Nick Yelloly’s 1‑2 sweep dominates the Road America qualifying, as the 35‑year‑old topped the timesheets with a 1m49.233‑second lap for Acura Meyer Shank Racing.
GTP Class Dominance
Yelloly’s flying lap eclipsed teammate Tom Blomqvist by 0.157 seconds, who recorded 1m49.733s. Sheldon Van Der Linde of BMW M Team WRT captured third in a 24‑car BMW M Hybrid V8, while Louis Deletraz, driving for Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing, fell behind in fourth.
Instances of drama marked the session: Laurens Vanthoor of Porsche Penske Motorsport reached a fifth‑place lap before a Turn 5 mishap, surrendering a lead pursued by points leader Jack Aitken of Whelen Cadillac.
LMP2 Pole for Daniel Goldburg
United Autosport USA’s Daniel Goldburg stole the LMP2 pole with 1m54.212s, outpacing Misha Goikhberg of Bryan Herta Autosport by 0.262 seconds. Jeremy Clarke of Inter Europol Competition qualified a close third, with AO Racing’s PJ Hyett trailing in fourth.
GTD Pro Class Battle
Harry King of AO Racing steered the #77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) onto pole with a 2m04.042‑second run, finishing 0.140 seconds ahead of Paul Miller Racing’s Neil Verhagen in the BMW M4 GT3 EVO.
Alexander Sims, driving the Corvette Racing’ Chevrolet Corvette Z06 in the GP3, lined up third, while Max Esterson of RLL Team McLaren claimed fourth. Klaus Bachler of Manthey Motorsport hit track‑limit penalties, dropping to fifth. A replacement Lexus RC F GT3 prepared for Vasser Sullivan Racing fell to the back of the grid after a mechanical black flag.
GTD Class Upset
Lilou Wadoux attained her first IMSA pole, steering the #21 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO to a 2m04.688‑second lap that snapped Russell Ward of Winward Racing from the front. The Swiss driver’s run outlasted Zacharie Robichon of Heart of Racing, who fell 0.167 seconds behind in second place.
Valentin Hasse Clot’s Car Blanche podium finished third, 0.169 seconds clear; Casper Stevenson of DragonSpeed closed the top‑six in fourth.
Yelloly’s unaffacted pace leaves him positioned as the early‑season contender, while the stacked Field visits the track for the opening race rounds.
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