Weaver on pole in Houston
James Weaver showed the potential of his new Dyson Racing Lola by putting the car pole position for the second round of the American Le Mans Series in Houston
Weaver's time of 1:04.459 around the 1.69-mile, nine-turn street circuit was his 14th ALMS pole, as the series makes its return to street racing for the first time since 2003.
Weaver qualified just 0.022 seconds ahead of the impressive LMP2 Porsche Spyders, who occupy second and third spots on the grid.
"The pole shows there is a huge amount of potential in the car," Weaver said. "At Sebring, we were about four seconds off the pace, and here we hope to compete all evening.
"But it doesn't matter how long you've been doing this or how many times you've done it. This feeling never gets old."
Romain Dumas put the number 7 Penske Racing Porsche on the front row with Weaver, ahead of teammate Sascha Maassen. The RS Spyder has qualified on LMP2 pole in all three of the series races it has entered.
The Audi of Dindo Capello and Allan McNish will start fourth, after Capello recorded a lap nearly a second behind Weaver.
The successful R8 has been pressed into service for three more rounds of the series while the new diesel-powered R10 is being readied for the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Pos Driver Make Class Time 1. James Weaver Lola B06/10 AER (P1) 1:04.459 2. Timo Bernhard Porsche RS Spyder (P2) 1:04.481 3. Sascha Maassen Porsche RS Spyder (P2) 1:05.245 4. Allan McNish Audi R8 (P1) 1:05.382 5. Chris McMurry Lola EX257 AER (P1) 1:06.629 6. Ron Fellows Corvette C6.R (GT1) 1:08.035 7. Oliver Gavin Corvette C6.R (GT1) 1:08.090 8. Clint Field Lola B05/40 AER (P2) 1:08.399 9. Tomas Enge Aston Martin DBR9 (GT1) 1:08.427 10. Pedro Lamy Aston Martin DBR9 (GT1) 1:08.629 11. Paolo Ruberti Saleen S7R (GT1) 1:10.368 12. Mika Salo Ferrari 430 GT Berlinetta (GT2) 1:11.209 13. Jorg Bergmeister Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2) 1:11.340 14. Scott Maxwell Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2) 1:11.777 15. Jamie Bach Courage C65 Mazda (P2) 1:11.866 16. Mike Rockenfeller Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2) 1:11.895 17. Gunnar Jeannette Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2) 1:12.131 18. Wolf Henzler Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2) 1:12.449 19. Seth Neiman Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2) 1:12.722 20. Gunnar Van der Steur Lola B2K/40 AER (P2) 1:12.984 21. Martin Jensen BMW E46 M3 (GT2) 1:13.186 22. Guy Smith Lola B06/10 AER (P1) No time 23. Joey Hand BMW E46 M3 (GT2) No time All Timing Unofficial
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