IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Qualifying Report - Mid-Ohio

May 4, 2019


Track:   Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Race:    Acura Sports Car Challenge
Date:    May 4, 2019


No. 6 Acura Team Penske ARX-05 DPi – Dane Cameron/Juan Pablo Montoya

Practice 3:                          
Position:                       2nd
Time / Speed:                   1:13.563 seconds / 110.500 mph

Qualifying
Driver:                          Dane Cameron
Position:                        3rd
Time / Speed:                    1:10.806 seconds / 114.803 mph

 
No. 7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05 DPi – Helio Castroneves/Ricky Taylor

Practice 3:
Position:                        1st
Time / Speed:                    1:12.737 seconds / 111.755 mph

Qualifying
Driver:                          Helio Castroneves
Position:                        2nd
Time / Speed:                    1:10.727 seconds / 114.931 mph

Fast Practice 3 Time:            1:12.737 seconds (No. 7 – Castroneves)

Fast Qualifier:                  1:10.705 seconds (No. 77 – Oliver Jarvis)

 

Recap: Acura Team Penske came close to making it two front row lockouts in a row at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course during the Saturday afternoon qualifying session for Sunday’s Acura Sports Car Challenge. The duo of Helio Castroneves and Dane Cameron ultimately came up one position short by qualifying in the second and third positions, respectively. For Castroneves it was a great run after damaging his front wing on the first lap when the No. 5 car unexpectedly hit his brakes in front of last year’s pole winner. Cameron, too, was contacted by other competitors, but was able to place his Acura solidly in the field. Both the No. 6 and No. 7 Acura Prototypes will start in prime positions to go for a second-consecutive 1-2 finish in the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio.

Race: The Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio will begin Sunday afternoon at 1:40 pm ET. Race coverage can be seen on the NBC Sports Network and the NBCSN app. Coverage can also be heard on IMSA Radio.