David Donohue edged Timo Bernhard by 0.001 seconds Thursday to take the pole position for the 47th Rolex 24 At Daytona, breaking the Daytona Prototype track record. Donohue turned a lap in 1 minute, 40.540 seconds — averaging 127.472 mph — in the #58 Brumos Porsche Riley he will share with Darren Law, Buddy Rice and Antonio Garcia in the race. “Actually, winning the pole was a bit of a surprise,” Donohue said. “We had a bit of a problem with traffic on what I thought was my fastest lap. We were having an electrical gremlin, so I didn’t know how quick I was running. The team told me I was P-1, but I didn’t know by how much and what to do with the tires. But I said it before, all that counts is where you are at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.” Donohue joined his father, the late Mark Donohue, as a pole winner in the event. The elder Donohue won the pole for Penske Racing in 1971. They joined Dan and Alex Gurney as father-son pole winners.(ESPN/AP)(1-23-2009)
