TR3’s Morad, De La Torre Lock Out Watkins Glen Poles

Photo: Jamey Price/Lamborghini

TR3 Racing co-drivers Daniel Morad and Elias De La Torre have claimed overall poles for this weekend’s pair of Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America races at Watkins Glen International.

Morad, subbing for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa-bound Dennis Lind, reeled off a chart-topping 1:45.476 lap time in the No. 29 TR3 Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 to outpace the Pro-Am class pole-sitting No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing entry of Danny Formal by 0.459 seconds.

The No. 33 XONINE Lamborghini of Will Bamber will start third overall and second in the Pro class, ahead of Gianno Taurino’s No. 88 entry and the No. 1 WTR machine of Nick Persing.

Am class pole honors for Race 1 went to the No. 12 XONINE entry of Anthony Bullock, while Forty7 Motorsports driver Christopher Koebbe scored pole in LB Cup.

Q2 saw De La Torre end up on top, thanks to a 1:47.476 lap time that was just 0.034 seconds quicker than second-placed Kiko Porto in the No. 2 RAFA Racing Team entry.

Marc Miller claimed Pro-Am class pole for Race 2 in the No. 41 WTR entry, which was third quickest overall, while Bullock took pole honors again in the Am class.

The No. 72 XONINE Lamborghini of Josh Esfahani, meanwhile, claimed pole in LB Cup.

The first Super Trofeo race of the weekend is scheduled for a 4 p.m. EST start this afternoon, with Race 2 scheduled for Saturday at 5:15 p.m. EST. Both will stream live on Peacock as well as IMSA and Lamborghini Squadra Corse’s YouTube channels.

RESULTS: Qualifying 1/Qualifying 2

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