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10-17-2004, 01:21 AM
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Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek, Fla., earned his first Air Force Reserve Pole Position of the year to close out the 2004 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Shauna Marinus, of Folsom, Calif., will start second.
Driving the No. 42 A-Spec/RealTime Racing Acura TSX, Kleinubing turned a record-setting lap of 1:38.261 (81.993 mph) around the 2.238-mile circuit to record his 26th-career pole position, but the first of 2004.
“Today, it was awesome,” Kleinubing said of his run in the Acura. “I should have qualified on the pole a long time ago. I think we could’ve had some poles earlier this year, but I just didn’t deliver or the car wasn’t quite there. Today, the car was just perfect. It showed on the track; we were quite a bit faster than everyone else.”
Marinus also recorded her best qualifying effort of 2004, and will line up the No. 71 Tri-Point/Mazdaspeed Mazda 6 second after a lap of 1:38.733 (81.601 mph). Marinus recorded her first pole at the 2003 season finale (Puerto Rico), but had a previous best start this season of fifth.
Peter Cunningham, of W. Bend, Wis., qualified third in his No. 4 NISMO/TeamRTR Nissan Sentra SE-R with a lap of 1:38.908 (81.457 mph), and takes the yearend Air Force Reserve Pole Position bonus of $5,000. Cunningham tied Bill Auberlen with three Air Force Reserve Poles, two thirds, one fourth and one fifth. It was Cunningham’s two sevenths that broke the tie, and earned him the season-long award.
Defending race Champion Jeff Altenburg, of Ellicott City, Md., will start fourth in his Tri-Point/Mazdaspeed Mazda 6, followed by Memo Gidley, of Novato, Calif., in the best effort to date for the Air Force Reserve Ford Focus.
Championship point leader Auberlen struggled, qualifying 12th in his No. 1 Turner Motorsport/H&R Springs BMW 325i. However, he remains 15 points ahead of second-place Nic Jonsson, who qualified 10th in his LectricAir/Tecmark Corporation BMW 325Ci.
The 2004 SCCA SPEED Touring Car season finale will make its standing start Sunday at 10:25 a.m. (Pacific) and will air on SPEED Channel on a tape-delayed basis, beginning at 12:00 p.m. (Pacific), 3:00 p.m. (Eastern). Live Timing & Scoring Presented by Cadillac is available during the race at www.world-challenge.com.
Starting lineup for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Round 10 race, part of the Audi Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour.
1, (42), Pierre Kleinubing, Coconut Creek, Fla., Acura TSX, 1:38.261, 81.993.
2, (71), Shauna Marinus, Folsom, Calif., Mazda 6, 1:38.733, 81.601.
3, (4), Peter Cunningham, W. Bend, Wis., Sentra SE-R, 1:38.908, 81.457.
4, (72), Jeff Altenburg, Ellicott City, Md., Mazda 6, 1:38.963, 81.412.
5, (48), Memo Gidley, Novato, Calif., Ford Focus, 1:39.185, 81.230.
6, (29), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 1:39.332, 81.109.
7, (98), Bob Stretch, Dallas, Texas, BMW 325Ci, 1:39.403, 81.051.
8, (2), Justin Marks, San Francisco, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:39.470, 80.997.
9, (36), James Clay, Blacksburg, Va., BMW 325i, 1:39.609, 80.884.
10, (27), Nic Jonsson, Buford, Ga., BMW 325Ci, 1:39.748, 80.771.
11, (18), Paul Lambert, Sonoma, Calif., Audi A4, 1:39.750, 80.770.
12, (1), Bill Auberlen, Rolling Hills Est, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:39.844, 80.693.
13, (19), Rick Maki(R), Santa Monica, Calif., Audi A4, 1:40.026, 80.547.
14, (37), Matt Richmond, Mooresville, N.C., BMW 325i, 1:40.081, 80.502.
15, (43), Ken Dobson, Carmel Valley, Calif., Acura TSX, 1:40.273, 80.348.
16, (97), Charles Espenlaub, Lutz, Fla., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:40.335, 80.299.
17, (44), Chip Herr(R), Lititz, Pa., Acura RSX, 1:40.631, 80.062.
18, (38), Seth Thomas(R), Cumming, Ga., BMW 325i, 1:40.663, 80.037.
19, (96), Scott Fredricksen(R), Gastonia, N.C., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:40.867, 79.875.
20, (3), Dino Crescentini(R), Malibu, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:40.910, 79.841.
21, (78), Jon Prall, Cupertino, Calif., BMW 325is, 1:41.136, 79.663.
22, (02), Scott Poirier(R), Deerfield, Fla., Mercedes C230, 1:41.198, 79.614.
23, (99), Kevin Mckee, San Francisco, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:41.300, 79.534.
24, (28), Victor Contreras, San Juan, Puerto Rico, BMW 325Ci, 1:41.665, 79.248.
25, (46), Nick Esayian(R), Encinitas, Calif., Acura RSX, 1:41.761, 79.173.
26, (03), Peter Lockhart, Canada, Mercedes C230, 1:42.272, 78.778.
27, (21), Seth Neiman(R), Woodside, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 1:42.338, 78.727.
28, (05), Mike Davis(R), Marina Del Ray, Calif., Honda Civic, 1:43.461, 77.872.
29, (00), Andrew Monterrubio, Red Bluff, Calif., Acura Integra R, 1:43.687, 77.703.
30, (12), Brett Erickson(R), Sunnyvale, Calif., Volkswagen GTI, 1:44.077, 77.412.
31, (49), Brandon Peterson(R), Breckenridge, Colo., Honda Civic Si, 1:44.281, 77.260.
32, (91), Justin Elin(R), Port Orchard, Wash., Honda Civic, 1:45.553, 76.329.
33, (94), Peter Bovenberg, Campbell, Calif., Honda Civic Si, 1:47.420, 75.002.
34, (06), Kenny Yim(R), Arcadia, Calif., Honda Civic, 1:47.496, 74.949.
35, (13), Scott Bradley, San Jose, Calif., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:58.764, 67.838.
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Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek, Fla., earned his first Air Force Reserve Pole Position of the year to close out the 2004 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Shauna Marinus, of Folsom, Calif., will start second.
Driving the No. 42 A-Spec/RealTime Racing Acura TSX, Kleinubing turned a record-setting lap of 1:38.261 (81.993 mph) around the 2.238-mile circuit to record his 26th-career pole position, but the first of 2004.
“Today, it was awesome,” Kleinubing said of his run in the Acura. “I should have qualified on the pole a long time ago. I think we could’ve had some poles earlier this year, but I just didn’t deliver or the car wasn’t quite there. Today, the car was just perfect. It showed on the track; we were quite a bit faster than everyone else.”
Marinus also recorded her best qualifying effort of 2004, and will line up the No. 71 Tri-Point/Mazdaspeed Mazda 6 second after a lap of 1:38.733 (81.601 mph). Marinus recorded her first pole at the 2003 season finale (Puerto Rico), but had a previous best start this season of fifth.
Peter Cunningham, of W. Bend, Wis., qualified third in his No. 4 NISMO/TeamRTR Nissan Sentra SE-R with a lap of 1:38.908 (81.457 mph), and takes the yearend Air Force Reserve Pole Position bonus of $5,000. Cunningham tied Bill Auberlen with three Air Force Reserve Poles, two thirds, one fourth and one fifth. It was Cunningham’s two sevenths that broke the tie, and earned him the season-long award.
Defending race Champion Jeff Altenburg, of Ellicott City, Md., will start fourth in his Tri-Point/Mazdaspeed Mazda 6, followed by Memo Gidley, of Novato, Calif., in the best effort to date for the Air Force Reserve Ford Focus.
Championship point leader Auberlen struggled, qualifying 12th in his No. 1 Turner Motorsport/H&R Springs BMW 325i. However, he remains 15 points ahead of second-place Nic Jonsson, who qualified 10th in his LectricAir/Tecmark Corporation BMW 325Ci.
The 2004 SCCA SPEED Touring Car season finale will make its standing start Sunday at 10:25 a.m. (Pacific) and will air on SPEED Channel on a tape-delayed basis, beginning at 12:00 p.m. (Pacific), 3:00 p.m. (Eastern). Live Timing & Scoring Presented by Cadillac is available during the race at www.world-challenge.com.
Starting lineup for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Round 10 race, part of the Audi Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour.
1, (42), Pierre Kleinubing, Coconut Creek, Fla., Acura TSX, 1:38.261, 81.993.
2, (71), Shauna Marinus, Folsom, Calif., Mazda 6, 1:38.733, 81.601.
3, (4), Peter Cunningham, W. Bend, Wis., Sentra SE-R, 1:38.908, 81.457.
4, (72), Jeff Altenburg, Ellicott City, Md., Mazda 6, 1:38.963, 81.412.
5, (48), Memo Gidley, Novato, Calif., Ford Focus, 1:39.185, 81.230.
6, (29), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 1:39.332, 81.109.
7, (98), Bob Stretch, Dallas, Texas, BMW 325Ci, 1:39.403, 81.051.
8, (2), Justin Marks, San Francisco, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:39.470, 80.997.
9, (36), James Clay, Blacksburg, Va., BMW 325i, 1:39.609, 80.884.
10, (27), Nic Jonsson, Buford, Ga., BMW 325Ci, 1:39.748, 80.771.
11, (18), Paul Lambert, Sonoma, Calif., Audi A4, 1:39.750, 80.770.
12, (1), Bill Auberlen, Rolling Hills Est, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:39.844, 80.693.
13, (19), Rick Maki(R), Santa Monica, Calif., Audi A4, 1:40.026, 80.547.
14, (37), Matt Richmond, Mooresville, N.C., BMW 325i, 1:40.081, 80.502.
15, (43), Ken Dobson, Carmel Valley, Calif., Acura TSX, 1:40.273, 80.348.
16, (97), Charles Espenlaub, Lutz, Fla., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:40.335, 80.299.
17, (44), Chip Herr(R), Lititz, Pa., Acura RSX, 1:40.631, 80.062.
18, (38), Seth Thomas(R), Cumming, Ga., BMW 325i, 1:40.663, 80.037.
19, (96), Scott Fredricksen(R), Gastonia, N.C., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:40.867, 79.875.
20, (3), Dino Crescentini(R), Malibu, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:40.910, 79.841.
21, (78), Jon Prall, Cupertino, Calif., BMW 325is, 1:41.136, 79.663.
22, (02), Scott Poirier(R), Deerfield, Fla., Mercedes C230, 1:41.198, 79.614.
23, (99), Kevin Mckee, San Francisco, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:41.300, 79.534.
24, (28), Victor Contreras, San Juan, Puerto Rico, BMW 325Ci, 1:41.665, 79.248.
25, (46), Nick Esayian(R), Encinitas, Calif., Acura RSX, 1:41.761, 79.173.
26, (03), Peter Lockhart, Canada, Mercedes C230, 1:42.272, 78.778.
27, (21), Seth Neiman(R), Woodside, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 1:42.338, 78.727.
28, (05), Mike Davis(R), Marina Del Ray, Calif., Honda Civic, 1:43.461, 77.872.
29, (00), Andrew Monterrubio, Red Bluff, Calif., Acura Integra R, 1:43.687, 77.703.
30, (12), Brett Erickson(R), Sunnyvale, Calif., Volkswagen GTI, 1:44.077, 77.412.
31, (49), Brandon Peterson(R), Breckenridge, Colo., Honda Civic Si, 1:44.281, 77.260.
32, (91), Justin Elin(R), Port Orchard, Wash., Honda Civic, 1:45.553, 76.329.
33, (94), Peter Bovenberg, Campbell, Calif., Honda Civic Si, 1:47.420, 75.002.
34, (06), Kenny Yim(R), Arcadia, Calif., Honda Civic, 1:47.496, 74.949.
35, (13), Scott Bradley, San Jose, Calif., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:58.764, 67.838.
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