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| Detroit – (May 29, 2026) – Earl Bamber, driver of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, won the pole for the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic with an IMSA GTP track-record lap of 1 minute 5.313 seconds (90.670 mph). Cadillac, in its hometown of Detroit, swept the front row as Louis Delétraz and the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R was second at 1 minute 5.635 seconds (90.226 mph). It’s the first pole in Detroit for Cadillac since the 2022 IMSA race on Belle Isle. The last pole for the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R was in March at Sebring. It’s the second straight Cadillac sweep of the front row as they also did so last month at Laguna Seca. Bamber’s last pole was in 2015 in the Petit Le Mans in Road Atlanta. The last pole for Action Express Racing in Detroit was in 2016. Filipe Albuquerque, driver of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R was seventh with a lap of 1 minute 6.464 seconds (89.100 mph). The Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 30. It will air live on NBC at 4 p.m. ET with streaming coverage on Peacock in the U.S., and IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996. |
| Earl Bamber, No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R run by Action Express Racing: “The car has been amazing. We had a great car last year too. Did some good sim work. This 31 Cadillac Whelen team has done some amazing stuff. When they give you a great Cadillac, it makes your job easier. Can’t wait for it.” How do you avoid the chaos of this race? “Run away and hide at the front! There’s so much that can happen. We have a great team in the pit lane, they never lose a spot in pit lane touch wood. It’s great for Cadillac, GM and the Corvettes (in GTD) on the front row as well.” |
| Louis Delétraz, No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R: ““I’m very happy with qualifying. One-two for Cadillac at home, so it’s really great. Good job for everyone. I think we improved the car well from FP1 to FP2 to qualifying. So that’s positive, gives us confidence for the race tomorrow. Obviously, a straight track that is a bit bumpy, it’s hard to pass here. So starting up front will be good. Now we need to execute during the race and hopefully have a trophy tomorrow.” |
| Filipe Albuquerque, No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R: “Another day, another hard day in the office. The car was actually pretty nice, but the tires came a bit later than the others. When the switch on, especially here at Detroit, there is a huge gain. I was five-tenths down and the red flag came out with two corners to go, and I think we would have been P3. There is nothing we can do about that, but we had a good car but now we are starting from P7 and it’s way harder on the street course. It is what it is and we move on tomorrow.” |
| Cadillac sweeps front row in hometown race; Bamber wins pole |
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| Detroit – (May 29, 2026) – Earl Bamber, driver of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, won the pole for the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic with an IMSA GTP track-record lap of 1 minute 5.313 seconds (90.670 mph). Cadillac, in its hometown of Detroit, swept the front row as Louis Delétraz and the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R was second at 1 minute 5.635 seconds (90.226 mph). It’s the first pole in Detroit for Cadillac since the 2022 IMSA race on Belle Isle. The last pole for the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R was in March at Sebring. It’s the second straight Cadillac sweep of the front row as they also did so last month at Laguna Seca. Bamber’s last pole was in 2015 in the Petit Le Mans in Road Atlanta. The last pole for Action Express Racing in Detroit was in 2016. Filipe Albuquerque, driver of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R was seventh with a lap of 1 minute 6.464 seconds (89.100 mph). The Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 30. It will air live on NBC at 4 p.m. ET with streaming coverage on Peacock in the U.S., and IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996. |
| Earl Bamber, No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R run by Action Express Racing: “The car has been amazing. We had a great car last year too. Did some good sim work. This 31 Cadillac Whelen team has done some amazing stuff. When they give you a great Cadillac, it makes your job easier. Can’t wait for it.” How do you avoid the chaos of this race? “Run away and hide at the front! There’s so much that can happen. We have a great team in the pit lane, they never lose a spot in pit lane touch wood. It’s great for Cadillac, GM and the Corvettes (in GTD) on the front row as well.” |
| Louis Delétraz, No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R: ““I’m very happy with qualifying. One-two for Cadillac at home, so it’s really great. Good job for everyone. I think we improved the car well from FP1 to FP2 to qualifying. So that’s positive, gives us confidence for the race tomorrow. Obviously, a straight track that is a bit bumpy, it’s hard to pass here. So starting up front will be good. Now we need to execute during the race and hopefully have a trophy tomorrow.” |
| Filipe Albuquerque, No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R: “Another day, another hard day in the office. The car was actually pretty nice, but the tires came a bit later than the others. When the switch on, especially here at Detroit, there is a huge gain. I was five-tenths down and the red flag came out with two corners to go, and I think we would have been P3. There is nothing we can do about that, but we had a good car but now we are starting from P7 and it’s way harder on the street course. It is what it is and we move on tomorrow.” |