For the GT America Races

Blake McDonald continued his fine run of form at Sebring International Raceway, by setting the fastest lap in qualifying for the first GT America powered by AWS race of the weekend in Florida after leading both practice sessions for DXDT Racing.

McDonald climbed to the top of the time sheets mid-session, but continued to chip away time in his No. 11 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, ultimately cementing his pole position with a 2:01.181 lap on his final attempt to comfortably pace the field.

Justin Rothberg was second-fastest for Turner Motorsport, 1.156 seconds down on the DXDT driver’s pace in his No. 29 BMW M4 GT3 EVO but will start from the pole position due to McDonald not slated to take part in either of the 40-minute sprint races this weekend.

Memo Gidley’s SKI Autosports Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II set the third-quickest time in the 15-minute session, a mere 0.015 seconds off of Rothberg’s time.
With a fresh power plant installed in his No. 70 Mishumotors Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R, Mirco Schultis jumped to the top of the times early, but would ultimately finish the session fourth, ahead of Ross Chouest’s No. 50 Z06 GT3.R, who rounded out the overall top five SRO3 times.

Anthony McIntosh will sit on the GT4 class pole after a 2:12.524 benchmark laid down in his No. 69 JTR Motorsports Engineering Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2.

Kyle Washington had to serve a stop-and-go penalty after being caught speeding in pit lane as the session went green.
Race 1 for GT America goes green at 11:55 a.m. EST with live coverage available on SRO’s GT World YouTube and Twitch channels.

RESULTS: Qualifying