Alex Brundle takes Daytona Prototype pole for TUDOR's Lone Star Le Mans race at Austin
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Alex Brundle took the Daytona Prototype pole in qualifying Friday for the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship's Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas.
The second-generation British driver turned a lap of 1 minute, 57.809 seconds (103.897 mph) on the twisty 3.40-mile circuit to take his second total pole award of the season and third for the French team.
Brundle won the pole at Watkins Glen International, while co-driver Gustavo Yacaman took pole honors at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, both in a Nissan-powered Morgan chassis.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sean Rayhall scored his second consecutive pole in the Prototype Challenge class, running 2:00.528 (101.553 mph) in the No. 25 Takis/Speedsters ORECA FLM09.
Jonathan Bomarito won the pole in the GT Le Mans class and James Davison took the top spot in the GT Daytona class.