July 5, 2013 – Lakeville, Connecticut – Spencer Pumpelly claimed the top spot on the class grid in the No. 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, with Dion von Moltke taking the 7th spot in the sister No. 44 in today’s 15-minute GTC qualifying session for the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix.

Dion will be joined for the race by Seth Neiman, back in the No. 44 car for the first time since the 2012 running of the Petit Le Mans. Dion talked about his qualifying run and Seth’s return to the No. 44, saying “The car feels really good for the race, and once again we had one of the more consistent cars through qualifying. We really made some strides with the car in the break since the last race, and Spencer’s great lap in qualifying is evidence of that. We’re ready to go and have a good car under us, plus Seth feels good in the car and more comfortable with each session back, so I am optimistic for tomorrow’s race.”

Nelson Canache Jr. will team with Spencer and start the race in the No. 45. Spencer also spoke about the team’s work over the past month, adding “I’m very excited to get the pole here with Flying Lizard today. We put in a lot of work over the break since Laguna and worked on certain areas, one of which was better pace in qualifying. We definitely saw that pay off today. It’s great going into the race knowing that we’ve got a strong car and seeing Nelson’s quick pace really builds the confidence we have that we are ready for tomorrow.”

The 2013 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix gets the green flag at 3:05 ET on Saturday, July 6th. The race will be broadcast live in the United States on ESPN2 and internationally on MotorsTV on Saturday, July 6th, from 3:00pm to 6:00pm ET, with live online coverage on ESPN3 and ALMS.com as well.

About Flying Lizard Motorsports
Flying Lizard is based on Sonoma, California, and has competed in the American Le Mans Series for ten consecutive seasons, from 2004 to 2012 in the GT class and in 2013 in GTC. The Lizards have won two ALMS GT team championships (2008 and 2009) and have secured three ALMS GT Drivers’ championships (2008, 2009, and 2010).

Flying Lizard has also competed in the 24 Heures du Mans from 2005 through 2012, finishing third in 2005, fourth in 2006, sixth in 2008, sixth in 2011, and fourth in 2012.

Please visit the team website at www.lizardms.com and the team store at www.flyinglizardstore.com.

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