Hartog Takes Fourth Pole of Season in Kellymoss Sweep

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Loek Hartog claimed his fourth Porsche Carrera Cup North America pole position of the season after taking his Kellymoss Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car to top qualifying honors for the opening race of the weekend at Road America.

The Wisconsin-based team claimed poles in all three classes on Friday.

The Dutchman stormed to a best lap of 2:07.962 in his No. 24 Porsche, edging out the No. 64 Era Motorsport Porsche of Dan Clarke by 0.408 seconds.

Both times came late in the 30-minute scheduled session, demoting Jimmy Llibre from second to third quickest in his No. 2 ACI Motorsports Porsche.

Ryan Yardley and Colin Kaminsky, both of Topp Racing Performance, completed the top-five overall and in the Pro class.

Pro-Am class pole honors went to the No. 99 Kellymoss Porsche of Alan Metni, while teammate Chris Bellomo will start from the top qualifying position in Masters.

The session featured a single red flag for an accident by the No. 22 Alegra Motorsports Porsche of Carlos De Quesada in Turn 11, which reportedly caused wall damage.

Action resumed with 15 minutes remaining on the clock.

The first Carrera Cup North America race of the weekend takes the green flag on Saturday at 11:45 a.m. CDT with live coverage on Peacock, IMSA.tv and PorscheCarreraCup.us.

RESULTS: Qualifying

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