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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">SCCA TOURING</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">26/06/2004</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Plumb Takes First Career Pole</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Acura From BMW</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/mazda-43-midohio-q-04.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2"><B>Plumb Takes First Career SCCA SPEED Touring Car Pole At Mid-Ohio</B><BR> <BR> Matt Plumb was fastest in SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car qualifying this morning, grabbing his first career Air Force Reserve Pole Position for this afternoon’s Round Three race at Mid-Ohio. Sweden’s Nic Jonsson qualified second and Peter Cunningham will start third on the grid.<BR> <BR> Plumb, who was the 2003 SPEED Touring Car Rookie of the Year, set a new qualifying lap record early in the session, turning a fast time of 1:34.160 (86.329 mph) on the 15-turn, 2.258-mile circuit. Piloting the No. 43 RealTime Racing/SANZ/Sun Microsystem Acura TSX, Plumb only needed a few laps to turn in a quick time and then he decided to park his machine on pit lane for the remainder of the session, hoping his time would be good enough for the pole. <BR> <BR> “It was my decision,” Plumb said about parking his Acura after setting his quick lap. “Based on these tyres and where their peak performance is, if you get a decent lap and put all the pieces together in the first two laps chances are that’s the best you’re going to do. So, rather than beat on my tyres and try to go a little bit faster, I decided to come in, park it and hope it stands up.”<BR> <BR> Plumb broke the old qualifying track record of 1:42.487 (79.315 mph) set by Chuck Hemmingson under damp conditions in 2003. The new track record is largely a result of the new Toyo Proxes RA-1 Tyres.<BR> <BR> Jonsson, who was quickest in Friday’s combined practice sessions, will start his No. 27 Lectric Air/Tecmark Corporation BMW 325Ci on the outside of row one. Jonsson is coming off a second place performance in Round Two at Lime Rock Park.<BR> <BR> Cunningham, who had a mechanical issue with his No. 4 Nissan/NISMO/TeamRTR Nissan Sentra SE-R and missed Friday’s afternoon practice session, resolved the problem and qualified his machine third on the grid. Cunningham last won at Mid-Ohio in 1997, when drove an Acura NSX to victory circle.<BR> <BR> SPEED Touring Car point leader Bill Auberlen who is shooting for a record-tying fourth consecutive win, will start fourth and Brazilian Pierre Kleinubing will start fifth. Auberlen is hoping to tie the mark held by Michael Galati and David Murry.<BR> <BR> 1,(43), Matt Plumb, Newport, R.I., Acura TSX, 1:34.160, 86.329.<BR> <BR> 2,(27), Nic Jonsson, Buford, Ga., BMW 325Ci, 1:34.299, 86.202.<BR> <BR> 3,(4), Peter Cunningham, W. Bend, Wis., Sentra SE-R, 1:34.594, 85.933.<BR> <BR> 4,(1), Bill Auberlen, Rolling Hills Est, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:34.722, 85.817.<BR> <BR> 5,(42), Pierre Kleinubing, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Acura TSX, 1:35.029, 85.540.<BR> <BR> 6,(71), Shauna Marinus, Folsom, Calif., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:35.124, 85.454.<BR> <BR> 7,(72), Jeff Altenburg, Ellicott City, Md., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:35.280, 85.314.<BR> <BR> 8,(29), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 1:35.335, 85.265.<BR> <BR> 9,(2), Justin Marks, Chico, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:35.453, 85.160.<BR> <BR> 10,(98), Bob Stretch, Dallas, Texas, BMW 325Ci, 1:35.850, 84.807.<BR> <BR> 11,(97), Charles Espenlaub, Lutz, Fla., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:36.151, 84.542.<BR> <BR> 12,(3), Dino Crescentini(R), Malibu, Calif., BMW 325i, 1:36.328, 84.386.<BR> <BR> 13,(37), Matt Richmond, Mooresville, N.C., BMW 325i, 1:36.440, 84.288.<BR> <BR> 14,(36), James Clay, Blacksburg, Va., BMW 325i, 1:36.604, 84.145.<BR> <BR> 15,(28), Scott Galaba(R), Chicago, Ill., BMW 325Ci, 1:37.118, 83.700.<BR> <BR> 16,(44), Victor Gonzalez(R), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Acura RSX, 1:37.202, 83.628.<BR> <BR> 17,(96), Scott Fredricksen(R), Gastonia, N.C., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:37.290, 83.552.<BR> <BR> 18,(9), Chip Herr(R), Lititz, Pa., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:37.442, 83.422.<BR> <BR> 19,(38), Seth Thomas(R), Cumming, Ga., BMW 325i, 1:37.661, 83.234.<BR> <BR> 20,(46), Nick Esayian(R), Encinitas, Calif., Acura RSX, 1:37.790, 83.125.<BR> <BR> 21,(10), Ryan Pilla(R), Amagansett, N.Y., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:38.066, 82.891.<BR> <BR> 22,(60), Fred Pignataro, E. Northport, N.Y., BMW 328is, 1:38.166, 82.806.<BR> <BR> 23,(02), Scott Poirier(R), Deerfield, Fla., Mercedes C230, 1:38.406, 82.604.<BR> <BR> 24,(24), Jim Osborn, Ooltewah, Tenn., BMW 325Ci, 1:38.483, 82.540.<BR> <BR> 25,(13), Scott Bradley, Mountain View, Calif., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:38.649, 82.401.<BR> <BR> 26,(68), Leo Capaldi, Lenox Twp., Mich., Ford Focus, 1:39.247, 81.904.<BR> <BR> 27,(49), Brandon Peterson(R), Breckenridge, Colo., Honda Civic Si, 1:39.356, 81.814.<BR> <BR> 28,(04), Nick Leverone(R), Worchester, Mass., BMW 328i, 1:39.866, 81.397.<BR> <BR> 29,(34), Hugh Stewart, Massapequa, N.Y., BMW 325, 1:39.935, 81.340.<BR> <BR> 30,(21), Seth Neiman(R), Woodside, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 1:40.097, 81.209.<BR> <BR> 31,(32), Kird Azemar(R), Westbury, N.Y., BMW 325, 1:40.605, 80.799.<BR> <BR> 32,(03), Peter Lockhart, Canada, , Mercedes C230, 1:41.277, 80.263.<BR> <BR> 33,(07), Mark German, Pittsburgh, Pa., Mazda 626, 1:41.364, 80.194.<BR> <BR> 34,(20), A.J. Ashley, Queens City, N.Y., BMW 325, 1:41.365, 80.193.<BR> <BR> 35,(16), Phil Parlato, Commack, N.Y., BMW 325i, 1:43.580, 78.478.<BR> <BR> 36,(41), Peter Schwartzott, Freeville, N.Y., Acura RSX, no time.<BR> <BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>