By Mark Robinson
SEBRING, Fla. – Steven Aghakhani and Jacob Eidson each did his work on Thursday, earning the pole position for both races of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America doubleheader on Friday at Sebring International Raceway.
With a championship point earned for each pole, the drivers of the No. 6 US RaceTronics, Lamborghini Beverly Hills Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO moved within 13 points of Pro class leader Madison Snow in the No. 16 Change Racing, Lamborghini Charlotte Huracán.
In Race 1 qualifying, Aghakhani turned a best lap of 2:01.933 (110.421 mph) that was 0.354 seconds better than Snow.
“The whole team came out here and we were ready to do what we had to do,” Aghakhani said. “Obviously coming back from the last race at Laguna Seca (a fifth-place result in class), there was nothing we could change about it, so we just had to put it behind us and keep our heads high for Sebring. That’s exactly what we did. As you can see, the results show.”
Eidson followed his teammate’s effort in the Race 2 qualifying session with a top lap of 2:02.318 (110.073 mph). Again, Snow was second fastest.
“After Practice 1 yesterday, I was cautiously optimistic about qualifying today,” Eidson said. “We knew we had a chance at pole, but it’s just a matter of going out there and executing, and we did that today. It’s awesome to get pole position. We’re only at the start. We’ve still got tomorrow and that’s what really matters, but it’s a great start.”
Qualifying results of other classes saw Danny Formal (No. 99 Ansa Motorsports, Lamborghini Broward Huracán) sweep honors in both ProAm sessions and Randy Sellari (No. 03 Change Racing, Lamborghini Charlotte Huracán) do the same in LB Cup.
Moritz Kranz (No. 74 Prestige Performance with Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Charlotte Huracán) won the Am class pole for Race 1 in his season debut, with Victor Gomez IV (No. 29 Change Racing, Lamborghini Charlotte Huracán) topping Am qualifying for Race 2.
The first 50-minute race rolls off at 9:05 a.m. ET Friday, with Race 2 at 3:40 p.m. Both will stream live on IMSA.com.