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DeLong Locks In Race 2 Pole at The Brickyard

Parker DeLong collects second pole of season for Race 2 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway…

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Race 1 winner Parker DeLong continued his strong pace aboard his No. 42 TechSport Racing Toyota GR 86 Cup car in wet and foggy conditions Sunday for Qualifying 2 to claim pole for this afternoon’s Toyota GR Cup North America  season finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

DeLong’s time of 1:48.295 set the benchmark early in the session en route to his second pole win of the season.

Starting alongside DeLong is championship contender Jeremy Fletcher piloting the No. 22 Copeland Motorsports machine.

Fletcher’s teammate, Nathan Dupuis completes the top three on the starting grid this afternoon in his No. 041 Toyota.

Championship leader Spike Kohlbecker finished outside the trio to convert his 1:48.924 lap into a fourth place starting spot, while Niko Colby starts fifth to in his No. 16 car to put three of Copeland’s entries inside the top five when the green drops later today.

Additionally, Livio Gallanti continued to spearhead the six Legends entrants, starting out of 19th driving the No. 89 Dream Machine @ Eagles Canyon effort.

Race 2 is scheduled for 12:35 p.m. EST with the race streamed live on GRCup.com and SRO’s GT World YouTube channels.

RESULTS: Qualifying 2

Dylan Spaulding is a Florida-based journalist, broadcaster, and communications professional. A University of South Florida graduate, he has contributed to Sports Illustrated, Athlon Sports, and FanSided, with experience spanning sports journalism, motorsports PR, digital media, photography, and play-by-play broadcasting.

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