Record day for Mathiasen Motorsports

Jonathan Bomarito, driving for Encino-based Mathiasen Motorsports, set the track record in qualifying Saturday for the Atlantic Series race at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, Canada.
He turned a lap on the 1.521-mile street course in 58.989 seconds (92.824 mph) and broke the mark set by current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver A.J. Allmendinger in 2003.
It is the third pole position of the season for Bomarito and the fourth of his Atlantic Series career. He earned six points for winning the pole and moved into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Series standings, six ahead of Canadian James Hinchcliffe.
"What an amazing session, really," said Bomarito, who drives the No. 26 entry for Ray and Leslie Mathiasen of Encino. "We had it pretty much mapped out before we even went out and we stuck to the game plan. We made a good change on pit lane. It was a perfect session. I can't thank the guys enough."
The race in Quebec is the eighth of the 11-race Atlantic Series season. Bomarito has two wins this year and the past nine pole winners have won at Trois-Rivieres in the Atlantic Series.
"The whole Mathiasen Motorsports team is amazing," Bomarito said Saturday after qualifying. "We've got Atlantic legend Dave Empringham here working with us this weekend. It's really good to finally work with him on a race weekend. It's just been a lot of fun. We're enjoying it, we've got great momentum and we're looking forward to a good race tomorrow."