Jon Fogarty Wins the Pole for Inaugural Rolex Sports Car Series Race at Circuit of the Americas: Jordan Taylor Makes it All Corvette DP Front Row
 
AUSTIN, Tex. (March 1, 2013) – Jon Fogarty thrilled his team owner, his sponsor and the team’s hometown crowd by winning the pole for Saturday’s inaugural GRAND-AM of the Americas presented by GAINSCO and TOTAL.  Fogarty set the pace around the Circuit of the Americas in the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype (DP) with a lap of 2:00.179 at an average speed of 101.848 m.p.h.  Both the team, and GAINSCO are headquartered in Texas.
 
Today’s effort marked Fogarty’s 24th career Rolex Sports Car Series pole in Daytona Prototype competition.
 
Jordan Taylor made it an all-Corvette DP front row by posting the second quickest time behind the wheel of the No. 10 Velocity Worldwide/Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP.
 
“Congratulations to Jon Fogarty and the entire No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette DP team on winning the pole in their home state of Texas for the inaugural Rolex Sports Car Series race at the Circuit of the Americas,” said Jim Lutz, Chevrolet Racing Program Manager for GRAND-AM Road Racing. “In addition, congratulations to Jordan Taylor for making it an all-Corvette DP front row with his efforts in the No. 10 Velocity Worldwide/Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP. Our Corvette DP teams have been strong throughout practice, and then in qualifying since they unloaded.  We are looking forward to an exciting and competitive race tomorrow.”
 
Other Corvette DP qualifiers were:  Burt Frisselle, No. 9 Action Express Racing Corvette DP – 4th; Ricky Taylor, No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Corvette DP – 5th; Brian Frisselle, No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP – 8th and Enzo Potolicchio, No. 3 8 Star Motorsports Corvette DP – 9th.  A total of 16 Daytona Prototype entries will start the 2.75-hour race.
 
In the Rolex Grand Touring (GT) class, John Edwards turned in a fourth-in-class qualifying effort in the No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GT.R.  Boris Said, No. 31 Marsh Racing Corvette, was fifth-in-class in  the final order.
 
The Camaro GS.Rs had a strong showing in Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) qualifying.  Lawson Aschenbach, No. 01 CKS Autosport Camaro GS.R, was the second fastest qualifier for Saturday’s 2.5-hour race. Edwards put the No. 9 Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GS.R, in the third spot on the grid.  Ashley McCalmont was 12th in-class in the No. 00 CKS Autosport Camaro GS.R.
 
“Our Camaro teams in both GT and GS have been solid as well,” Lutz concluded.  “And their qualifying efforts reflect the hard work being done by the teams.”
 
Race number two of the 12-race 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series season is schedule to start Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. CT (4:00 p.m. ET).  The 2.75-hour GRAND-AM of the Americas Presented by GAINSCO and TOTAL – Rolex Sports Car Series will be same-day (Saturday, March 2, 2013), tape-delay broadcast on SPEED TV, beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET.  Live coverage will be provided on GRAND-AM.com Timing and Scoring that includes live MRN Radio coverage.