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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">18/07/2004</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Werner Wins Infineon Raceway Pole </FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">ADT Champion Audi Just Pips Dyson For Pole</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/audi-38-infineon-q-04(1).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>Werner Wins Infineon Raceway Pole In ADT Champion Audi</B><BR> <BR> Marco Werner led a record-shattering American Le Mans Series qualifying session Saturday to win the pole for Sunday's Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway.<BR> <BR> Werner, driving the ADT Champion Racing Audi R8, was one of three class pole winners to break existing records on the 2.53-mile road racing circuit, which has been repaved since last year's ALMS event. The German driver turned a lap of 1:22.320, bettering the old record of 1:22.615 set in 2002 by Tom Kristensen.<BR> <BR> Werner will co-drive in the two-hour, 45-minute sports car race with JJ Lehto of Finland as the two seek their third consecutive ALMS win this season. Werner's lap was only .079 second faster than the Dyson Racing Lola EX257-AER/MG of James Weaver and Butch Leitzinger, winner of last year's event after passing Werner in the last five minutes.<BR> <BR> "It is very close but we are in front," said Werner, who won his first pole of the season. "That makes me very happy. The new track surface is good for us and it's not so bumpy like some other tracks. We have better grip and its all working for us."<BR> <BR> The other Dyson Racing entry of Chris Dyson and Andy Wallace qualified third overall and in the LMP1 class with a time of 1:25.712.<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>