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Post by mlittle » Fri May 23, 2008 1:19 am

Indy Practice Session #1 top-5......................
1} J.R. Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing, 46.979 sec/191.575 mph
2} James Davison, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts, 47.133 sec/190.950 mph
3} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson, 47.280 sec/190.355 mph
4} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing, 47.292 sec/190.307 mph
5} Brent Sherman, Panther Racing, 47.299 sec/190.279 mph
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Post by mlittle » Fri May 23, 2008 2:40 am

Indy Practice Session #2 top-5......................
1} Dillon Battistini, Panther Racing, 47.366 sec/190.009 mph
2} Andrew Prendeville, RLR-Andersen Racing, 47.526 sec/189.370 mph
3} James Davison, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts, 47.588 sec/189.125 mph
4} Wade Cunningham, Brian Stewart Racing, 47.671 sec/188.793 mph
5} J.R. Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing, 47.719 sec/188.604 mph
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Post by mlittle » Fri May 23, 2008 9:28 am

American Freedom 100 Presented by Firestone Starting Grid......................
note--lap speeds represent 2-lap averages


1} Dillon Battistini, Panther Racing..................................188.397 mph
2} James Davison, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.........................188.390 mph

3} Wade Cunningham, Brian Stewart Racing....................188.060 mph
4} Ana Beatriz, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts..............................187.875 mph

5} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing.........................187.849 mph
6} Richard Antinucci, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.......................187.551 mph

7} Brent Sherman, Panther Racing...................................187.533 mph
8} Cyndie Allemann, American Spirit Racing......................187.310 mph

9} Logan Gomez, Guthrie Racing......................................187.053 mph
10} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing.............................186.923 mph

11} Andrew Prendeville, RLR-Andersen Racing..................186.921 mph
12} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson.....................................186.814 mph

13} Robbie Pecorari, SWE Racing.....................................186.754 mph
14} Marc Williams, Brian Stewart Racing...........................186.716 mph

15} Pablo Donoso, Team Moore Racing.............................186.383 mph
16} Sean Guthrie, Guthrie Racing.....................................186.365 mph

17} Jake Slotten, Michael Crawford Mtrspts.......................186.303 mph
18} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing...................186.232 mph

19} Al Unser, III, American Dream Mtrspts.......................185.768 mph
20} Tom Wieringa, Guthrie Racing....................................185.656 mph

21} J.R. Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing........................185.328 mph
22} Micky Gilbert, Mile High Mtrspts..................................185.284 mph

23} Jon Brownson, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts...........................185.159 mph
24} Chris Festa, Alliance Mtrspts.......................................184.627 mph

25} Jonny Reid, TGR-Integra Mtrspts.................................183.938 mph
26} MIke Potekhen , SWE Racing......................................183.593 mph

27} Mark Olson, Michael Crawford Mtrspts.........................178.497 mph
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Battistini wins rain-delayed Freedom 100

Post by mlittle » Sun May 25, 2008 9:32 am

On a near-perfect day for racing, Britain's Dillon Battistini led all but a handful of laps to win today's American Freedom 100 presented by Firestone. Leading from pole at the drop of the green, Battistini held off late challenges from Wade Cunningham, James Davison and Richard Antinucci to capture his second win of the 2008 campaign.........

1} Dillon Battistini, Panther Racing.................................40 laps
2} Richard Antinucci, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts....................-0.246 sec
3} Wade Cunningham, Brian Stewart Racing..................-0.503 sec
4} Robbie Pecorari, SWE Racing....................................-0.798 sec
5} Ana Beatriz, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.............................-1.223 sec
6} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson....................................-1.267 sec
7} Logan Gomez, Guthrie Racing...................................-2.254 sec
8} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing............................-2.926 sec
9} Andrew Prendeville, RLR-Andersen Racing.................-3.145 sec
10} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing.....................-4.092 sec
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Post by mlittle » Sun May 25, 2008 9:39 am

Current Firestone Indy Lights Standings(top-10)...............

1st} Richard Antinucci, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.................179 pts(1 win)
2nd} Dillon Battistini, Panther Racing............................176 pts(2 wins)
3rd} J.R. Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing...................148 pts(1 win)
4th} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing...................127 pts(1 win)
5th} Ana Beatriz, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.........................121 pts
6th} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing..............119 pts
7th} Sean Guthrie, Guthrie Racing................................110 pts
8th} Brent Sherman, Panther Racing.............................103 pts
9th} Al Unser, III, American Dream Mtrspts...................102 pts
10th} Logan Gomez, Guthrie Racing..............................101 pts
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:03 pm

Milwaukee Practice Session #1 top-5.............................
1} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson, 25.872 sec
2} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing, 26.031 sec
3} Andrew Prendeville, RLR-Andersen Racing, 26.053 sec
4} J.R. Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing, 26.073 sec
5} Sean Guthrie, Guthrie Racing, 26.114 sec

Milwaukee Practice Session #2 top-5............................
1} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson, 25.534 sec
2} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing, 25.539 sec
3} Pablo Donoso, Team Moore Racing, 25.772 sec
4} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing, 25.796 sec
5} James Davison, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts., 25.797 sec
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:17 pm

Milwaukee Qualifying Top-10..........................
1} Pablo Donoso, Team Moore Racing, 145.699 mph
2} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson, 145.263 mph
3} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing, 145.117 mph
4} James Davison, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts., 144.862 mph
5} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing, 144.000 mph
6} Andrew Prendeville, RLR-Andersen Racing, 143.446 mph
7} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing, 142.428 mph
8} Wade Cunningham, Brian Stewart Racing, 141.909 mph
9} Brent Sherman, Panther Racing, 141.816 mph
10} Logan Gomez, Guthrie Racing, 141.470 mph
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Wilson holds off Simmons for Milwaukee win.....

Post by mlittle » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:50 pm

Its' not often that the two-best drivers during any race get a chance to fight mano-a'-mano in a race, but that's what happened during Sunday's Indy Lights race at the Milwaukee Mile as Wisconsin native Bobby Wilson held off a hard-charging Jeff Simmons for the victory; for Wilson, it was his first Lights victory of the year, while for Simmons it was his best-career finish in either Indy Lights or IndyCar competition.........


1st} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson...................................100 laps
2nd} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing..........................-0.0893 sec
3rd} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing.....................-16.322 sec
4th} Andrew Prendeville, RLR-Andersen Racing................-17.363 sec
5th} J.R. Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing......................-17.774 sec
6th} James Davison, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts......................-18.938 sec
7th} Pablo Donoso, Team Moore Racing..........................-25.219 sec
8th} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing................-27.073 sec
9th} Logan Gomez, Guthrie Racing.................................-27.485 sec
10th} Sean Guthrie, Guthrie Racing................................-27.499 sec
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Post by mlittle » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:58 pm

Current Firestone Indy Lights(top-10) Standings.........................


1st} Richard Antinucci, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.....................193 pts(1 win)
2nd} Dillon Battistini, Panther Racing................................192 pts(2 wins)
3rd} J.R. Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing.......................178 pts(1 win)
4th} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing.......................162 pts(1 win)
5th} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing..................143 pts
6th} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing............................135 pts
t-7th}[7]Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson..............................132 pts(1 win)
t-7th}[8]Ana Beatriz, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.......................132 pts
9th} Sean Guthrie, Guthrie Racing....................................130 pts
10th} Andrew Prendeville, RLR-Andersen Racing................125 pts
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Gomez tops Open Test at Iowa Speedway...............

Post by mlittle » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:30 pm

While their IndyCar Series brethren were enjoying the week off, Indy Lights teams and drivers made the trek out to the 7/8ths'-mile Iowa Speedway for Thursday's Open Test; while rains delayed most of the day's session, drivers still got in almost 2700 laps during the session...........

Top-10 from Thursday's Open Test.......................
1} Logan Gomez, Guthrie Racing........................20.183 sec/156.073 mph
2} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing.......20.319 sec/155.026 mph
3} Richard Antinucci, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts..........20.367 sec/154.663 mph
4} J.R Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing..............20.392 sec/154.470 mph
5} Franck Perera, Guthrie Racing........................20.394 sec/154.459 mph
6} Ana Beatriz, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts..................20.395 sec/154.453 mph
7} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing............20.400 sec/154.410 mph
8} Sean Guthrie, Guthrie Racing.........................20.415 sec/154.295 mph
9} James Davison, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.............20.491 sec/153.730 mph
10} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson.......................20.494 sec/153.702 mph
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Post by mlittle » Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:47 am

Iowa Practice Session top-10......................................
1} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing, 20.078 sec/160.299 mph
2} Dillon Battistini, Panther Racing, 20.106 sec/160.028 mph
3} Ana Beatriz, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts., 20.166 sec/159.592 mph
4} Sean Guthrie, Guthrie Racing, 20.221 sec/159.161 mph
5} Franck Perera, Guthrie Racing, 20.231 sec/159.087 mph
6} Robbie Pecorari, SWE Racing, 20.245 sec/158.977 mph
7} Pablo Donoso, Team Moore Racing, 20.247 sec/158.955 mph
8} Brent Sherman, Panther Racing, 20.251 sec/158.928 mph
9} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson, 20.258 sec/158.871 mph
10} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing, 20.269 sec/158.785 mph
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Post by mlittle » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:26 pm

Iowa Qualifying Top-10..........................
1} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing, 160.397 mph
2} Dillon Battistini, Panther Racing, 159.921 mph
3} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing, 159.845 mph
4} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson, 159.671 mph
5} Brent Sherman, Panther Racing, 159.666 mph
6} Ana Beatriz, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts., 159.548 mph
7} J.R. Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing, 159.354 mph
8} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing, 159.337 mph
9} Franck Perera, Guthrie Racing, 159.228 mph
10} Pablo Donoso, Team Moore Racing, 158.923 mph
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:31 am

The opening line of one of Charles Dickens' novels starts, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.".......that could describe in a nutshell the day for Panther Racing's Dillon Battistini and AGR's Arie Luyendyk, Jr. For Battistini, he took advantage of lapped traffic late in the race and went on to win his third race of the year; for Arie, Jr., the same lap traffic spoiled what would've his first Indy Lights win and he wasn't happy at all post-race w/SSM's James Davison, who's car was the pick Battistini used to get by. (Mod's note....come to think of it, there were a bunch of drivers not happy w/Davison...... :shock: :shock: :evil: )

Top-10 from Iowa.......................
1st} Dillon Battistini, Panther Racing...................................115 laps
2nd} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing...................-0.495 sec
3rd} Ana Beatriz, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.............................-2.709 sec
4th} Brent Sherman, Panther Racing..................................-2.892 sec
5th} Pablo Donoso, Team Moore Racing..............................-2.996 sec
6th} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing..............................-3.259 sec
7th} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing.........................-3.523 sec
8th} J.R. Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing.........................-3.540 sec
9th} Richard Antinucci, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.......................-4.393 sec
10th} Marc Williams, Alliance Mtrspts...................................-4.611 sec
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Post by mlittle » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:40 am

Current Firestone Indy Lights(top-10) Standings........................

1st} Dillon Battistini, Panther Racing............................242 pts(3 wins)
2nd} Richard Antinucci, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts...............215 pts(1 win)
3rd} J.R. Hidlebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing..................202 pts(1 win)
4th} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing.................188 pts(1 win)
5th} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing............186 pts
6th} Ana Beatriz, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.........................167 pts
7th} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing.........................163 pts
8th} Brent Sherman, Panther Racing............................154 pts
9th} Bobby Wilson, Team Enerson...............................146 pts(1 win)
10th} Andrew Prendeville, RLR-Andersen Racing..........143 pts
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Post by mlittle » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:48 am

Watkins Glen Practice Session #1 top-5..............................
1} Richard Antinucci, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts., 1:48.024 sec
2} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing, 1:48.505 sec
3} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing, 1:49.465 sec
4} Ana Beatriz, Sam Schmidt Mtrspts., 1:50.854 sec
5} Sean Guthrie, Guthrie Racing, 1:53.479 sec

Watkins Glen Practice Session #2 top-5.............................
1} Franck Perera, Guthrie Racing, 1:38.711 sec
2} Raphael Matos, Andretti-Green Racing, 1:38.733 sec
3} Jeff Simmons, Team Moore Racing, 1:38.967 sec
4} Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Andretti-Green Racing, 1:39.339 sec
5} J.R. Hildebrand, RLR-Andersen Racing, 1:39.358 sec
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