Final Pre-Race Notes
Final Pre-Race Notes

Highcroft Racing's HPD will have to charge from the back of the field in Saturday's race. Photo credit: Rick Dole
The six-hour race around the 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Pacific and local time. The air temperature is 57 degrees. The race will be streamed live on americanlemans.com.
Class polesitters:
LMP: No. 16 Dyson Racing Lola Mazda, Chris Dyson (starting), Guy Smith (qualified), Andy Meyrick
LMPC: No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca FLM09, Tom Papadopoulos (starting), Johnny Mowlem (qualified), Ryan Lewis
GT: No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT, Jaime Melo (starting and qualified), Gianmaria Bruni
GTC: No. 54 Black Swan Racing Porsche GT3 Cup, Jeroen Bleekemolen (starting and qualified), Sebastiaan Bleekemolen, Tim Pappas
Car No. 1, the Patron Highcroft Racing HPD ARX 01-c (LMP), and No. 55 Level 5 Motorsports Oreca FLM09 (LMPC) move to the rear of the field. Simon Pagenaud will start for Highcroft, which moves to the back because of an unqualified car. The Level 5 entry had a tire change from their qualifying tires, and Christophe Bouchut will start.
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