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<\/p>\nBMW M Team WRT\u2019s Dries Vanthoor set the top time in second practice for the IMSA Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.<\/p>\n
Early on in the afternoon\u2019s 90-minute practice session, Porsche Penske Motorsport\u2019s K\u00e9vin Estre set the first lap under one minute and 13 seconds, at 1:12.742. <\/p>\n
Seconds later, Rory van der Steur clipped the wall at turn one and dropped a wing mirror on the track. The incident caused a red flag, and it also means the #19 Van der Steur Racing Vantage will lose its fastest lap in qualifying this afternoon.<\/p>\n
The top time in GTD changed hands several times once green flag running resumed, ultimately landing back with Estre with a 1:12.568.<\/p>\n
Just before the halfway mark, Colin Braun went off into the tyre barrier down at turn eight, bringing out the second red flag of the session. The #60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 suffered moderate left-front damage, and will also lose its fastest lap in qualifying.<\/p>\n
With less than 20 minutes to go, the younger of the Vanthoor brothers turned in a 1:12.284 in the #24 WRT BMW M Hybrid V8, to go fastest ahead of the #31 Cadillac Whelen V-Series.R of Jack Aitken in second.<\/p>\n
And with less than seven minutes on the clock, Harry King in the #177 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R crashed at turn one, bringing out the third and final red flag to bring the second practice to a conclusion.<\/p>\n
Before that, Nick Yelloly improved to third-fastest in the #93 Meyer Shank Racing Acura, followed by Estre, and the #25 WRT BMW of Marco Wittmann in fifth place.<\/p>\n
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Over in GTD, the two Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3s finished 1-2; Frankie Montecalvo actually set the quickest time in the #89 Lexus, turning a 1:18.654. Fellow Vasser Sullivan mainstay Aaron Telitz was second-fastest in the #12 Lexus.<\/p>\n
Danny Formal was third in the #45 Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini Hurac\u00e1n GT3 EVO2, and Robert Wickens, running in his hand-controlled #36 DXDT Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, put his team fourth on the running order.<\/p>\n
Qualifying starts this afternoon at 5:25 PM PT (local time).<\/p>\n