Burkett on Pole for VIR Race 2
Alton, VA – After suffering from mechanical issues on Saturday’s session that prevented him from running the race, Daniel Burkett from K-Hill Motorsports, set fast lap and secured his fourth pole position in the Atlantic Championship Series. Atlantic Creations driver, Jimmy Simpson, will be starting second this afternoon after swapping fast lap with Burkett multiple times throughout the qualifying session. Matt Miller of COMPREP will be starting third in round six at Virginia International Raceway.
Keith Grant, of Polestar, and Michael Mallinen, of Swan Racing, round out the top five for the start of this race.
Race 2 starts at 4:10 local time. Follow the race via Race Monitor or the series website www.atlanticchampionshipseries.com/falive .
Qualifying Results:
PosNo.NameIn LapBest TmMake/ModelDiff 1 4 Daniel Burkett 12 1:42.324 Swift 016 Mazda - 2 21 Jimmy Simpson 9 1:42.508 Swift 016 Mazda +0.184 3 82 Matt Miller 15 1:43.017 Swift 016A Mazda +0.693 4 40 Keith Grant 16 1:43.054 Swift 016 Mazda +0.730 5 71 Michael Mallinen 12 1:43.328 Swift 016A Mazda +1.004 6 49 Ethan Ringel 4 1:43.406 Swift 016A Mazda +1.082 7 69 Gaston Kearby 13 1:44.093 Swift 016 Mazda +1.769 8 22 Tyler Hunter 6 1:44.878 Swift 014A Toyota +2.554 9 66 Richard Zober 15 1:45.092 Swift 016 Mazda +2.768 10 56 Conner Kearby 6 1:45.439 Swift 016 Mazda +3.115 11 19 Connor Burke 11 1:45.630 Swift Toyota +3.306 12 5 Bruce Crockett 7 1:45.745 Swift 014 Toyota +3.421 13 55 John Burke 14 1:46.017 Swift Toyota +3.693 14 17 Bob Corliss 14 1:46.511 Swift 014A Toyota +4.187 15 09 J.R. Smart 13 1:46.929 Swift 014A Toyota +4.605 16 11 Dwight Rider 9 1:48.200 Ralt Rt-41 Toyota +5.876 17 06 Bruce Hamilton 0 -.--- Swift 014 Toyota -