IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIPDAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAYIMSA WEATHERTECH 240 AT DAYTONAGTLM POST-QUALIFYING TRANSCRIPTJULY 4, 2020 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 4, 2020) – Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin claimed pole position in GT Le Mans (GTLM) for tonight’s IMSA WeatherTech 240 sports car race at Daytona International Speedway. Gavin scored the first pole position for the new mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette C8.R in just its second race – a lap of 1:42.251 (125.338 mph) in the No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette that he drives with Tommy Milner. Teammate Jordan Taylor qualified second in the No. 3 Corvette C8.R that he shares with Antonio Garcia as the two C8.Rs locked out the front row in class. Taylor’s best lap was a 1:42.532 (125.006 mph) effort. This was the team’s first pole position since Road America last year when Gavin started first in class. Garcia also claimed class honors at Watkins Glen a year ago. The IMSA WeatherTech 240 at Daytona is set for 6 p.m. ET today with live race television coverage on NBC Sports Network, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App. IMSA Radio will air on IMSA.com, which also will host live timing and scoring. |
2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTLM Standings (After 1 of 11 Events)Driver Standings1. Augusto Farfus/Chaz Mostert/Jesse Krohn/John Edwards – 352. Earl Bamber/Laurens Vanthoor/Mathieu Jaminet – 323. Fred Makowiecki/Matt Campbell/Nick Tandy – 304. Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor/Nicky Catsburg – 285. Bruno Spengler/Colton Herta/Connor De Phillippi/Philipp Eng – 267. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler – 24 Team Standings1. No. 24 BMW Team RLL – 352. No. 912 Porsche GT Team – 323. No. 911 Porsche GT Team – 304. No. 3 Corvette Racing – 285. No. 25 BMW Team RLL – 267. No. 4 Corvette Racing – 24 |