Kellymoss takes Indy qualifying sweep
Porsche Carrera Cup North America points leader Kellymoss again jumped to the top of the times in qualifying today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Wisconsin-based squad took the pole position across all three classes in Pro, Pro-Am, and Masters around the 2.605 mile circuit at the famous venue known as “The Brickyard” and the “The Racing Capital of the World.”
Pro class points leader Loek Hartog led the charge for Kellymoss, recording a time of 1:25.159 in qualifying ahead of Jimmy Llibre (ACI Motorsports) and Ryan Yardley (Topp Racing).
Alex Sedgwick (JDX Racing), Dan Clarke (ERA Motorsport), and Michael Cooper (Baby Bull Racing) complete the first three rows, with six different teams filling the top six spots on the grid aboard their Porsche 911 GT3 Cup machines.
“Double P1 again – this is a very nice result for us,” Hartog said.
“We’re happy with that, especially at a track where the differences are so tight. To take it almost by two-tenths of a second is nice.
“We’re looking good for the race runs as well. So we’re going to have a good first race today hopefully.
“And then tomorrow we’re starting from pole again. Let’s see if we can get a double win like Road America again.”
Alan Metni took the honors in the Pro-Am division for Kellymoss. Moisey Uretsky (Baby Bull Racing) and Metni’s teammates Jordan Wallace and Efrin Castro complete the top two rows.
“The car felt great. It felt like it was on rails. Kellymoss did a great job setting it up,” Metni said.
“We’ve had good pace over the past three days. It’s been quite a bit of fun.
“This place has some technical stuff through the esses, which makes it quite challenging, and then it’s also got some ballsy stuff like entering the front straight.
“The facilities here are awesome, The fans are great. As we’re walking around the town, people are coming up and talking to us all the time. That always adds to the fun.”
Chris Bellomo’s Kellymoss completed the Kellymoss sweep in Masters. He was only .02 of a second faster than championship leader Matt Halcome (ACI Motorsports), with Scott Blind (Ruckus Racing) in third place.
“We had a really good test here. So we used that to come forward and perform well in the first couple of practices,” Bellomo said.
“I’m looking forward to a good race. I mean, all the Masters drivers are bunched up, and it’s going to be very competitive.
“Here at Indy you need a combination of aggression and precision and trying to find that balance. Because if you overstep it, the track can really make you pay. So trying to find that balance is really important here.”
Round 11 of the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America – presented here at Indy by OnlyGolfers – goes green at 3:00 pm today. It can be seen live on NBC Peacock, Porsche Motorsport North America, and IMSA YouTube channels as well as the series website.