De Quesada Paces Second Trans-Am Series Practice at Trois-Rivieres

De Quesada made contact with the No. 00 Chevrolet Corvette driven by Doug Harrington, of Kemah, Texas midway through the session. However, de Quesada turned a lap at 1:04.824 (84.469 mph) in the No. 22 Alegra Motorsports/Vitalz Jaguar XKR to lead the early evening session. The lap was just a tick slower than Tony Ave's best lap of 1:04.784 (83.909 mph) set in the day's first practice session.

"I'm having a lot of fun," De Quesada said. "The last time I was here was in 2003 with ALMS in a BMW, but I had forgotten the track. In the first practice, I went out and everything went well. I was just being conservative. In the second practice, I was really trying to push harder just to get ready for qualifying.

"I saw Doug Harrington coming down the front straight and apparently he got a missed shift. I thought he was letting me go through and the next thing you know, he turned in and we had contact. I gathered myself from that and went out and turned another good couple of laps and was able to get a good run. The car is handling great. I'm still being careful here. It's one of these tracks that you don't want to make a big mistake at, but it was a good session."

Ave, of Maiden, N.C., only turned a handful of laps in the session and wound up second in the No. 4 Lamers Racing/Beebe Racing/Optech/PME Chevrolet Corvette. Ave's best lap was a 1:05.050 (84.175 mph).

Amy Ruman, of Kent, Ohio, had an eventful session of her own with a spin in Turn 3. However, she also managed to post the third quickest time of the session at 1:05.567 (83.050 mph) in the No. 23 McNichols/Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette.

Simon Gregg, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., was fourth at 1:05.794 (83.223 mph) in the No. 59 Derhaag Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette and John Baucom, of Charlotte, N.C., rounded out the top five. Baucom's best lap was a 1:06.541 (82.289 mph) in the No. 86 Baucom Motorsports Ford Mustang.

In his debut weekend of Trans-Am 2 (TA2) competition, Tom Sheehan, of Auburn, N.H., topped the class time charts in the evening session. Sheehan's best lap was a 1:10.491 (77.678 mph) in the No. 65 Guardian Angel Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro.

Next up for the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series will be a 30-minute qualifying session beginning at 7:50 a.m. ET on Saturday. Saturday's activities also include an all-driver autograph session from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.

1. TA, (22) Carlos de Quesada, Miami, Fla., Jaguar XKR, 1:04.824, 84.469.

2. TA, (4) Tony Ave, Maiden, N.C., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:05.050, 84.175.

3. TA, (23) Amy Ruman, Kent, Ohio, Chevrolet Corvette, 1:05.567, 83.512.

4. TA, (59) Simon Gregg, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:05.794, 83.223.

5. TA, (86) John Baucom, Charlotte, N.C., Ford Mustang, 1:06.541, 82.289.

6. TA, (00) Doug Harrington (R), Kemah, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, 1:06.721, 82.067.

7. TA, (70) David Jans (R), Mundelein, Ill., Ford Mustang, 1:07.609, 80.989.

8. TA2, (65) Tom Sheehan (R), Auburn, N.H., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:10.491, 77.678.

9. TA2, (98) Bob Stretch (R), Arlington, Texas, Chevrolet Camaro, 1:11.706, 76.362.

10. TA2, (32) Bill Prietzel (R), Richfield, Wis., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1:12.728, 75.289.