Road America Aug. 8: Qualifying No. 45 P3; No. 46 P 5; No. 44 P 11

3:18 pm - Red flag. No. 61 is stopped off course in the corner of 12. So that's it on the qualifying session. Lizards will qualify: No. 45 P3; No. 46 P 5; No. 44 P 11. No. 71 Tafel Racing Ferrari is on the pole.

3:13 pm - Joerg is heading back out for one more try at a faster lap. He is currently P3. Patrick is still P5 - one second back from the No. 87 which is in P4.
Patrick says that he tings he can get a faster lap and stays out. Joerg pits - he is P3.

3:09 pm CT - Joerg now P3. He is 1 tenth of a second behind the No. 62, and the No. 62 is about two tenths behind the No. 71. Joerg radios in that he does not think he can go faster on these tires and the crew calls him in. Patrick is P5 now. Patrick radioed in that he hit traffic, and will wait one lap, then try again for a fast lap. Seth is P 11.

3:08 pm CT - Qualifying is under way. Joerg in the No. 45 is P2 - on his first fast lap. Jaime Melo in the No. 62 is P1. Patrick Pilet in the NO. 46 is P7. Seth Neiman in the No. 44 is P10. 12 minutes left in the session.

2:50 pm CT - Checkered flag on the session. 10 minutes until qualifying.

2:45 - 5 minutes left. Joerg reports misfire again on reserve.

2:49 - 10 minutes left in the session. No. 71 is P1; No. 62 P2; No. 45 P3. No. 46 is P7 and No. 44 is P9.

2:35 - Joerg reports the No. 45 is misfiring on reserve. He is pitting for fuel and tires. 15 minutes left in the session before qualifying.

2:29 pm - No. 71 is P1; No. 62 is P2; No. 45 is P 3; No. 46 P6 and No. 44 in P9. 20 minutes left in the session. Johannes pits in the No. 46 for driver change to Patrick Pilet.

2:23 pm - Wolf radios in that he didn't like the last change - he feels like he has more understeer now. Seth reports that the car is pushy and he is starting to lose grip. Wolf is in the pits for driver change to Joerg.

2:14 - The No. 46 and the No. 45 both pit for changes. Wolf is now P2 in the No. 45 and Johannes is P6 in the No. 46. Seth is P10 in the No. 44. The No. 46 is making a rear wing aero change. The No. 45 is heading out again. Wolf will do one timed lap, then come in for a driver change to Joerg. The No. 46 is still working on their setup changes but will head out shortly with Johannes still behind the wheel.

2:00 pm - We are 10 minutes into this afternoon's practice session. Wolf Henzler is in the No. 45 - he's P1 and just radioed in that he's much happier with the car this session after the changes this morning. Johannes is in P4 in the No. 46. Seth Neiman is in the No. 44.

11:00 am - Checkered flag on this morning's practice session. No. 45 was P5, No. 46 P6 in the session. No. 62 was P1 in the session, No. 71 was P2, No. 21 was P 3 and No. 87 was P4. We'll be back with you this afternoon at 1:50 for another one hour practice session, then qualifying.

10:55 - Five minutes left in the session. No. 46 is heading back to the garage. No. 44 and No. 45 are still out.

10:45 - Gren flag. The No. 46 is back from the garage and Johannes is in the car. He radios in that the steering wheel is offset to the right. He'll finish out this session to make sure there are no issues with the car from Patrick's earlier run into the gravel. Wolf is in the No. 45 and Seth in the No. 44. The No. 45 is currently P5, No. 46 is P6 and No. 44 is P 13.

10:41 - Red flag to pick up some debris from the track. Seth is still out in the No. 44. In the No. 45, Wolf will take over for Joerg and finish out the session. No. 46 still in the garage. Darren Law, co driver in the No.44, will not be here until race day.

10:29 - Both the No. 45 and the No. 44 have pitted for setup changes. The setup here is significantly different than at Mid-Ohio, so yesterday's test session and today's practice session have required some major setup changes. No. 46 Porsche is still in the garage as the crew cleans out the gravel from Patrick's earlier off track incident. Joerg is now P4 in the session. No 62 is P1; No. 71 is P2, No. 87 is P3.


It's perfect racing weather today - sunny and warm, but a nice breeze and moderate temperatures.

10:21 - Joerg is currently P3 in the session. The No. 87 is P1 and the No. 71 is P2. No. 46 is P3 and the No. 44 is P4.

10:18 am - Patrick is rolling again after getting a sno-blower clean up by the safety crew to remove some of the gravel. He will head back to the garage, but will remain off line to try and keep gravel off of the track.

10:14 am CT - Good morning from Road America. We are 15 minutes into this morning's practice session. Joerg is out in the No.45, Seth in the No. 44, and Patrick was out in the No. 46 until he went deep into the gravel. he is fine and the car appears to be OK but it is really buried in gravel. So they will head directly back to the garage to remove the undertray and clean out the gravel. The session is only 1 hour so not sure if they will be back out again or not. We have two practice sessions today (10 to 11 and then again 1:50 to 2:50) and then qualifying. Qualifying will begin at 3:00 pm CT.