LEXINGTON, OHIO (August 4, 2012) – After qualifying first, Randy Pobst drove his K-PAX Volvo S60 to a first place finish while leading every lap of the race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Randy said, “We had a great handling car today thanks to the crew and the setup Will Moody put on the car.”
Pobst started on the pole – his fourth of the season and the 39th of his GT career– and led the entire race followed by teammate Alex Figge and three Cadillac’s.
Saturday’s race is the first of two races on this double race weekend. The two Volvos qualified first and second for Sunday’s race. Pobst is starting on the pole with Figge starting second.
Pobst is in fourth place in the drivers’ championship with 865 points. He trails Johnny O’Connell (1181), Andy Pilgrim (1000) and Lawson Aschenbach (949). Figge remains in fifth with 808 points.
Volvo remains in third place in the manufacturers’ championship race with 49 points, Cadillac has 72 points and Porsche has 60 points.
The second race of the Pirelli World Challenge double header weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is Sunday Aug 5 at 9:55 a.m. EST. It can be streamed live at http://www.world-challengetv.com/.
For more information on K-PAX Racing visit: http://www.kpaxracing.com/
For more information on World-Challenge visit: http://www.world-challenge.com/
