canada Flintridge, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 3:02.988, 88.255. 22, (23), Bob Miller, Sykesville, Md., Porsche 911 Cup, 3:03.251, 88.128. 23, (42), Mark LoPilato, Granbury, Texas, Porsche 911 Turbo, 3:04.090, 87.726. 24, (76), John Bourassa, Jupiter Island, Fla., Porsche 911 Turbo, 3:10.296, 84.865. 25, (24), Michael Galati, Olmsted, Ohio, Volvo S60R, 3:12.672, 83.819. 26, (33), Andy Lally, Dacula, Ga., Porsche 911 GT3, no time.