Overview
- In a 15-minute qualifying session on Saturday, Nick Yelloly logged a 1:49.233 lap in the No. 93 Acura ARX-06 to take overall pole while teammate Tom Blomqvist was 0.157 seconds back for a Meyer Shank Racing front-row lock.
- Sheldon van der Linde qualified third in the BMW M Team WRT entry with Louis Delétraz fourth for Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing and Laurens Vanthoor fifth for Porsche Penske Motorsport, filling out the GTP top five.
- Daniel Goldburg earned his first pole of the season in LMP2 driving the No. 22 United Autosports ORECA with a best lap of 1:54.212, putting him ahead of Bryan Herta Autosport’s Misha Goikhberg.
- Harry King took his first career IMSA pole in GTD Pro in the No. 77 AO Racing Porsche with a 2:04.042 lap and Lilou Wadoux claimed her first IMSA class pole in GTD in the No. 21 AF Corse USA Ferrari with a 2:04.688 lap.
- Procedural rulings altered the grid: Vasser Sullivan’s No. 14 ran a prepared backup Lexus, received a mechanical black flag and will start at the rear of GTD Pro, and the six-hour Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix goes green Sunday morning with live streams on IMSA’s YouTube channel and Peacock in the U.S.