Qual: Weaver beats Audi

Pole position determined by only 0.061 second. Weaver, driving the Dyson Racing Lola EX257-AER/MG, turned a track record lap of 1m12.123s, easily bettering the previous track record of 1m14.169s that was set by Frank Biela the last time the ALMS raced at Mid-Ohio in 2002.

"The car was just perfect," said Weaver. "We had a problem with a fluid pipe in practice but the team repaired that and it was no problem. We tested here several weeks ago and fine-tuned the car, and it was exciting today."

Marco Werner, driving the ADT Champion Racing Audi R8, had posted a fast lap of 1m12.184s early in the session and the German driver appeared to have the pole position clinched until Weaver beat the time with five minutes left in the 20-minute session. Werner went back on the track but slid off course in turn two, ending his bid to better Weaver's time. He and co-driver JJ Lehto will start second.

"I didn't brake properly," said Werner. "I'm still learning this circuit and I just made a mistake."

Third-fastest overall and in the LMP1 class was the other Dyson entry driven by Andy Wallace and Chris Dyson at 1m12.372s.

"What's been shown is there are three top cars with only two-tenths of a second separating them," said Wallace. "Out of the trailer our car was very good, we tested partially for performance and partially for reliability."

Britain's Oliver Gavin put his Chevrolet Corvette on the GTS class pole with a track record lap of 1m18.622s, good enough for fifth overall. He will start just behind LMP2 class poleman Jeff Bucknum in the Team Bucknum Racing Pilbeam MP91.