(DAYTONA, FL) 29 January2010--Jeff Segal won the GT class pole with a track record lap, as both he andJordan Taylor edged Segal's teammate Sylvain Tremblay for the top position onthe final lap to give Mazda a 1-2-3 qualifying sweep. Thursday's qualifying setthe top 13 positions in Daytona Prototype plus the top 20 positions in GT.

A year ago, SylvainTremblay won the GT pole for the Rolex 24 At Daytona in dramatic fashion,running a track-record lap on his final lap of qualifying.

Thursday, he lostthe pole in similar fashion. Jeff Segal broke his teammate's recordwith a lap of 1:49.282 (117.275 mph) in SpeedSource's No. 69 FXDD Mazda RX-8 totake the top spot at the checkered flag.

"I think it's atestament to the SpeedSource team how close the cars are," Segal said."They build the cars from scratch. It was remarkable to see the car gofrom nothing over the winter to what it is today, and how close the cars arematched. It speaks volumes about SpeedSource.".

Tremblay ran 1:49.462(117.082 mph) in Speedsource's No. 70 Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8, the GT winnerin the 2008 Rolex 24 At Daytona.

"The team wonthe pole on the last lap - again," Tremblay said. "As a driver, Iended up third. I had nobody to work with at the end, which was fine. I'mreally proud of the No. 69 car winning the pole. It's one shop, one goal, andto have Mazdas 1-2-3 at Daytona is really special."

Paul Edwards qualifiedfourth in the debut race for the No. 07 Godstone Ranch Motorsports Corvette,1:49.474 (117.069 mph), followed by Andy Lally in the No. 66 TRG AXAPorsche GT3, 1:49.637 (116.895 mph).

Friday's schedule openswith practice from 9-9:45 a.m. ET, followed by final qualifying at 11 a.m. ET.Qualifying will be followed by the Fresh From Florida 200, the opening round ofthe 2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, at 1:45 p.m. ET.