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NTB Trans-Am: Gentilozzi Scores Seventh Pole at Bosch Classic

7 August 1998

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. : Paul Gentilozzi, in the No. 3 AutoLink Chevrolet Corvette, will start Saturday's 42-lap, 102.9-mile Bosch NTB Trans-Am Classic at Watkins Glen on the pole after posting a time of 1:12.642 (121.417 mph) to head the 43-car field.

Qualifying second to start on the outside pole was Brian Simo, followed by Chris Neville, Stu Hayner and John Miller IV.

Saturday's race will be televised with tape-delayed coverage on the Speedvision Network beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.: Starters for Saturday's 42-lap, 102.9-mile Bosch NTB Trans-Am Classic at Watkins Glen International, 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, 1:12.642, 121.417.
2. (2), Brian Simo, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:13.401, 120.161.
3. (40), Chris Neville, Scottsdale, Ariz., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:13.622, 119.801.
4. (58), Stu Hayner, Yorba Linda, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:13.627, 119.793.
5. (64), John W. Miller IV, Johnson City, Tenn., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:14.007, 119.177.
6. (49), Randy Ruhlman, Greensboro, N.C., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:14.134, 118.973.
7. (10), Don Sak, West Bloomfield, Mich., Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1:14.212, 118.848.
8. (12), Michael Lewis, San Diego, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:14.233, 118.815.
9. (83), Max Lagod, Barrington, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:14.450, 118.468.
10. (70), Peter Shea, Newport Beach, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:14.560, 118.294.
11. (92), Ross Thompson, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:14.706, 118.062.
12. (66), Leighton Reese, Minnetonka, Minn., Pontiac Grand Prix, 1:14.799, 117.916.
13. (68), Paul Alderman, New Castle, Del., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:14.879, 117.79.
14. (44), Bruce Qvale, San Francisco, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:14.995, 117.607.
15. (23), Bob Ruman, Munroe Falls, Ohio, Chevrolet Camaro, 1:15.173, 117.329.
16. (31), Don Meluzio, York, Pa., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:15.273, 117.173.
17. (5), Brian DeVries, East Grand Rapids, Mich., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:15.405, 116.968.
18. (39), Craig Shafer, Somerset, Pa., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:15.759, 116.421.
19. (50), Bruce Nesbitt, Chicago, Ill., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:15.921, 116.173.
20. (86), John Halbing, Dallas, Pa., Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1:15.984, 116.077.
21. (28), Lou Gigliotti, Garland, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, 1:16.022, 116.019.
22. (13), C. David Seuss, Charleston, Mass., Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1:16.728, 114.951.
23. (46), Alessandro Zampedri, Brescia, Italy, Chevrolet Camaro, 1:16.976, 114.581.
24. (59), Simon Gregg, Jacksonville, Fla., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:17.498, 113.809.
25. (18), Jon Leavy, Miami, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:17.772, 113.408.
26. (05), Claude Poirier, Peterborough, Canada, Chevrolet Camaro, 1:18.188, 112.805.
27. (4), Bruce Barkelew, Columbia, Mo., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:18.225, 112.751.
28. (14), Greg Harrison, Greensboro, N.C., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:18.431, 112.455.
29. (16), Ned Yeaton, Delray Beach, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:18.701, 112.069.
30. (82), Dick Greer, Columbus, Ohio, Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1:18.823, 111.896.
31. (41), Jim Todd, Montreal Quebec, Chevrolet Camaro, 1:19.331, 111.179.
32. (47), Frank Cioppettini, Morristown, N.J., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:19.940, 110.332.
33. (42), James Briody, Cherry Hill, N.J., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:20.615, 109.408.
34. (08), Michael Cohen, Hollywood, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:20.688, 109.309.
35. (27), Dan Furey, Columbus, Ohio, Chevrolet Corvette, 1:20.951, 108.954.
36. (65), Frank Sanchez, Feltin, Del., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:21.387, 108.371.
37. (76), Jerry Simmons, Ancaster, Canada, Chevrolet Camaro, 1:21.458, 108.276.
38. (48), Vinny Musicaro, Wantagh, N.Y., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:23.310, 105.869.
39. (73), Chet Williams, Chittenango, N.Y., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:35.009, 92.833.
40. (8), Bill Saunders, Dallas, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, no time.
41. (21), Ted Sullivan, Hampton, Conn., Chevrolet Camaro, no time.
42. (69), Wayne Pluta, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., Oldsmobile Cutlass, no time.
43. (99), Mark Pielsticker, Oakland, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, no time.