{"id":94801,"date":"2021-06-28T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-front-row-qualifying-sweep-for-acura-at-watkins-glen\/"},"modified":"2021-06-28T08:00:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T12:00:01","slug":"acura-arrasa-con-la-primera-fila-en-la-clasificatoria-de-watkins-glen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/acura-arrasa-con-la-primera-fila-en-la-clasificatoria-de-watkins-glen\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Row Qualifying Sweep for Acura at Watkins Glen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\ntable p, #divContent table p\n{\nmargin: 0px;\nmargin-left: 3.8px;\nfont-size: 8pt !important;\nfont-family: Arial;\ncolor: black;\nmargin-right: 0pt;\n}\ntable th, #divContent table th\n{\nfont-weight: unset !important;\ntext-align: unset !important;\nvertical-align: unset !important;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 27, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Acura drivers swept the front row in qualifying today at Watkins Glen International Raceway in preparation for Sunday&#8217;s Sahlen&#8217;s Six Hours of the Glen IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship endurance race.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgcf21left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgcf21left\" title=\"Ricky Taylor piloted his Acura ARX-05 prototype to his first pole of the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship today at Watkins Glen International Raceway in preparation for Sunday's Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1552274\/Acura_Ricky_Taylor.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Taylor piloted his Acura ARX-05 prototype to his first pole of the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship today at Watkins Glen International Raceway in preparation for Sunday's Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Defending IMSA series champion and Rolex 24 winner <span class=\"xn-person\">Ricky Taylor<\/span> scored his first pole of the 2021 season for Wayne Taylor Racing, edging fellow Acura pilot <span class=\"xn-person\">Dane Cameron<\/span> by just 0.119 second in his Meyer Shank Racing ARX-05 prototype.<\/p>\n<p>In the production-based GTD category, <span class=\"xn-person\">John Potter<\/span> qualifying his Magnus with Archangel Acura NSX GT3 Evo 11<sup>th<\/sup>; and will share driving duties tomorrow with <span class=\"xn-person\">Andy Lally<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Spencer Pumpelly<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\n    <b><br \/>\n      <u>Sahlen&#8217;s Six Hours of the Glen Qualifying Results<\/u><br \/>\n    <\/b>\n  <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>1<sup>st<\/sup> overall &#8211; #10 <span class=\"xn-person\">Ricky Taylor<\/span>, Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05 DPi<\/li>\n<li>2<sup>nd<\/sup> overall &#8211; #60 <span class=\"xn-person\">Dane Cameron<\/span>, Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05 DPi<\/li>\n<li>11<sup>th<\/sup> GTD &#8211; #44 <span class=\"xn-person\">John Potter<\/span>, Magnus with Archangel Acura NSX GT3 Evo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    <b><br \/>\n      <u>Quotes<\/u><br \/>\n    <\/b>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Ricky Taylor<\/span> <\/b>(#10 Wayne Taylor Racing ARX-05) <b>pole qualifier; race co-drivers will be Filipe Albuquerque and <span class=\"xn-person\">Alexander Rossi<\/span>: <\/b>&#8220;The Acura is a fantastic car here at Watkins Glen. Coming here, we knew we&#8217;d be strong and we were really looking forward to it.\u00a0 This chassis and engine package was really designed to perform best at European-style tracks:\u00a0 really fast, flowing, and smooth circuits.\u00a0 So when we come to <span class=\"xn-location\">Watkins Glen<\/span>, we know we can run the car low [to the ground] and take advantage of the horsepower and aero platform the Acura provides. For sure, I wouldn&#8217;t want to be in any other car here. It&#8217;s a dream to drive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n    <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Dane Cameron<\/span> <\/b>(#60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05): <b>Qualified second; co-drivers will be <span class=\"xn-person\">Olivier Pla<\/span>: <\/b>&#8220;It is always good to be on the front row, it&#8217;s a &#8216;good view&#8217;. I&#8217;m not fully happy with my [best] lap, I think I made a couple of small mistakes on the quick lap and I think that made a difference, so I am a little disappointed on that. But overall, we&#8217;ve had a good competitive weekend so far [leading both practice sessions prior to qualifying] and we&#8217;ve got a good car. Six hours is a long time, and I think there will be some different weather conditions to come so we will see how we get along on Sunday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n    <b><br \/>\n      <u>Fast Facts<\/u><br \/>\n    <\/b>\n  <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>This is Acura&#8217;s first front row qualifying sweep of 2021. It also was the first pole of the season for Taylor and his Wayne Taylor Racing squad [after qualifying on the front row at Sebring and Mid-Ohio]; and the first front-row start of 2021 for Cameron and Meyer Shank Racing.<\/li>\n<li>While Taylor edged Cameron by just 0.xxx for the pole, Cameron&#8217;s Acura prototype was nearly five tenths of a second [+0.496s] quicker than the next-best car in the session.<\/li>\n<li>Taylor and season-long co-driver Filipe Albuquerque have unofficially extended their Drivers&#8217; Championship lead to 80 points over <span class=\"xn-person\">Oliver Jarvis<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Harry Tincknell<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    <b><br \/>\n      <u>Where to Watch the Sahlen&#8217;s Six Hours of the Glen<\/u><br \/>\n    <\/b>\n  <\/p>\n<p>Same-day television coverage from <span class=\"xn-location\">Watkins Glen<\/span> begins at <span class=\"xn-chron\">7 p.m. EDT Saturday<\/span> on the NBC Sports Network.\u00a0 Live flag-to-flag race coverage will be available on NBC Gold Track Pass and the NBC Sports App.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can listen to audio commentary via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3210264-1&amp;h=2325547927&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fimsa.com%2F&amp;a=IMSA.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">IMSA.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3210264-1&amp;h=442711938&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fradiolemans.com%2F&amp;a=RadioLeMans.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">RadioLeMans.com<\/a>\u00a0and XM Radio; and follow the race live via in-car cameras, IMSA Radio and timing &amp; scoring available worldwide on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3210264-1&amp;h=2325547927&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fimsa.com%2F&amp;a=IMSA.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">IMSA.com<\/a>\u00a0and the IMSA mobile device App.<\/p>\n<p>Acura Motorsports social media content and video links from Watkins Glen International Raceway can be found on Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3210264-1&amp;h=3113889360&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhondaracing_hpd&amp;a=www.instagram.com%2Fhondaracing_hpd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.instagram.com\/hondaracing_hpd<\/a>), Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3210264-1&amp;h=3841391526&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHondaRacing_HPD&amp;a=twitter.com%2FHondaRacing_HPD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">twitter.com\/HondaRacing_HPD<\/a>) and Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3210264-1&amp;h=1573240455&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHondaRacingHPD)&amp;a=www.facebook.com%2FHondaRacingHPD)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.facebook.com\/HondaRacingHPD)<\/a>.\u00a0 Additional features and long-form videos can be found on the Honda Racing\/HPD YouTube channel (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3210264-1&amp;h=2170958539&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2FHondaRacingHPDTV&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2FHondaRacingHPDTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/HondaRacingHPDTV<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgd359left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgd359left\" title=\"Acura Logo. 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