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Luca Mars Takes IMSA Indy Pole as CUPRA Claims First TCR Pole

The two-hour Indianapolis Motor Speedway 120 streams this afternoon on Peacock plus the IMSA YouTube channel.

Jan Heylen during IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 9/19/2025 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

Overview

  • Points leader Luca Mars clocked a 1:29.679 in the No. 28 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS to secure overall pole and halt McCumbee McAleer Racing’s four-race pole streak, with Nate Cicero second in the No. 13 Ford Mustang GT4.
  • Copeland Motorsports’ Ford Koch qualified third in a Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2, followed by Turner Motorsport’s Jake Walker and Team TGM’s Paul Holton to complete the top five.
  • Eric Powell took TCR pole in the No. 99 Victor Gonzalez Racing CUPRA Leon VZ TCR with a 1:31.413, delivering CUPRA’s first IMSA pole ahead of Celso Neto, with LP Montour third.
  • Mars shares the championship-leading Porsche with Jan Heylen for today’s penultimate round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season.
  • Coverage is commercial-free courtesy of Michelin with start time listed as 12:40–12:45 p.m. ET, while Friday practice was paced by Michael Cooper at 1:29.552 and briefly halted by a TCR stoppage.