{"id":3293,"date":"2021-06-12T17:13:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T21:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2023-05-04T13:27:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:27:54","slug":"jeff-holden-claims-first-trans-am-pole-at-the-ridge-motorsports-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/12\/jeff-holden-claims-first-trans-am-pole-at-the-ridge-motorsports-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Holden Claims First Trans Am Pole at the Ridge Motorsports Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shelton, Wash. (12 June 2021)<\/strong>\u00a0– Jeff Holden led the entire 30-minute Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli West Coast Championship qualifying session on Saturday at the Ridge Motorsports Park, securing the first\u00a0Motul Pole Award\u00a0of his TA2 career.<\/p>\n

The Washington state local clocked the fastest time of\u00a01:40.014-seconds on his seventh circuit, setting the new track record for TA2. Confident in his time, Holden parked the No. 11 Joe’sRacing\/MidValleyTrans\/M1 Chevrolet Camaro with 14 minutes left on the clock.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so excited and happy to be here in the Joe\u2019s Racing Camaro,\u201d said Holden. \u201cThis is my first real racing here at The Ridge. It\u2019s a nice track. They just put in some new curbing and it made the track a little bit wider with a lot of different areas to drive. It\u2019s going to be a good race tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Darrell Anderson did a pirouette into the Turn 12 barrier earlier in the day during practice, the Thunderhill Raceway pole starter had minimal track time entering qualifying. Anderson recovered to set a 1:41.242-second flyer for a second-place start. With rain in the forecast for Sunday\u2019s 100-mile feature, Anderson is looking forward to a wet race in the No. 45 Park Place Constructors Dodge Challenger.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m actually looking forward to a rain race,\u201d said Anderson. \u201cI was really surprised how much grip the Pirelli rain tires had when we tested on Friday. The tires really throw the water out so there\u2019s no hydroplaning. I hope the black cloud of mechanical issues that we\u2019ve had all season doesn\u2019t follow us tomorrow. We’ve replaced about everything on the car, so hopefully it\u2019s full steam ahead for the rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the multi-class qualifying session, Cindi Lux put the No. 5 Lux Performance\/Black Coffee Dodge Viper on pole for the SGT class. Lux finished with the third-overall fastest time (1:41.574-seconds). Sunday will mark Lux\u2019s first race back in the Viper in more than a year due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel rusty, real rusty,\u201d said Lux. \u201cIt\u2019s super nice to be back and we will be back for a lot more this year. It\u2019s been nice to see some familiar faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe track is more of a mechanical grip race track, than aerogrip, and that is a big difference,\u201d Lux continued. \u201cOnce you get that into your mindset, you can drive the car differently. We changed a few things on the car and it really helped, but all bets are off tomorrow with the rain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Driving the No. 62 Architectural Glass Systems Chevrolet Camaro, Michael Fine edged out Chris Cook by a mere .300-seconds on Lap 15 for a second row start. Fine did not save his tires for Sunday\u2019s race as he tied for the most laps turned in qualifying at 15. Expecting rain for tomorrow, Fine\u2019s strategy was to log as many laps as he could on the new road course with the anticipation to run on Pirelli wets during the race.<\/p>\n

TA2 championship leader Carl Rydquist clocked the second-fastest lap in qualifying in the No. 47 Racecars4Rent\/GroupWholesale. However, following post-qualifying tech, Rydquist\u2019s time was disqualified after he did not pass the minimum weight requirement.<\/p>\n

SGT points leader John Schweitzer retired to the paddock after just eight laps due to mechanical issues in the No. 00 Superior Builders Inc Ford Fusion. The Washington native is expected to make the race, \u00a0but will start from the back of the field in 11th.<\/p>\n

The weekend will conclude on Sunday with a 100-mile (41 Laps or 75 minutes) all-class race at 10:30 a.m. Pacific. Gates will be open for The Ridge SpeedTour to fans\u00a0(TICKETS<\/a>)\u00a0and live timing and scoring will be available on\u00a0www.GoTransAm.com\/LiveTiming<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Final Qualifying Results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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