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AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES |
18/07/2004 |
Clint Field Wins First ALMS Pole |
Robin Liddell Joins The Fields On Pole |
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Clint Field Wins First ALMS Pole
Young Clint Field continued his outstanding season in the LMP2 class for smaller, less-powerful Prototypes by qualifying on the class pole in the Intersport Racing Lola B2K/40-Judd.
Field, who won the P2 class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and in the ALMS event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, turned a lap of 1:28.952 in the car he will share with his father, Jon, and Robin Liddell of Scotland.
Jon Field was added to the driver line up after his LMP1 car was withdrawn from the race due to a cracked tub. The elder Field had two off-track excursions during practice while getting used to the car but the car suffered no damage.
"As you know, the No.37 had a problem with the tub, so my dad switched over to our car which is a lot more 'rolly-polly' and not as rigid which takes some getting used to," said Field. "That's all he was doing; getting used to the car. It's definitely a good feeling to win the pole. In the last couple of races we weren't too far behind the No.56 Bucknum Racing car, but to get ahead of them this weekend is a great thing."
The Bucknum Pilbeam MP91-Nissan of Jeff Bucknum, Chris McMurry and Bryan Willman qualified second, with the Miracle Motorsports Lola-Nissan of Ian James and James Gue third.
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