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Montreal 200 Friday Practice Notes 3

Aug. 28, 2009

 

Montreal 200: Friday, August 28, 2009

Round 10, Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16

Weather At Circuit Gilles Villeneuve:

3 p.m. - Start of Daytona Prototype/GT combined practice: Fair/64 degrees Fahrenheit, 17.8 degrees Celsius.

3:50 a.m. - Start of Trueman/Akin practice: Fair/64 degrees Fahrenheit, 17.8 degrees Celsius.

Top 5 Daytona Prototype Practice Speeds:

  • Romain Dumas/Timo Bernhard, No. 12 Verizon Wireless Porsche Riley - 1:32.478 (105.456 mph/169.715 kph)
  • Alex Gurney/Jon Fogarty, No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Riley - 1:32.748 (105.149 mph/169.221 kph)
  • Michael Valiante/John Pew, No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley - 1:32.785 (105.108 mph/169.155 kph)
  • Max Angelelli/Brian Frisselle, No. 10 SunTrust Ford Dallara - 1:32.808 (105.081 mph/169.111 kph)
  • Scott Pruett/Memo Rojas, No. 01 TELMEX Lexus Riley - 1:33.087 (104.767 mph/168.606 kph)

Top 5 GT Practic e Speeds

  • Jeff Segal/Emil Assentato, No. 69 FXDD Mazda RX-8 - 1:40.159 (97.369 mph/156.700 kph)
  • Leh Keen/Dirk Werner, No. 87 Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche GT3 - 1:40.184 (97.345 mph/156.662 kph)
  • Sylvain Tremblay/Nick Ham, No. 70 Castrol Syntec/Mazda Mazda RX-8 - 1:40.245 (97.286 mph/156.567 kph)
  • Paul Edwards/Kelly Collins/Leighton Reese, No. 07 Drinkin' Mate Pontiac GXP.R - 1:40.691 (96.855 mph/155.873 kph)
  • Tom Sutherland/Dane Cameron/Doug Peterson, No. 30 Click-Away Computers/3Dimensional.com Mazda RX-8 - 1:40.833 (96.718 mph/155.653 kph)

Top 5 Daytona Prototype/Jim Trueman Award Practice Speeds:

  • Mark Patterson, No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley - 1:33.923 (103.834 mph/167.105 kph)
  • John Pew, No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley - 1:34.744 (102.934 mph/165.656 kph)
  • Rob Finlay, No. 2 Gentleman Jack Chevrolet Riley - 1:35.577 (102.037 mph/164.213 kph)
  • Scott Tucker, No. 55 SuperCar Life/Edata Solutions BMW Riley - 1:35.943 (101.648 mph/163.587 kph)
  • John Farano, No. 51 AIM Autosport Ford Riley - 1:38.446 (99.063 mph/159.426 kph)

Top 5 GT Practice/Bob Akin Award Speeds

  • Tom Sutherland, No. 30 Click-Away Computers/3Dimensional.com Mazda RX-8 - 1:40.710 (96.836 mph/155.842 kph)
  • Emil Assentato, No. 69 FXDD Mazda RX-8 - 1:41.374 (96.202 mph/154.822 kph)
  • Eric Lux, No. 86 Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche GT3 - 1:41.667 (95.925 mph/154.376 kph)
  • Jeff Westphal/Max Hyatt, No. 32 Miracle Sealants Pontiac GXP.R - 1:42.111 (95.508 mph/153.705 kph)
  • John Potter, No. 65 Magnus Racing Porsche GT3 - 1:42.800 (94.868 mph/152.675 kph)

Notes:

  • Jon Fogarty and Sylvain Tremblay lead their respective classes 25 minutes into the session.
  • The session ended incident-free. Jon Fogarty in the No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Riley led the session in Daytona Prototypes (1:32.332; 105.623 mph/169.984 kph), while Sylvain Tremblay led the GT class in the No. 70 Syntec/Castrol Mazda RX-8 (1:40.117; 97.410 mph/156.766 kph).

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  • Mark Patterson is the fastest of the Daytona Prototypes after 15 minutes in the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley (1:34.725; 102.955 mph/165.690 kph).
  • Leading the GT contingent is 19 minutes in is Tom Sutherland in the No. 30 Click-Away Computers/3Dimensional.com Mazda RX-8 (1:40.710; 96.836 mph/155.842 kph).
  • Emil Assentato spun in Turn 15 as the checkered flag flew; he continued on under his own power in the No. 69 FXDD Mazda RX-8.