“That wasn’t a perfect lap, but it was a pretty good one,” said Goble. “It’s tough to say if there’s more in there or not, but I always like to think there is. Our first practice session we were quicker, but it was 8 a.m. and it was pretty cold out. This will be my first time racing at this track on this layout. I raced the go-kart track a couple times years ago, and I did one half of this track one year in a Spec Miata, and the other half of the track in a test session in a formula car. It’s very different doing the outer loop, especially in a TA2 car. Some of it does transfer, for sure, and it brings back memories.”
Ken Sutherland in the No. 68 Cascade Sotheby’s/Wyatt Fire Protection Camaro, who currently sits second in the standings, was second fastest with a time of 1:55.796. Roy Fulmer IV in the No. 186 Fulmer’s Auto Body/Nichols Construction Camaro was third with a 1:56.011, followed by Bobby Hodges in the No. 04 Garage Row Racing Ford Mustang with a 1:56.311. Brad McAllister in the No. 24 Periodontal Associates/JDRF Mustang rounded out the top five with a time of 1:57.028. Points leader Jeff Holden in the No. 11 RELAXandCBD.com/Dakota Lithium/Mid Valley Transmission Camaro qualified seventh in class with a lap of 1:57.232 following steering issues.
Chris Evans in the No. 92 Chris Evans Inc. Ford Mustang was fastest in XGT with a class record of 1:57.143, followed by Howard Johnston in the No. 32 IWS Acquisition Group Mustang with a 2:01.535. Michael LaPaglia in the No. 31 Papini’s/Johnson Tuning/FAST Ford Mustang FP350S is the lone SGT competitor, but he did not make a lap during qualifying.
Full qualifying results can be found here.
In first practice, Goble paced the field and the TA2 entrants with a time of 1:54.942, followed by McAllister with a 1:57.463. Cody Powell in the No. 76 Titan Construction Services Dodge Challenger was third with a 1:57.494, with Sutherland fourth with a 1:57.894. Dave Kunicki in the No. 67 Blue Max Chevrolet Camaro was sixth overall and fifth in class with a 1:59.175.
Evans was fastest of the XGT entries, running fifth overall with a 1:58.467, with Johnston second in class with a 2:02.900.
In this weekend’s final practice session, Sutherland took the top spot with a 1:55.287, with Goble close behind in second with a 1:55.828. Hodges was third with a 1:57.014, and Fulmer IV was fourth with a time of 1:57.424. McAllister rounded out the top five in TA2, running sixth overall with a 1:57.851.
Evans once again topped the XGT entries, running fifth overall with a 1:57.718, with Johnston second in class with a 2:03.162. LaPaglia made a lap of 2:04.620 in SGT.
Full practice results can be found here: Practice 1, Practice 2
