Other open wheel
NA-F2000: Virginia (VIR): Saturday qualifying summary
Urlin sweeps poles at VIR. ALTON, VA (October 26, 2002) -J.W. Urlin, London, Ont., Can., captured the pole for Sunday's Round 14 of the 2002 Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship at VIRginia International Raceway, equaling the feat he accomplished ...
Edited: Jan 2, 2010, 4:21 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Urlin sweeps poles at VIR.
ALTON, VA (October 26, 2002) -J.W. Urlin, London, Ont., Can., captured the pole for Sunday's Round 14 of the 2002 Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship at VIRginia International Raceway, equaling the feat he accomplished for Saturday's Round 13. Completing the top-three were Doug Prenderville, of Morristown, N.J., and Bryan Sellers, of Centerville, Ohio. The top ACC qualifier was Jeff Sakowicz, of Camarillo, Calif.
On a wet track, in cool morning conditions, the Zetec Championship took to the 3.27-mile road course for a 20-minute qualifying session. From the very beginning of the session, Urlin, in the No. 19 Budget Rent A Car/Mygale Cars OTM Motorsports Mygale Ford, displayed the speed that gave him the pole for race one. As the session progressed, the track steadily got faster as it began to dry. By the halfway point, Sellers, driving the No. 3 Yes Network/3 Dimensional Services/Arai/Sparco Van Diemen Ford, had moved into second position. With just over five minutes remaining, a car spun and became high-sided halting the session. Almost immediately as the black flag was displayed, Prenderville, in the No. 55 John Walko Racing Van Diemen Ford, leaped to the top of the charts with a great lap. After the brief stoppage, the session resumed with just enough time for the cars to get in two laps.
Falling behind the pack, Urlin was able to get a clean second flying lap, with which he retook the pole position with a fast lap of 2:06.394 (93.137 mph), completing the sweep for the doubleheader.
"It's overwhelming to win both poles," said Urlin, who is the only series regular driving the Mygale chassis. "I waited after the black flag to try and find an opening and it worked to perfection. I'm looking forward to the races, hopefully it's wet."
"The car was great," said Prenderville, who finished second at the 2002 SCCA Valvoline Runoffs in Formula Continental. "I was worried after the black flag. I got caught in traffic, but my time held up nicely."
"The car could have benefited from a few more changes," said Sellers, who has won six races in 2002. "I'm looking forward to the race, as I know Cape Motorsports will give me a great car."
"I couldn't be happier," said Sakowicz, who has contested three races this year. "To get the ACC pole in my first-ever session in the rain is great."
Completing the top-five were Jeffrey Jones, of Sarasota, Fla, in the No. 2 JCI Chemical/Winchester Roquin Motorsport Van Diemen Ford and Ricardo Imery, of Caracas, Venezuela, in the No. 5 Cavenas/Venezolana de Ascensor Pabst Racing Van Diemen Ford.
-scca pro racing-
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article NA-F2000: Virginia (VIR): Qualifying summary
Next article NA-F2000: Virginia (VIR): Bryan Sellers championship summary
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Bryan Sellers
Inside the strategy driving Hanley Motorsports’ multi-class IMSA arrival
Feature
IMSA
Feature
IMSA
Inside the strategy driving Hanley Motorsports’ multi-class IMSA arrival
Hanley Motorsports announces multi-class IMSA arrival with BMW support and DXDT deal
IMSA
IMSA
Hanley Motorsports announces multi-class IMSA arrival with BMW support and DXDT deal
Snow’s final double stint key to PMR BMW’s Sebring win
IMSA
IMSA
Sebring 12 Hours
Snow’s final double stint key to PMR BMW’s Sebring win
Latest news
Ryan Blaney gets sweet redemption after 'nightmares' following 2024 Homestead loss
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
Ryan Blaney gets sweet redemption after 'nightmares' following 2024 Homestead loss
IndyCar 2026 season review: Dale Coyne Racing
IndyCar
Indy IndyCar 10 min
IndyCar 2026 season review: Dale Coyne Racing
Noah Gragson apologizes to Daniel Suarez for spinning him at Homestead
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
23 min
Noah Gragson apologizes to Daniel Suarez for spinning him at Homestead
Ex-DTM champion Guven fails to clear Formula E license hurdle: What is Porsche doing?
DTM
DTM DTM 29 min
Ex-DTM champion Guven fails to clear Formula E license hurdle: What is Porsche doing?
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe