Albuquerque lapped the 12-turn 3.56-mile course in 1m34.947s to pull a 0.4s margin over the fastest of the opposition.
That accolade went to Michelin Endurance Championship driver Mike Conway whose Action Express Racing entry became the first Cadillac DPi-V.R to break the Acura domination at the top of the times this weekend.
Meyer Shank Racing’s Acura, in the hands of Helio Castroneves who won this race with WTR last year, was third fastest ahead of Sebastien Bourdais in the quicker of the two Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillacs, and Mike Rockenfeller in the second AXR Cadillac.
MSR had been quickest in Friday’s second practice session courtesy of Tom Blomqvist, posting a 1m34.351s time, while WTR topped the first session thanks to Ricky Taylor’s efforts.
IndyCar race winner Marcus Ericsson in the new #02 Ganassi entry was sixth ahead of Richard Westbrook, JDC Miller MotorSport’s newest recruit.
But Westbrook’s best effort was marginally slower than the fastest LMP2 car, the…
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