In addition to providing in-depth coverage of all of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 events, SPEEDTV.com will also stream a live qualifying show for seven of the remaining 11 races, beginning with the Grand Prix of Miami.

 

Qualifying at Homestead-Miami Speedway begins at 3:45 p.m. ET on Friday, March 5, at Homestead-Miami Speedway. SPEEDTV.com will begin coverage at 3:40 p.m., and run through the 15-minute sessions for both the Daytona Prototype and GT classes. The qualifying show will also be accessible through a link on GRAND-AM.com.

 

Calling the action will be SPEED's broadcast team, with Leigh Diffey, Calvin Fish and Dorsey Schroeder in the booth, joined by Brian Till and Chris Neville on pit road. The SPEED team will also call the action for Saturday's Grand Prix of Miami broadcast, beginning at 5 p.m. ET.

 

Team Sahlen's Joe Nonnamaker will be qualifying the #43 Mazda RX-8.  For the #42 Mazda RX-8 will be Joe Sahlen.  Finishing drivers will be Wayne Nonnamaker in the #43 and Will Nonnamaker completing the drive in #42.

 

Mazda captured the Miami GT pole in 2009 with a track record lap of 1:18.848 (105.012 mph) by Nick Ham in the No. 70 SpeedSource/Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8.

 

The Daytona Prototypes and GT cars run in groups in the respective 15-minute sessions, with a driver's best lap counting as his qualifying effort. Only one driver is allowed to qualify each car per GRAND-AM rules, and that driver must start the car in the race.