Felipe Nasr: “It’s great to be on pole in Long Beach”

Felipe Nasr took pole position overnight from Friday to Saturday in the streets of Long Beach. “It's always great to get another pole, said the Brazilian. Especially here on the streets of Long Beach. » The 29-year-old driver dominated the other two Cadillac DPi: “We have all three Cadillac cars in the top three. It was a very close competition in DPi all day during testing. » 

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An important pole position for Whelen Engineering in the title race against the number 10 Acura DPi of Wayner Taylor Racing, only fifth in the session. “We came here with the idea of ​​maximizing points. We did it today and it's a big part of the plan. We have a great Whelen Engineering Cadillac in our hands to fight for the win tomorrow. We need to perform well in the race and get the most out of the car tomorrow. The team and Pipo (Derani. Editor’s note) put us in a good position to fight for victory. » A vital victory as the Auriverde duo are 98 points behind Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor.