Smith, Mills, Baldwin Lead Miller Practice Session

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TOOELE, Utah – Guy Smith, of Beverley, U.K., in the No. 88 Bentley/Breitling/Mobil 1 Bentley Continental GT3 led opening practice in GT for the Pirelli World Challenge Nissan Championship Finale brought to you by Motul.Smith, who set fastest race laps in both Rounds 13 and 14 at Sonoma, led the timesheets at the Miller Motorsports Park 3.048-mile outer course in the series’ return. He had a best lap of 1:48.431.

Mid-Ohio double winner Ryan Dalziel, of Winter Park, Fla., in the No. 31 EFFORT Racing Porsche GT3 R, was second at 1:49.011 with Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., third in the No. 8 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V.R at 1:49.290.

GT points leader Johnny O’Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., in the No. 3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac CTS-V.R, got up to fifth by the end of the session. 

Of note, Andy Lee, of Colorado Springs, Col., was as high as sixth, and ended eighth, in the No. 20 Laguna Bicycles/Crown Seven/Invisible Glass Wiper Blades Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 in his first official GT practice session.

GT-A points leader Michael Mills, of Angleton, Texas, was fastest classified GT-A driver at 1:51.183 in the No. 41 EFFORT Racing Porsche GT3 R.

In GTS, two-time 2014 winner Jack Baldwin, of Marietta, Ga., led the session at 1:58.571 in the No. 73 RESET-MD Porsche Cayman S.

Second was Alec Udell, of The Woodlands, Texas, in the No. 17 Watson Racing/MDG Ford Mustang Boss 302S with Drew Regitz, of Denver, Col., third in the No. 02 TRG-AMR North America Aston Martin GT4. 

GTS points leader Mark Wilkins, of Toronto, was fourth in the No. 38 PutOnTheBrakes.org Kia Optima. 

Qualifying for GT, GT-A and GTS runs from 1:05 to 1:50 p.m. MT and local time, and is the next track activity for these classes this afternoon.