CORE autosport suffered a very strange fate at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – for the first time in 2012, they weren’t standing on the top step of the podium.

John Bennett, Colin Braun, Alex Popow and Ryan Dalziel know they have some hard work ahead of them again this week after qualifying third and fifth.

The RSR team of Canadian winners Bruno Junqueira and Tomy Drisi will be out for success but now the PR1 Mathieson Motorsports squad has stolen the pole this weekend with Marino Franchitti and former CORE driver, Rudy Junco.

SPEEDTV.com caught up with Bennett and Braun after qualifying today at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.