sport 4 geek's video: Sebring 12h : Jani s Rebellion Oreca beats Cadillacs to pole Fords 1 2 in Qualifying

Yacaman, Bar1 Win PC Battle Gustavo Yacaman in the Bar1 Motorsports Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet edged out James French in the Rolex-winning Performance Tech Oreca to take the pole in Prototype Challenge in a battle which went down to the last two laps of the session. The Bar1 driver set down two fast laps, took a rest to cool his tires, then came back with three more fast ones, to take the pole after the checkered flag had waved with a lap of 1:53.506 at 118.6 mph. James French made his best effort of 1:53.575 on his final lap, but Yacaman had already sealed the deal with his prior lap. Yacaman’s final effort proved to be insurance. “Well I’m honestly really happy. I have to give thanks to the Bar1 team. We had a couple poles together in Indy Lites but this one feels really great,” Yacaman said afterwards. “Everyone on this car has done a great job. I’m thankful for them. “All the cars are really even. The guys at the Performance Tech car are doing such a good job. It’s gonna be a close 12 hours, yes there are only 4 cars, but it’s going to be a battle. “I’m happy to get the last pole for the class at Sebring, but now we focus on the race. Daytona was a tough race for us. We had a really, really good car, and the Performance Tech team ran such a clean, perfect race and we had a few mistakes, so we let it get away from us. But this is definitely the start to redemption for the last performance.” The 65th IMSA WeatherTech Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring starts at 10:40 a.m. Saturday, March 18. Tickets are available by calling (800) 626-RACE or visiting the Sebring Raceway website. The event will be televised on FoxSports Go, FoxSports 1, and on IMSA.tv. Check the listing on the IMSA website for details.