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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">AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">03/07/2004</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Beretta Wins First Pole Since 2000</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Corvettes Rule GTS Class</FONT></B></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>Beretta Wins First Pole Since 2000</B><BR> <BR> Olivier Beretta won his first ALMS pole since the end of the 2000 season when he drove the Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5-R to the GTS class pole with a time of 51.425. Beretta, who will co-drive with Oliver Gavin, won 10 poles in two seasons with the former Dodge Viper factory effort operated by Team ORECA.<BR> <BR> "It's always good to be on the pole," said Beretta, in his first season with the factory Corvette team. "The crew and team worked hard together. The pole is not our number one target, the race is more important. I walked the track the first day. It's difficult to get the grip, but I like the place. The team is professional, they know what to do, and that's a big help for the drivers. They adapt the car to the driving style. Oliver and I drive very similar, it's like there's one driver."<BR> <BR> The other Corvette Racing entry of Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell qualified second, followed by the ACEMCO Saleen S7R of Terry Borcheller and Johnny Mowlem.<BR> <BR> "I figured the pole would be somewhere in the low 51's," said Fellows, who has teamed with O'Connell to win the GTS class in both ALMS races held this season. "Dan Binks (car chief) used some good strategy to pull us into the pits to get a better spot on the track (during qualifying), but I was only able to get two clear laps. Both of the Corvettes are well prepared for this race-Olivier got a better spot on the track to run. I think Johnny and I are happy with the car's feel for the race."<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>