No. 1 WTRAndretti Lamborghini Paces Afternoon Session; No. 88 TR3 Racing Huracán Tops in Morning
By Mark Robinson
Practice 1 Results | Practice 2 Results
AUSTIN, Texas – Danny Formal, the two-time defending Pro class champion in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, turned the fastest laps through two practice sessions Friday at Circuit of The Americas in preparation for a pair of races this weekend.
Under typically hot Texas summer conditions, Formal posted the best lap of the day in the sizzling heat of the afternoon session, touring the 3.4-mile, 20-turn road course in 2 minutes, 7.299 seconds (96.151 mph) in the No. 1 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti, Lamborghini Palm Beach Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 that he shares with co-driver Ryan Norman.
The second-best lap of the day came in the morning practice by Giano Taurino at 2:07.536 (95.972 mph) in the No. 88 TR3 Racing, Lamborghini Miami Huracán. Heading into the weekend, Taurino and co-driver Ernie Francis Jr. are just two points behind Pro class leaders Kiko Porto and Nico Jamin in the No. 30 Ansa Motorsports, Lamborghini Broward Huracán. Formal and Norman are 10 points in arrears of the leaders.
Qualifying for both races is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET Saturday. Both races will stream live on Peacock (in the U.S.) and IMSA.tv (outside the U.S.), with Race 1 at 7:10 p.m. Saturday and Race 2 at 10:50 a.m. Sunday.