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- Ferrari AF Corse's Antonio Fuoco was fastest overall in qualifying Wednesday for the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a lap at 148.534 mph in his Ferrari 499P. Fuoco's lap was .199 seconds faster than teammate Alessandro Pier Guidi. Toyota GAZOO Racing's Kamui Kobayashi was third, followed by his teammate Brendon Hartley. Porsche Penske Motorsport's Frederic Makowiecki was fifth.

In LMP2, JOTA Sport's Pietro Fittipaldi was once again fastest with a lap at 141.937 mph, good for 16th overall. The lap was a mere two-thousandths of a second faster than Team WRT's Louis Deletraz. Prema Racing's Mirko Bortolotti was third, then Vector Sport's Gabriel Aubry and IDEC Sport's Paul-Loup Chatin.

The Hendrick Motorsports Next Gen car qualified 38th overall with Mike Rockenfeller at the wheel. Rockenfeller turned in a lap at 133.704 mph and reached over 195 mph.

In GTE-Am, Richard Mille AF Corse's Alessio Rovera was fastest in his Ferrari with a lap at 131.454 mph, good for 40th. His lap was .037 seconds faster than AF Corse's Davide Rigon. Corvette Racing's Nicky Catsburg was third despite missing most of the session as the team repaired the car from a crash in Free Practice No. 1. ORT by TF's Charlie Eastwood was fourth in his Aston Martin, then Daniel Serra in the Kessel Racing Ferrari.

The qualifying session was interrupted by two early red flags. First, Signatech Alpine's Matthieu Vaxiviere spun into the gravel in the Ford Chicane. Later on, COOL Racing's Malthe Jakobsen slid off at Indianapolis and nosed into the tires. A third incident in the Dunlop Chicane for Proton Competition's Jonas Ried resulted in damage to his Porsche 911 RSR-19, but only a slow zone was instituted.

Additional slow zones were instituted due to the stalled Porsches of Project 1 - AO's Gunnar Jeannette in the Porsche Curves and Iron Dames' Michelle Gatting headed towards Mulsanne Corner. Both were due to mechanical issues.

- In the first night practice session, Porsche Penske Motorsport's Laurens Vanthoor was fastest with a lap at 145.928 mph. He was .347 seconds faster than Ferrari AF Corse's James Calado. Dane Cameron in the No. 5 Porsche was third, then Chip Ganassi Racing's Earl Bamber. Kobayashi was fifth.

In LMP2, Bortolotti was fastest with a lap at 140.555 mph, .216 seconds faster than United Autosports' Filipe Albuquerque. Fittipaldi was third, then Oliver Jarvis in the second United Autosports entry. DKR Engineering's Maxime Martin was fifth.

GTE-Am was topped by the Ferrari of Kessel Racing's Kei Cozzolino with a lap at 130.375 mph. The lap was .284 seconds faster than the Porsche of Iron Lynx's Alessio Picariello. Project 1 - AO's Matteo Cairoli was third, then Rigon and Dempsey-Proton Racing's Mikkel Pedersen. 

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Frontstretch Line of the Week

From Carson Hocevar Tackling Eventful 2023 With 1st Truck Win, Part-Time Xfinity Schedule & Cup Debut

"Yeah, [the win] was everything and more. You get to just feel good about it for so many days after. You get to go experience the Waffle House run while holding the trophy.

"You get to experience the flight, the late flight with all the officials we upset because we wouldn’t sit down and we kept moving around, throwing hats and moving the trophy around." - Carson Hocevar, on his thoughts after winning the SpeedyCash.com 250 for his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.