MUSTANGS DOMINATE KONI SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE TESTING OPENING DAY AT DIS

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REHAGEN RACING, ICY/PHOENIX RACING STRONGEST IN GS AND ST RESPECTIVELY IN FIRST OF THREE TEST DAYS
Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ford Mustang GTs were the class of the Grand-Am Kon Sports Car Challenge field in Saturday's Roar Before the Rolex 24 test session at Daytona International Speedway, sweeping the top six Grand Sport practice times on the first of three test days to open the 2009 campaign.
The lead car belonged to Ken Wilden, who set the fastest time of 2:00.918 (105.989 mph) late in the afternoon session in the No. 59 Rehagen Racing RehagenRacingProducts.com Ford Mustang GT. Wilden passed fellow Rehagen Racing driver Nick Gullatta, who had set a time of 2:01.262 (105.689 mph). James Gue, the 2008 KONI GS runner-up with Bret Seafuse, was third on the charts in the No. 37 JBS Motorsports Trumansburg Shur Save Ford Mustang GT, followed by Hugh Plumb and Jack Roush Jr. in the No. 61 Horsepower Ranch Sunset Hills Vineyard Ford Mustang GT; Matt Plumb and Mike Canney in the No. 60 Horsepower Ranch Sunset Hills Vineyard Ford Mustang GT; and Bryan Ortiz and Roberto Bengoa in the No. 57 Rehagen Racing Ford Mustang GT. In Street Tuner (ST) competition, Kristian Skavnes was quickest of the two practice sessions, setting a best time of 2:11.162 (97.711 mph) in the No. 111 ICY/Phoenix Racing Subaru Legacy.
Overall, 30 cars made on-track appearances. Sunday's Kon Sports Car Challenge practice begins at 11 a.m., and the final session ends at 3:45 p.m.