P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Renger van der Zande has taken pole for the IMSA SIX Hours of the Glen, with the Dutchman setting a 1:31.558 in the #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06. Second was Jack Aitken, 0.287 slower than van der Zande, while third was the sister Meyer Shank Acura, the #60 machine of Colin Braun. The session […]
Renger van der Zande secured pole position for the IMSA SIX Hours of the Glen by clocking a 1:31.558 in the #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06. Jack Aitken landed in second place, 0.287 seconds behind van der Zande, followed closely by Colin Braun in the #60 Meyer Shank Acura.
The session began with Dries Vanthoor and Sheldon van der Linde in the two BMWs posting the initial quick laps, with van der Linde edging out Vanthoor. Louis Deletraz emerged briefly as the leader with a time of 1:33.027 in the #40 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R.
However, Van der Zande reclaimed the top spot with a lap time almost half a second faster than Deletraz, eventually securing pole position. Jack Aitken clinched second place ahead of Braun, with the top Porsche driven by Mathieu Jaminet coming in eighth.
In the LMP2 category, PJ Hyett claimed pole position in the #99 AO Racing Oreca 07-Gibson with a time of 1:35.878. Steven Thomas and Daniel Goldburg took second and third place, respectively, in the #11 TDS Racing Oreca and the #22 United Autosports Oreca.
George Kurtz initially led the LMP2 field in the #04 Crowdstrike by APR Oreca, but fast laps ensued as fuel burned off and tire strategy evolved, with Hyett ultimately coming out on top. Thomas secured second place and Goldburg finished in third, over eight tenths behind the pole-sitter.
