Blomqvist, Acura take repeat pole at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of Battle on the Bricks
Tom Blomqvist captured his second straight pole for the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a 1:14.674 lap in the No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06; lightning canceled GTD PRO and GTD qualifying, so those grids were set by team points.
Tom Blomqvist posted a top lap of 1:14.674 in the No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06 to secure pole for the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’ll share the car with Colin Braun for Sunday’s two-hour, 40-minute race. Jack Aitken qualified second (1:14.975) and Dries Vanthoor third (1:15.073). Lightning delayed prototype sessions and forced the cancellation of GTD PRO and GTD qualifying; those grids were set by team points, placing the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 and the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 atop their classes. Jeremy Clarke took LMP2 pole (1:17.555) for Inter Europol Competition.
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