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NTB Trans-Am: Gentilozzi on Pole for Trois-Rivieres

2 August 1998

TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec, Can. : Paul Gentilozzi, of Lansing, Mich., earned his sixth pole of the season in qualifying for Sunday's Sunday's 55-lap, 82.83-mile NTB Trans-Am Series race at the Grand Prix Player's de Trois-Rivieres.

Gentilozzi, in the No. 3 AutoLink Chevrolet Corvette, posted a top time of 1:04.405 (84.179 mph) to front the 27-car NTB Trans-Am field, while Brian Simo, in the No. 2 Valvoline Ford Mustang Cobra, will start on the outside front row with a qualifying time of 1:04.405 (84.179 mph).

"The fans here in Trois-Rivieres are some of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable about motorsports in North America," said Gentilozzi. "This is a fun circuit and we'll give the fans a great show."

Gentilozzi's RocketSports teammate Bill Saunders, in the No. 8 AutoLink Corvette, qualified third, followed by Randy Ruhlman, No. 49 Preformed Line Products Mustang Cobra, and Bruce Qvale, No. 44 Huffaker/Qvale Motorsports Mustang Cobra.

Sunday's race will be televised live on TNN-The Nashville Network beginning at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec, Can. : Starters for Sunday's 55-lap, 82.83-mile NTB Trans-Am Series race at the Grand Prix Player's de Trois-Rivieres, with starting position, car number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 

 1. (3), Paul Gentilozzi, Lansing, Mich., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:04.405, 84.179.
 2. (2), Brian Simo, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:04.739, 83.745.
 3. (8), Bill Saunders, Dallas, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, 1:05.267, 83.068.
 4. (49), Randy Ruhlman, Greensboro, N.C., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:05.332, 82.985.
 5. (44), Bruce Qvale, San Francisco, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:05.392, 82.909.
 6. (83), Max Lagod, Barrington, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:05.731, 82.481.
 7. (40), Chris Neville, Scottsdale, Ariz., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:05.949, 82.208.
 8. (46), Alessandro Zampedri, Brescia, Italy, Chevrolet Camaro, 1:06.086, 82.038.
 9. (66), Leighton Reese, Minnetonka, Minn., Pontiac Grand Prix, 1:06.130, 81.983.
 10. (23), Bob Ruman, Munroe Falls, Ohio, Chevrolet Camaro, 1:06.197, 81.900.
 11. (12), Michael Lewis, San Diego, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:06.212, 81.882.
 12. (92), Ross Thompson, Phoenix, Ariz., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:06.329, 81.738.
 13. (4), Bruce Barkelew, Columbia, Mo., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:06.886, 81.057.
 14. (28), Lou Gigliotti, Garland, Texas, Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:07.650, 80.141.
 15. (05), Claude Poirier, Peterborough, Can., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:07.979, 79.754.
 16. (5), Brian DeVries, East Grand Rapids, Mich., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:08.007, 79.721.
 17. (11), Doug Mayr, Franklin, Wis., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:08.553, 79.086.
 18. (70), Peter Shea, Newport Beach, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:08.630, 78.997.
 19. (59), Simon Gregg, Jacksonville, Fla., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:09.106, 78.453.
 20. (13), C. David Seuss, Charleston, Mass., Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1:09.186, 78.362.
 21. (41), Jim Todd, Montreal Quebec, Chevrolet Camaro, 1:09.548, 77.954.
 22. (47), Frank Cioppettini, Morristown, N.J., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:10.529, 76.870.
 23. (76), Jerry Simmons, Ancaster Ontario, Chevrolet Camaro, 1:11.605, 75.715.
 24. (29), Ed Hinchcliff, Ypsilanti, Mich., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:11.989, 75.311.
 25. (21), Ted Sullivan, Hampton, Conn., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:12.772, 74.501.
 26. (64), John W. Miller IV, Johnson City, Tenn., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:12.787, 74.485.
 27. (52), Eric Boisvert, Montreal Quebec, Chevrolet Camaro, no time.