Pagenaud, Acura Takes St. Pete ALMS Pole

Simon Pagenaud drove his Acura ARX-002a to the pole of the St. Petersburg American Le Mans Series race.
Pagenaud, Acura Takes St. Pete ALMS Pole
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Simon Pagenaud put the #66 de Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-02a on the pole at St. Pete. (Doug Benc/Getty Images)
ST PETERSBURG, Fla—Simon Pagenaud drove his deFerran Racing Acura ARX-002a to the pole of the St. Petersburg American Le Mans Series race with a time of 1:03.776, besting the P1 competition by one second.

Scott Sharp placed his Patrón Highcroft Acura ARX-002a in second place with a time of 1:04:799.

Pagenaud will team up with team owner and Indy champion Gil de Ferran, while Scott Sharp will share this ride with David Brabham.

The Intersport Racing Lola B06/10-AER of Jon Field, Clint Field and Chapman Ducote was third in P1 at 1:09.044.

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