Gurney and Fogarty hold an eight-point edge over nearest rivals Brian Frisselle and Max Angelelli in the SunTrust Ford Dallara, which qualified second with a lap of 1:13.163.
While Gurney and Fogarty are eager to regain the championship title they won in 2007 and lost to the Telmex-Ganassi squad in 2008, the SunTrust team has not won the series since 2005, when current driver Max Angelelli duoed with team owner Wayne Taylor to take the title. The SunTrust crew is more than ready to win it all this year.
Qualifying third was Romain Dumas and co-driver Timo Bernhard in the Verizon Porsche Riley, with a lap of 1:13.237. The Porsche has yet to win a race this season, so they will be pushing themselves and their car to the limit.
All season the Grand Am management have been adjusting the car’s specifications to balance the 3.6 liter flat six with the 5 liter V8s, and at the last race at Miller Motorsports park in Utah, seemed to have it right as the Porsche was able to run with the race leading Gainsco car. This could be the Porsche’s day.
GT: Ham and Trembly Score First Pole
Third on the GT grid is another Pontiac, the Stevenson motorsports GXP.R driven by Robin Liddell and Andrew Davis.
The Farnsbacher Loles Porsche qualified fifth with a time of 1:19.812 at 103.743 mph. Possibly the extreme heat and the demanding track work against the Porsches, which are notorious for rear tire overheating problems. In any case, the Farnsbacher Loles team is thirty points ahead of the Drinkin’ Mate Pontiac. Any decent finish will win the championship for Farnsbacher Loles.
The Grand Prix of Miami begins at 1:00 p.m.
The Grand Am Grand Prix of Miami is part of Homestead-Miami Speedway’s SpeedJam weeeknd. It will be followed by the IRL IndyCar Firestone Indy 300 at 4:45 p.m. Please visit the Homestead-Miami Speedway Web site for ticket details.
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