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Date: June 30, 2012
Event: GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series 250 (Round 8 of 13)
Series: Daytona Prototype division of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series
Location: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (3.4-mile, 11-turn road course)
Pole Winner: Scott Pruett of Chip Ganassi Racing w/ Felix Sabates (1:41.309 at 120.818 mph)
SunTrust Racing: 4th by Max Angelelli (1:41.930 at 120.082 mph)

The No. 10 SunTrust Corvette Dallara DP of Wayne Taylor Racing will start Sunday’s GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen from the outside of the second row after qualifying Saturday morning at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.

Veteran Italian Max Angelelli, who with SunTrust Racing co-driver Ricky Taylor swept last year’s Sahlen’s six-hour event and the August sprint race at Watkins Glen, turned a fast lap of 1 minute, 41.930 seconds (120.082 mph) around the 3.4-mile, 11-turn road circuit, good for fourth among 32 car-and-driver combinations that will take the green flag for Sunday’s annual midsummer marathon.

“That was not the position I was expecting, but I found the car had major understeer, which was surprising to me considering how well the car ran all through practice yesterday and today,” said Angelelli, who also co-drove with the 22-year-old Taylor to back-to-back victories at Homestead-Miami Speedway in April and in May at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville. “I tried to do all I could and that’s simply the best we could get out of it for qualifying today. As far as the race Sunday, we will be just fine. We have a great racecar.”

The top-five in qualifying for Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen are:

1. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (No. 01 BMW Riley) with Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett (1:41.309 at 120.818 mph).

2. Spirit of Daytona Racing (No. 90 Corvette DP) with Antonio Garcia and Richard Westbrook (1:41.599 at 120.474 mph).

3. Action Express Racing (No. 9 Corvette DP) with Joao Barbosa and Darren Law (1:41.667 at 120.393 mph).

4. SunTrust Racing (No. 10 Corvette DP) with Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor (1:41.930 at 120.082 mph).

5. Starworks Motorsport (No. 2 Ford Riley) with Alex Popow and Lucas Luhr (1:42.034 at 119.960 mph).

Race time Sunday is 11 a.m. EDT with live television coverage provided by SPEED. Live radio coverage will be provided by the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius/XM Channel 117 beginning with pre-race activities at 10:45 a.m. Live timing and scoring during all on-track sessions can be found at www.grand-am.com, and on mobile devices at m.grand-am.com/laptrax.

- SunTrust: The Official Bank of Motorsports –

SunTrust Banks, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation’s largest banking organizations, serving a broad range of consumer, commercial, corporate and institutional clients.  As of March 31, 2012, SunTrust had total assets of $178.2 billion and total deposits of $130.0 billion.  The Company operates an extensive branch and ATM network throughout the high-growth Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states and a full array of technology-based, 24-hour delivery channels.  The Company also serves clients in selected markets nationally.  Its primary businesses include deposit, credit, trust and investment services.  Through various subsidiaries the Company provides mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage, investment management, equipment leasing and investment banking services. SunTrust’s Internet address is suntrust.com.