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Qualifying report

Edwards nabs another front row start in GTC class at COTA

Edwards clocked a time of 2:27.880 with an average speed of 82.770 mph.

#30 NGT Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Henrique Cisneros, Sean Edwards

#30 NGT Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Henrique Cisneros, Sean Edwards

Eric Gilbert

Despite wet conditions, Sean Edwards qualified the No. 30 MOMO NGT Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car on the front row of the GTC class at the Circuit of the Americas for the International Sports Car Weekend American Le Mans Series (ALMS) race, scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 2013.

Edwards and co-driver Henrique Cisneros will start from the second position on the class grid for the two-hour, 45 minute race, Round Eight of the 2013 American Le Mans Series. The MOMO NGT Motorsport Team is currently third in the GTC Team Championship and Edwards is sixth in points in the GTC Driver’s Championship.

Edwards clocked a time of 2:27.880 with an average speed of 82.770 mph. Damian Faulkner took the GTC class poll with a time of 2:27:816 at 82.806 mph.

Sean Edwards, qualifying driver of No. 30 MOMO NGT Motorsport:

#30 NGT Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Henrique Cisneros, Sean Edwards
#30 NGT Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: Henrique Cisneros, Sean Edwards

Photo by: Eric Gilbert

“It was pretty tough qualifying in the wet here. Luckily it’s wasn’t quite as bad as the conditions before in free practice when there was so much more water that we couldn’t even drive. But, the car was really good and unfortunately we just missed pole by the smallest margins. It’s a shame that I’m still missing a pole position this year and I only have one more chance in doing it at VIR. We still have a front row start right now and that’s the most important thing for our championship. Our championship rivals are behind us in third place and last place. Henrique is faster than Ben (Keating) so he should be able to get past him at the start of the race tomorrow, which is looking like it will be in the dry. Hopefully we will push on from there and we can get my car in the lead and I can maintain for the rest of the race.

“COTA is a cool track. It’s mainly like the tracks I race on in Europe in the Super Cup and Formula 1 tracks - massive wide run off circuits which are very open and wide. They have a bit of grading up and down, which makes it interesting. They’ve done a really good job here with the facility and it’s an enjoyable circuit to drive. It should make for a good race because there are many passing opportunities here and I look forward to winning.”

In the rain soaked Porsche IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama Series race on Friday, MOMO driver Angel Benitez, Jr. (No. 25 MOMO NGT Motorsport) took another victory in the super competitive 31-car field. He started third on the grid.

Craig Duerson (No. 27 MOMO NGT Motorsport) was first in Masters Class and finished fifth overall.

Amadeo Quiros (No. 28 MOMO NGT Motorsport) finished fourteenth overall and seventh in the Masters Class.

Eduardo Cisneros (No. 29 MOMO NGT Motorsport) and Mark Llano (No. 24 MOMO NGT Motorsport) finished 17th and 30th respectively.

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