IMSA: Cadillacs top Road America Friday Practice

At the last minute, Cadillac Racing got the early jump on Acura heading into the IMSA Fastlane SportsCar Weekend at Road America.

Alex Lynn recorded the fastest lap of the day with seconds remaining in the second practice session Friday afternoon, then topped it on his final lap in the No. 02 Cadillac Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R. Sebastien Bourdais also used his final laps wisely, moving up to second in the team’s No. 01 entry.

For most of the second session, Filipe Albuquerque held the top spot in practice for Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race. He topped his best lap of the day late in the session with a 1-minute, 49.640-second lap in the No. 10 Konica Minolta Racing Acura ARX-05 around the 14-turn, 4.048-mile circuit, but was third fastest behind Lynn and Bourdais.

Two Acura teams – the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian with co-driven by Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis and the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing entry co-driven by Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor – are first and second, respectively, in the Daytona Prototype international (DPi) class standings heading into the race, the penultimate of the season for DPi cars.

#60: Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian, Acura DPi, DPi: Oliver Jarvis, Tom Blomqvist

The No. 01 Cadillac co-driven by Bourdais and Renger van der Zande is third in the standings, 148 points behind the No. 60 Acura.

Other practice leaders in class Friday were Ryan Dalziel in the No. 18 Era Motorsport ORECA LMP2 07 in Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Gabby Chaves in the No. 36 Andretti Autosport Ligier JS P320 in Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3), Jack Hawksworth in the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 in Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Frankie Montecalvo in the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 in Grand Touring Daytona (GTD).

Qualifying begins at noon ET Saturday and will be available live on IMSA.com/TVLive beginning at 11:55 a.m.

Practice 1 Results

Pos

Pic

No.

Class

Drivers*

Team

Car

Time

Behind/Gap/Mph

1

1

10

DPi

R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque

Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05

Acura DPi

1:50.539

+0.000 +0.000 131.833

2

2

02

DPi

E. Bamber / A. Lynn

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:50.835

+0.296 +0.296 131.481

3

3

31

DPi

O. Pla / P. Derani

Whelen Engineering Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:51.051

+0.512 +0.216 131.225

4

4

60

DPi

O. Jarvis / T. Blomqvist

Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian

Acura DPi

1:51.055

+0.516 +0.004 131.221

5

5

01

DPi

R. van der Zande / S. Bourdais

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:51.095

+0.556 +0.040 131.173

6

6

5

DPi

T. Vautier / R. Westbrook

JDC Miller MotorSports

Cadillac DPi

1:52.000

+1.461 +0.905 130.113

7

1

18

LMP2

D. Merriman / R. Dalziel

Era Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

1:52.147

+1.608 +0.147 129.943

8

2

11

LMP2

S. Thomas / T. Nunez

PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

1:52.879

+2.340 +0.732 129.100

9

3

81

LMP2

H. Hedman / J. Montoya

DragonSpeed USA

ORECA LMP2 07

1:53.144

+2.605 +0.265 128.798

10

4

8

LMP2

J. Farano / L. Deletraz

Tower Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

1:53.161

+2.622 +0.017 128.779

11

5

52

LMP2

P. Kelly / J. Pierson

PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

1:53.993

+3.454 +0.832 127.839

12

6

20

LMP2

D. Andersen / F. Scherer

High Class Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

1:54.780

+4.241 +0.787 126.962

13

1

33

LMP3

J. Barbosa / M. Jakobsen

Sean Creech Motorsport

Ligier JS P320

2:00.439

+9.900 +5.659 120.997

14

2

74

LMP3

G. Robinson / F. Fraga

Riley Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

2:00.736

+10.197 +0.297 120.699

15

3

90

LMP3

G. Kraut / S. Andrews

JDC-Miller MotorSports

Duqueine D08

2:00.877

+10.338 +0.141 120.558

16

4

58

LMP3

D. Dickerson / J. Sarchet

MLT Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

2:01.307

+10.768 +0.430 120.131

17

5

54

LMP3

J. Bennett / C. Braun

CORE Autosport

Ligier JS P320

2:01.353

+10.814 +0.046 120.085

18

6

30

LMP3

A. Balogh / G. Grist

Jr III Racing

Ligier JS P320

2:01.649

+11.110 +0.296 119.793

19

7

36

LMP3

J. Andretti / G. Chaves

Andretti Autosport

Ligier JS P320

2:02.369

+11.830 +0.720 119.088

20

8

13

LMP3

M. Bell / O. Fidani

AWA

Duqueine D08

2:02.607

+12.068 +0.238 118.857

21

9

38

LMP3

J. French / C. Shields

Performance Tech Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

2:02.962

+12.423 +0.355 118.514

22

1

39

GTD

R. Megennis / J. Westphal

CarBahn with Peregrine Racing

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

2:06.366

+15.827 +3.404 115.321

23

2

42

GTD

J. Conwright / M. Holzer

NTE/SSR

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

2:06.437

+15.898 +0.071 115.257

24

3

12

GTD

F. Montecalvo / A. Telitz

VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

2:06.509

+15.970 +0.072 115.191

25

1

25

GTDPRO

C. De Phillippi / J. Edwards

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M4 GT3

2:06.637

+16.098 +0.128 115.075

26

4

96

GTD

R. Foley / B. Auberlen

Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

2:06.920

+16.381 +0.283 114.818

27

2

14

GTDPRO

J. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat

VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

2:06.971

+16.432 +0.051 114.772

28

3

3

GTDPRO

A. Garcia / J. Taylor

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD

2:07.019

+16.480 +0.048 114.729

29

4

9

GTDPRO

M. Campbell / M. Jaminet

Pfaff Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3R

2:07.121

+16.582 +0.102 114.636

30

5

57

GTD

R. Ward / P. Ellis

Winward Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

2:07.475

+16.936 +0.354 114.318

31

6

51

GTD

R. Eversley / A. Read

Rick Ware Racing

Acura NSX GT3

2:07.495

+16.956 +0.020 114.300

32

7

16

GTD

R. Hardwick / J. Heylen

Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3R

2:07.720

+17.181 +0.225 114.099

33

8

79

GTD

C. MacNeil / D. Juncadella

WeatherTech Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

2:07.865

+17.326 +0.145 113.969

34

5

23

GTDPRO

R. Gunn / A. Riberas

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

2:08.071

+17.532 +0.206 113.786

35

9

32

GTD

M. Skeen / S. McAleer

Team Korthoff Motorsports

Mercedes-AMG GT3

2:08.350

+17.811 +0.279 113.539

 

Practice 2 Results

Pos

Pic

No.

Class

Drivers*

Team

Car

Time

Behind/Gap/Mph

1

1

02

DPi

E. Bamber / A. Lynn

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:49.321

+0.000 +0.000 133.302

2

2

01

DPi

R. van der Zande / S. Bourdais

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:49.574

+0.253 +0.253 132.994

3

3

10

DPi

R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque

Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05

Acura DPi

1:49.640

+0.319 +0.066 132.914

4

4

60

DPi

O. Jarvis / T. Blomqvist

Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian

Acura DPi

1:49.686

+0.365 +0.046 132.858

5

5

31

DPi

O. Pla / P. Derani

Whelen Engineering Racing

Cadillac DPi

1:50.450

+1.129 +0.764 131.939

6

6

5

DPi

T. Vautier / R. Westbrook

JDC Miller MotorSports

Cadillac DPi

1:51.302

+1.981 +0.852 130.929

7

1

18

LMP2

D. Merriman / R. Dalziel

Era Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

1:52.619

+3.298 +1.317 129.398

8

2

81

LMP2

H. Hedman / J. Montoya

DragonSpeed USA

ORECA LMP2 07

1:52.945

+3.624 +0.326 129.025

9

3

8

LMP2

J. Farano / L. Deletraz

Tower Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

1:52.956

+3.635 +0.011 129.012

10

4

11

LMP2

S. Thomas / T. Nunez

PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

1:53.072

+3.751 +0.116 128.880

11

5

20

LMP2

D. Andersen / F. Scherer

High Class Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

1:53.666

+4.345 +0.594 128.206

12

6

52

LMP2

P. Kelly / J. Pierson

PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

1:53.692

+4.371 +0.026 128.177

13

1

36

LMP3

J. Andretti / G. Chaves

Andretti Autosport

Ligier JS P320

2:00.039

+10.718 +6.347 121.400

14

2

90

LMP3

G. Kraut / S. Andrews

JDC-Miller MotorSports

Duqueine D08

2:00.521

+11.200 +0.482 120.914

15

3

33

LMP3

J. Barbosa / M. Jakobsen

Sean Creech Motorsport

Ligier JS P320

2:00.831

+11.510 +0.310 120.604

16

4

74

LMP3

G. Robinson / F. Fraga

Riley Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

2:00.961

+11.640 +0.130 120.474

17

5

54

LMP3

J. Bennett / C. Braun

CORE Autosport

Ligier JS P320

2:01.538

+12.217 +0.577 119.902

18

6

30

LMP3

A. Balogh / G. Grist

Jr III Racing

Ligier JS P320

2:01.852

+12.531 +0.314 119.593

19

7

58

LMP3

D. Dickerson / J. Sarchet

MLT Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

2:01.873

+12.552 +0.021 119.573

20

8

38

LMP3

J. French / C. Shields

Performance Tech Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

2:01.904

+12.583 +0.031 119.542

21

9

13

LMP3

M. Bell / O. Fidani

AWA

Duqueine D08

2:02.359

+13.038 +0.455 119.098

22

1

14

GTDPRO

J. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat

VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

2:05.968

+16.647 +3.609 115.686

23

1

12

GTD

F. Montecalvo / A. Telitz

VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

2:05.975

+16.654 +0.007 115.679

24

2

9

GTDPRO

M. Campbell / M. Jaminet

Pfaff Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3R

2:06.654

+17.333 +0.679 115.059

25

2

51

GTD

R. Eversley / A. Read

Rick Ware Racing

Acura NSX GT3

2:06.832

+17.511 +0.178 114.898

26

3

25

GTDPRO

C. De Phillippi / J. Edwards

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M4 GT3

2:06.976

+17.655 +0.144 114.767

27

3

57

GTD

R. Ward / P. Ellis

Winward Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

2:07.089

+17.768 +0.113 114.665

28

4

3

GTDPRO

A. Garcia / J. Taylor

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD

2:07.165

+17.844 +0.076 114.597

29

4

1

GTD

B. Sellers / M. Snow

Paul Miller Racing

BMW M4 GT3

2:07.255

+17.934 +0.090 114.516

30

5

79

GTD

C. MacNeil / D. Juncadella

WeatherTech Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

2:07.387

+18.066 +0.132 114.397

31

6

39

GTD

R. Megennis / J. Westphal

CarBahn with Peregrine Racing

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

2:07.414

+18.093 +0.027 114.373

32

7

32

GTD

M. Skeen / S. McAleer

Team Korthoff Motorsports

Mercedes-AMG GT3

2:07.521

+18.200 +0.107 114.277

33

8

27

GTD

R. De Angelis / M. Martin

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

2:07.556

+18.235 +0.035 114.246

34

9

96

GTD

R. Foley / B. Auberlen

Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

2:07.608

+18.287 +0.052 114.199

35

5

23

GTDPRO

R. Gunn / A. Riberas

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

2:07.756

+18.435 +0.148 114.067