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Player's Forsythe Teammates Lee Bentham and Alex Tagliani Claim Top Two Spots in Friday's Provisional Qualifying at Toronto TORONTO, Ont. - Lee Bentham of nearby Richmond Hill will start on the provisional pole for Saturday's KOOL/Toyota ...
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Player's Forsythe Teammates Lee Bentham and Alex Tagliani Claim Top Two Spots in Friday's Provisional Qualifying at Toronto
TORONTO, Ont. - Lee Bentham of nearby Richmond Hill will start on the provisional pole for Saturday's KOOL/Toyota Atlantic Championship race at the Molson Indy Toronto.
Bentham, who won at Montreal earlier this year, posted a time of 1:07.877 around the 1.721-mile temporary street circuit. Bentham's teammate, Alex Tagliani, of Lachenaie, Que., will start alongside Bentham on the front row with a provisional time of 1:07.991. Rino Mastronardi, in just his second Atlantic event, will start third with a time of 1:08.203. Points leader Memo Gidley posted the seventh-fastest time in the provisional qualifying session that was slowed significantly due to three red-flag sessions. Saturday's round seven of the KOOL/Toyota Atlantic Championship is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.
TORONTO, Ont. -- Starters for Saturday's Player's Challenge for the KOOL/Toyota Atlantic Championship race at the Molson Indy Toronto, with starting position, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1. Lee Bentham, Richmond Hill, Ont., Swift 008.a, 1:07.877, 94.618. 2. Alexandre Tagliani, Lachenaie, Que., Swift 008.a, 1:07.991, 94.459. 3. Rino Mastronardi, Italy, Swift 008.a, 1:08.203, 94.165. 4. Anthony Lazzaro, Acworth, Ga., Swift 008.a, 1:08.589, 93.636. 5. Buddy Rice, Phoenix, Ariz., Swift 008.a, 1:08.763, 93.399. 6. Andrea Delorenzi, Italy, Ralt RT-41, 1:09.177, 92.840. 7. Memo Gidley, San Rafael, Calif., Swift 008.a, 1:09.346, 92.613. 8. Derek Hill, Costa Mesa, Calif., Swift 008.a, 1:09.356, 92.600. 9. Rob MacDonald, Keswick, Ont., Swift 008.a, 1:09.807, 92.002. 10. David Pook, Long Beach, Calif., Swift 008.a, 1:09.994, 91.756. 11. David Rutledge, W. Vancouver, B. C., Swift 008.a, 1:10.034, 91.704. 12. Andrew Bordin, Woodbridge, Ont., Swift 008.a, 1:10.244, 91.429. 13. Case Montgomery, Salinas, Calif., Swift 008.a, 1:10.413, 91.210. 14. Michael David, Corona, Calif., Ralt RT-41, 1:10.481, 91.122. 15. Matt Sielsky, Northbrook, Ill., Swift 008.a, 1:11.417, 89.928. 16. Kenny Wilden, Burlington, Ont., Swift 008.a, 1:11.668, 89.613. 17. Jean-Francois Dumoulin, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Ralt RT-41, 1:11.841, 89.397. 18. Luc Lesage, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Ralt RT-41, 1:12.094, 89.083. 19. Eric Lang, New York, N.Y., Ralt RT-41, 1:12.153, 89.010. 20. Cam Binder, Calgary, Alta., Swift 008.a, 1:12.204, 88.947. 21. Michael Conte, Seattle, Wash., Swift 008.a, 1:12.355, 88.762. 22. Masaoki Nagashima, Japan, Swift 008.a, 1:12.608, 88.453. 23. Frank Allers, Coquitlam, B. C., Reynard 93H, 1:13.034, 87.937. 24. Robert Sollenskog, Antioch, Ill., Swift 008.a, 1:13.135, 87.815. 25. Eric Andrew Jensen, Toronto, Ont., Reynard 93H, 1:13.780, 87.047. 26. Ian Bland, Australia, Ralt RT-40, 1:14.567, 86.129. 27. John Rutherford, Ft. Worth, Texas, Swift 008.a, 1:14.658, 86.024. 28. Stephane Roy, Saint-Sauver, Que., Ralt RT-40, 1:15.018, 85.611. 29. George Frazier, Prospect, Ky., Ralt RT-41, 1:15.529, 85.032. 30. Sergei Szortyka, Sinking Spring, Pa., Ralt RT-41, 1:16.276, 84.199. 31. John Brooks, Tucson, Ariz., Ralt RT-40, 1:19.299, 80.989. 32. Zak Brown, Indianapolis, Ind., Swift 008.a, 1:21.079, 79.211. 33. David Karlson, Claremont, Calif., Reynard 93H, 1:27.538, 73.367.
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