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Mazda paces Detroit warm-up
Harry Tincknell took the checkered flag for Saturday morning’s warm-up with a lap of 1m20.957 to take top honors in the 20-minute session, setting the scene for today’s Chevrolet Sports Car Classic.
Tincknell set his lap in the No. 55 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi, eclipsing the Team Penske Acuras that were second and third with near-identical times. Helio Castroneves turned a lap of 1m21.590s in the No. 7 Acura DPi, .007s faster than teammate Dane Cameron in the No. 6 Acura.
The session was conducted under overcast skies and 67 degrees. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast beginning at 2 p.m.; the checkered flag for the 100-minute sprint is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET.
Felipe Nasr was fastest of the Cadillacs, fifth quickest at 1m21.885s in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R. Cadillacs took six of the final seven positions in the 11-car DPi field, looking to extend GM’s streak in the event to seven in a row.
Mario Farnbacher led GTD, 1m30.375s in the No. 86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3.
UP NEXT: Green flag at 12:40 p.m. ET (Live, NBCSN, 12:30 p.m.).
J.J. O'Malley
J.J. O’Malley became news editor for Chris Economaki in 1977, launching him on a career covering all facets of motorsports in many capacities. He did public relations at Watkins Glen International for 14 years; followed by four seasons at Homestead-Miami Speedway; news editor at ISC Publications (now Edgeset Marketing); and communications manager for Grand-Am and IMSA. He’s currently completing his 13th book on racing – a history of the Daytona Prototype – in addition to covering events for RACER.com, Edgeset Marketing and Sunday Group Management. O’Malley is an honorary member of the prestigious Road Racing Drivers Club.
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