Holton Beats McAlister to Sebring Pole

Paul Holton put Team TGM on pole position for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge round at Sebring International Raceway by beating CarBahn with Peregrine Racing’s Sean McAlister in qualifying.

Holton reeled off a best lap of 2:10.771 aboard the No. 46 Team TGM Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Evo, allowing him to stay clear of McAlister’s No. 39 BMW M4 GT4 EVO by 0.073 seconds.

McAlister came close to toppling Holton, but notably encountered traffic on his final flying lap that prevented him from improving on his previous best effort.

Luca Mars took third in the No. 28 RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS, joined on the second row by the No. 54 Panam Motorsport Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO in the hands of Brazilian Werner Neugebauer.

Bob Michaelian was the best Ford runner at the wheel of the No. 59 KohR Motorsports Mustang GT4 in fourth, leading the No. 13 McCumbee McAleer Racing-entered example driven by Sam Paley.

Harrison Goodman slotted into seventh in the No. 16 Hattori Motorsports Toyota, with Bryce Ward eighth behind the wheel of the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4.

Dillon Machavern and Austin Krainz completed the overall top ten for Turner Motorsports and Auto Technic Racing, respectively.

Morris Grabs Second Straight TCR Pole

Bryson Morris captured his second consecutive TCR pole position at the wheel of the No. 33 Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai Elantra N TCR.

Morris reeled off a 2:12.181, outpacing squadmate Mason Filippi by 0.280 seconds.

LP Montour slotted into third at the wheel of the No. 93 Montreal Motorsports Group Honda Civic FL5 TCR, with Audi runners making up the remainder of the top five.

Celso Neto took fourth at the wheel of the No. 7 Precision Racing LA Audi RS3 LMS TCR, ahead of the No. 52 Baker Racing machine in the hands of Sam Baker.

The second round of the Michelin Pilot Challenge season kicks off Friday at 2:15 p.m. EST.

RESULTS: Qualifying