1. Nicolas Minassian, England; Pedro Lamy, Lisbon Portugal; Peugeot 908 HDI FAP (P1), 1:06.937, 136.606

2. Franck Montagny, Brignoles France; Stephane Sarrazin, France; Peugeot 908 HDI FAP (P1), 1:07.160, 136.152

3. Rinaldo Capello, Italy; Allan McNish, Scotland; Audi R15 TDI (P1), 1:08.200, 134.076

4. Lucas Luhr, Germany; Marco Werner, Germany; Audi R15 TDI (P1), 1:08.228, 134.021

5. Gil de Ferran, Brazil; Simon Pagenaud, France; Scott Dixon, New Zealand; Acura ARX-02a (P1), 1:08.348, 133.786

6. Romain Dumas, France; Olivier Panis, France; Nicolas Lapierre, France; Oreca 01 AIM (P1), 1:09.566, 131.444

7. Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Lola B06/10 AER (P1), 1:09.685, 131.219

8. Marino Franchitti, Scotland; Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; Lola B09 86 Mazda (P2), 1:10.152, 130.346

9. Paul Drayson, London, UK; Jonny Cocker, UK; Robert Bell, UK; Lola B09 60 Judd (P1), 1:10.552, 129.607

10. Greg Pickett, Alamo, CA; Klaus Graf, Germany; Sascha Maassen, Germany; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 1:11.405, 128.058

11. Luis Diaz, Mexico; Adrian Fernandez, Mexico; Acura ARX-01B (P2), 1:11.758, 127.428

12. Tony Burgess, Canada; Chris McMurry, Phoenix, AZ; Bryan Willman, Kirkland, WA; Lola B06/10 AER (P1), 1:12.676, 125.819

13. David Murry, Cumming, GA; David Robertson, Ray, MI; Andrea Robertson, Ray, MI; Doran Ford GT MK 7 (GT2), 1:20.819, 113.142

14. Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, TX; Tomy Drissi, Hollywood, CA; Matt Bell, Los Altos, CA; Chevrolet Riley Corvette C6 (GT2), 1:20.877, 113.061

15. Oliver Gavin, England; Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Marcel Fassler, Switzerland; Corvette C6.R (GT2), 1:20.912, 113.012

16. Tom Milner, Leesburg, VA; Dirk Mueller, Germany; Jorg Muller, Germany; BMW E92 M3 (GT2), 1:20.981, 112.915

17. Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, CA; Joey Hand, Sacramento, CA; Andy Priaulx, Germany; BMW E92 M3 (GT2), 1:21.219, 112.584

18. Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Jorg Bergmeister, Germany; Marc Lieb, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:21.299, 112.474

19. Johnny O`Connell, Flowery Branch, GA; Jan Magnussen, Denmark; Antonio Garcia, Spain; Corvette C6.R (GT2), 1:21.491, 112.209

20. Ian James, England; Dominik Farnbacher, Germany; Panoz Esperante GTLM Ford (GT2), 1:21.648, 111.993

21. Dirk Werner, Germany; Wolf Henzler, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:21.760, 111.840

22. Jaime Melo, Brazil; Pierre Kaffer, Germany; Mika Salo, Finland; Ferrari F430 GT (GT2), 1:22.718, 110.544

23. Bryan Sellers, Centerville, OH; Dominic Cicero, Portland, OR; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:23.081, 110.061

24. Chris Hall, Daytona, FL; Joel Feinberg, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Dodge Viper Comp Coupe (GT2), 1:23.121, 110.008

25. Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Johannes van Overbeek, San Francisco, CA; Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:25.601, 106.821

26. Scott Sharp, Jupiter, FL; David Brabham, Australia; Dario Franchitti, Scotland; Acura ARX-02a (P1), No Time,

27. Hideki Noda, Japan; Jose Manuel Balbiani, Argentina; Dion von Moltke, Coral Gables, FL; Radical SR9/AER (P1), No Time,

28. Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Guy Smith, England; Lola B09 86 Mazda (P2*), Not Eligib,

29. Adam Pecorari, Aston, PA; Gunnar Van der Steur, Chesapeake City, MD; Robbie Pecorari, Aston, PA; Radical SR9 AER (P2), No Time.

Scott Sharp is one lucky driver. The Patron Highcroft Racing ace was the victim of one of the worst accidents in recent memory when his Acura ARX-02a clipped a GT2 Porsche at the exit of Turn 1, sending Sharp for a very wild and scary airborne ride sideways into the Turn 3 catch fence. The car rolled three times before finally coming to rest right side up.

Sharp quickly climbed from the car uninjured to the delight of very concerned onlookers, but his Acura ARX-02a was in much worse shape. The accident ripped away massive amounts of bodywork, suspension and drivetrain pieces plus three of the wheels. Two flatbed wreckers were required to take the remains back to the team’s paddock tent, including one truck just for miscellaneous parts. Over 100 feet of catch fence was also damaged in the incident, which put a 45-minute delay on the rest of the day's track activities.

“I really don’t know what happened,” Sharp said. “I was heading up the hill in sixth gear and felt a hit in the right rear. The wheel arches are very high with the wide front tires on the Acura - I didn’t see a thing – only felt the contact. I knew it was a big one and I am just really grateful to Acura and all the boys at Patrón Highcroft Racing for building such a strong car.

“I’m shattered for Duncan, all the guys, Brabs and Dario. We went through this last year and I can’t believe it’s happened again. I was just thinking to myself how much I like this place when next thing I’m headed upside down with a mouth full of Georgia clay.”

With no spare tub on-site, prospects for the LMP1 championship leaders to make the grid initially looked grim. However, Highcroft was in luck, as a spare Acura ARX-02a monocoque from HPD’s headquarters in Santa Clarita, Calif. will be flown in tonight. Team owner Duncan Dayton has hired a private air charter to transport the tub so that it arrives by 7 a.m. at Hartfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta tomorrow morning. The team will then transport the tub to their Road Atlanta paddock area for construction of a new car beginning at 9 a.m., with the goal of making warmup on Saturday morning.

“The most important thing is the fact that Scotty was able to walk away,” Dayton said. “Cars can be rebuilt, but looking at the amount of dirt covering the top of his helmet we are just grateful he is fine. The guys are getting stuck into the car now, and we will do whatever it takes to get the car back together.

"Unfortunately, we suffered a similar set-back last year but the guys are not getting down, they are ready to work through the night. Our thanks go to all the guys at Acura, HPD and Wirth Research – that crash looked like an airplane accident and it is a credit to the those guys that Scott was able to walk away after that.”

As Dayton mentioned, Sharp suffered a crash here last year in the very same practice session. While that accident was not as severe, it did also require the team to work around the clock and build in building its then-Acura ARX-01b up around a new tub. Deja vu all over again?