Official Discussion Thread - Rounds 14 & 15 - Infineon

Allan Craighead

Morning race fans,

The Firestone Indy Lights contest their final non-oval event of the year this weekend, with a doubleheader at Infineon Raceway in Northern California. With such a tight title chase this season, it will be vital for all the championship contenders to score points in both races. EFCN will be keeping track of all the action at Infineon and posting up to date results here in the forums all weekend long, so be sure to check back often.

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Allan Craighead · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:10 am Post subject:

Morning race fans,

Ahead of the doubleheader weekend in Northern California, the Indy Lights drivers took part in an open test on Thursday at Infineon Raceway. Championship contender Raphael Matos was quickest at the end of the day in his AFS Racing/Andretti Racing entry, followed by RLR/Andersen Racing's J.R. Hildebrand, who is racing at his home track. Here are the speeds from the session.

Test

1. Raphael Matos 99.377
2. J.R. Hildebrand 98.170
3. Franck Perera 98.100
4. Pablo Donoso 98.026
5. Richard Antinucci 97.615
6. Ana Beatriz 97.582
7. Jonny Reid 97.368
8. Daniel Herrington 97.318
9. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 97.275
10. Jonathan Klein 97.172
11. Logan Gomez 97.150
12. James Davison 97.076
13. Mitch Cunningham 97.035
14. Robbie Pecorari 96.813
15. Dillon Battistini 96.785
16. Sean Guthrie 96.620
17. Juan Manuel Polar 96.278
18. Mike Potekhen 96.263
19. Cyndie Allemann 96.074
20. Tom Dyer 95.733
21. Brent Sherman 94.524
22. Christina Orr 91.820
23. Mark Olson 91.252

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Allan Craighead · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:56 am Post subject:

Hi race fans,

Setting the stage for what should be an entertaining doubleheader at Infineon Raceway, the Indy Lights cars recently completed their first official practice session. Having topped the speedcharts during testing, AFS Racing/Andretti Green Racing's Raphael Matos once again led the way, leading Guthrie Racing's Franck Perera on the timecharts. Below are the top-15 from the session. The lone qualifying session of the event, which will set the grid race one of the doubleheader, will take place later today.

Practice 1

1. Raphael Matos 1:23.6282
2. Franck Perera 1:23.9606
3. Logan Gomez 1:24.3484
4. Daniel Herrington 1:24.3614
5. Richard Antinucci 1:24.4019
6. JR Hildebrand 1:24.4562
7. Ana Beatriz 1:24.5458
8. Robbie Pecorari 1:24.6034
9. Cyndie Allemann 1:24.6911
10. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 1:24.9676
11. Jonathan Klein 1:25.001
12. Pablo Donoso 1:25.0364
13. Mike Potekhen 1:25.1634
14. Jonny Reid 1:25.1757
15. James Davison 1:25.2027

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Zach Wenzel · Joined: 27 May 2008 Posts: 32

Hello all,

Frenchman Franck Perera improved on his quick pace in this morning's practice session and was able to grab the SWE pole award for Saturday's Carneros 100, the first race of this weekend's double-header at Infineon Raceway. The time he set was his final lap of the session and just .002mph faster than AFS-AGR Driver, Raphael Matos. Here is how they'll line up.

Qualifying Results (race 1)
1. Franck Perera 1:23.2851
2. Raphael Matos 1:23.2870
3. Richard Antinucci 1:23.5182
4. Logan Gomez 1:23.7947
5. Ana Beatriz 1:23.8918
6. JR Hildebrand 1:24.0152
7. Daniel Herrington 1:24.1269
8. Mitch Cunningham 1:24.1582
9. Johnn Reid 1:24.2215
10. Pablo Donoso 1:24.2251
11. Robbie Pecorari 1:24.3859
12. Mike Potekhen 1:24.3967
13. Arie Luyendyk Jr 1:24.4783
14. Tom Dyer 1:24.4842
15. Cyndie Allemann 1:24.5405
16. Jonathan Klien 1:24.5997
17. James Davison 1:24.6042
18. Dillon Battistini 1:24.7292
19. Sean Guthrie 1:24.9448
20. Juan Manuel Polar 1:25.3028
21. Brent Sherman 1:25.8963
22. Christina Orr 1:26.7051
23. Mark Olson 1:31.7453

The Indy Lights will take to the track for Final Practice tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. local time.
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Allan Craighead · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:40 am Post subject:

Hi gang,

Thanks for the info Zach. From what I heard AFS Racing/Andretti Green Racing's Raphael Matos was quickest until the closing stages of the session, when Guthrie Racing's Franck Perera put in a quick lap on his final tour to win the pole.

Later in the day the talented French driver led from start-to-finish, securing his first-ever Indy Lights win over championship front-runners Matos and Sam Schmidt Motorsports' Richard Antinucci. After the race, Perera randomnly selected that the top-eight will be inverted for race two of the doubleheader on Sunday, placing Team Moore Racing's Pablo Donoso and RLR/Andersen Racing's Daniel Herrington on the front-row. Below are the results from Infineon raceway. Entering Sunday's race, Matos leads Antinucci (444-443) in the championship fight.

Race 1

1. Franck Perera
2. Raphael Matos
3. Richard Antinucci
4. J.R. Hildebrand
5. Logan Gomez
6. Ana Beatriz
7. Daniel Herrington
8. Pablo Donoso
9. Jonny Reid
10. Robbie Pecorari
11. Mitch Cunningham
12. Mike Potekhen
13. Sean Guthrie
14. James Davison
15. Juan Manuel Polar
16. Jonathan Klein
17. Arie Luyendyk Jr.
18. Dillon Battistini
19. Brent Sherman
20. Christina Orr
21. Tom Dyer
22. Cyndie Allemann
23. Mark Olson

Cheers,
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Allan Craighead · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject:

Evening race fans.

The Indy Lights doubleheader in Northern California is now in the books, as the checkered flag has waved for race two at Infineon Raceway. Starting P1 thanks the the top-eight from race one inverted, Team Moore Racing's Pablo Donoso made the most opportunity scoring his first-ever series win. Completing the top-three were Guthrie Racing's Logan Gomez and Sam Schmidt Motorsports Ana Beatriz. The 2008 season will now conclude with a final race at Chicagoland Speedway. Entering the event, AFS racing/Andretti Green Racing's Raphael Matos leads Sam Schmidt Motorsports' Richard Antinucci by a mere three pints (472-469). Here are the race results.

Race 2

1. Pablo Donoso
2. Logan Gomez
3. Ana Beatriz
4. J.R. Hildebrand
5. Franck Perera
6. Raphael Matos
7. Richard Antinucci
8. Daniel Herrington
9. Sean Guthrie
10. Jonathan Klein
11. Cyndie Allemann
12. Juan Manuel Polar
13. James Davison
14. Robbie Pecorari
15. Dillon Battistini
16. Arie Luyendyk Jr.
17. Tom Dyer
18. Christina Orr
19. Jonny Reid
20. Mark Olson
21. Brent Sherman
22. Mike Potekhen
23. Mitch Cunningham

Cheers,
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