Streimer Tops Charts in Friday's Fast-Five Qualifying
LAKEVILLE, Conn. (May 22, 2015) – In TA3, defending American Muscle Group Champion, Ernie Francis, Jr., set the pace in the production based class to the tune of a 56.188 lap time, strong enough for tomorrow’s TA3 pole and a new track record of his own. Francis was followed by International Group driver Steve Streimer, in the No. 42 Lux Performance Dodge Viper, with a time of 56.446 and Randy Mueller, also of the International Group and driver of the No. 0 Epic Motorsports/MCM Holdings BMW M3, at 56.692 seconds.
Defending International Group Champion Jason Berkeley, in the No. 67 BMG Management Chevrolet Corvette, was fourth in the session with a time of 56.813; while Todd Napieralski, in the No. 39 Tremec/SKF/Backstreet Chevrolet Camaro, of the American Muscle Group was fifth with a time of 57.031.
"With less than 4/10ths separating the top three positions in TA3I. Round 4's race ought to be a real nail biter." says Streimer.
The Trans Am Series will hold two more sessions on the day, a 4:20 PM EDT practice session and a second chance to qualify immediately following at 5:05 PM.
Tomorrow’s races, the TA2 class exclusive 3-Dimensional Services Muscle Car Challenge and TA and TA3 class Next Dimension 100, will take place at 1:00 PM and 3:15 PM, respectively, with each race constituting 67 laps around the Lime Rock track, approximately 100 miles.
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