BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Antonio Garcia claimed the pole for the Porsche 250 in Grand-AM Rolex Series qualifying.
The Spaniard turned a fast lap of 101.369 mph (1:21.682) around the 2.3-mile Barber Motorsports Park road course Friday for his first career pole. The native of Madrid and co-driver Paul Edwards will head the series’ Daytona Prototype class Saturday in the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Chevrolet/Riley.
Jon Fogarty will start second in No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Chevrolet/Riley co-driven by Alex Gurney. Fogarty and Gurney are two-time winners at Barber. The Rolex Series’ reigning championship team, the No. 01 TELMEX BMW/Riley of Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, starts fourth.
