SBRS: Laguna Seca final qualifying

FIRST AND SECOND IN POINTS ARE SECOND AND FIRST ON THE GRID

MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 25, from Rick Roso) - Rino Mastronardi held on to the provisional pole he had earned in first qualifying and thus gained one point on championship leader Derek Hill in the season finale of the Barber Dodge Pro Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway. Hill leads 150 to 147 and, if Mastronardi does not win the race, must finish no further back from the Italian than two positions to clinch the championship and the $150,000 in title bonuses. If either driver wins the race, he clinches the championship regardless of what the other does.

QUALIFYING AGATE Starting order following final qualifying for SCCA Pro Racing Barber Dodge Pro Series race at the FIA GT/World Sports Car finale at Laguna Seca Raceway. All cars on new Goodyear Eagle slicks. Conditions: sunny, clear, temperature in the 70s. Position, driver, hometown or country, lap time around 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course. All cars identical Mondiale Barber Dodge V6 open-wheel, single-seat race cars.

1. Rino Mastronardi, Italy, 1:27.065, 92.538 mph 2. Derek Hill, Santa Monica, Calif., 1:27.178, 92.418 3. Martin Stenshorne, Norway, 1:27.229, 92.364 4. Nicolas Rondet, San Diego, 1:27.241, 92.351 5. Tony Renna, Deland, Fla., 1:27.362, 92.223 6. Chris Menninga, Pella, Iowa, 1:27.363, 92.222 7. Townsend Bell, Santa Barbara, Calif., 1:27.531, 92.045 8. Jon Fogarty, Portola Valley, Calif., 1:27.614, 91.958 9. Rocky Moran, Jr., Coto de Caza, Calif., 1:27.656, 91.914 10. Jeff Shafer, N. Hollywood, Calif., 1:27.674, 91.895 11. Samer Hindi, Los Angeles, 1:27.822, 91.740 12. Nilton Rossoni, Brazil, 1:27.904, 91.655 13. Owen Trinkler, Nashville, Tenn., 1:27.978, 91.577 14. Andy Boss, Narragansett, R.I., 1:27.996, 91.559 15. Jose Antonio Costa, Peru, 1:28.009, 91.545 16. Jarrett Boon, Phoenix, 1:28.019, 91.535 17. Scott Brunk, Frederick, Md., 1:28.071, 91.481 18. Victor Gonzalez, Jr., Hatoray, Puerto Rico, 1:28.132, 91.417 19. Will Langhorne, Washington, D.C., 1:28.166, 91.382 20. Tim Goetze, Mamaroneck, N.Y., 1:28.286, 91.258 21. Eric Tresslar, Denver, 1:28.434, 91.105 22. Ryan Jones, LeRoy, N.Y., 1:28.457, 91.082 23. Jamie Menninga, Pella, Iowa, 1:28.529, 91.007 24. John McCaig, Victoria, B.C., Canada, 1:28.553, 90.983 25. Bill Tichenor, Dallas, 1:28.646, 90.887 26. Charles Willis, Germantown, Tenn., 1:28.999, 90.527 27. Patsy DiFilippo, Apollo, Pa., 1:29.383, 90.138 $$$