June 20, 2009 – Newton. Sam Schmidt Motorsports set a new Firestone Indy Lights record by winning all three spots on the podium for the Miller Lite 100 race at the 7/8 mile, oval track, Iowa Speedway.
The names that went with those podium spots were Ana Beatriz, who won the race [her second career Indy Lights win], 2nd place finisher Wade Cunningham and James Hinchcliffe in the 3rd. And then, there was the fourth SSM team member, Gustavo Yacaman, who ended up in 5th place. In between was Mario Romancini [RLR/Andersen Racing] who was in 4th – having worked his way up from 13th.
Based on qualification, one might have expected a somewhat different outcome. Driver point’s leader J. R. Hildebrand [AFS Racing/Andretti Green Racing] had ended up on the pole. Beside him was Wade Cunningham and behind J.R. was his teammate Sebastian Saavedra, who was 2nd in the driver’s points. Making up the rest of the second row was Daniel Herrington [Bryan Herta Autosport].
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May 31. 2009, West Allis. Brazil’s rookie, Mario Romancini, has driven his first three oval races - ever. With each he has worked his way up the ladder of accomplishment. At the 1.5 mile Kansas Speedway, he qualified 6th and finished 3rd, the highest position he reached that race.
At the 2.5 mile IMS Firestone Freedom 100 IMS Mario qualified 18th, reached as high as 2nd place, and ended finishing in 3rd – another podium finish.
At The Milwaukee Mile, the great legendary track at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds and the oldest track that has been in use since 1903, Mario put it all together. He just kept it simple given that the track is noted for being pretty flat, i.e, relatively little banking and hard to pass. Just win the pole, keep first place when the green flag drops and don’t let anyone pass you for 100 laps. Do that and you are the winner. And he did. Mario and his team, RLR/Anderson Racing, were one happy bunch of guys. |
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May 21/22, 2009 – Indianapolis. Wade Cunningham put on a show for the Freedom 100 this year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that only the experienced Firestone Indy Lights 2005 champion could have pulled off.
Driving this year for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, Wade got everyone’s attention at Thursday’s qualification. He not only took the pole in his white number 11 car with the bright red letters of sponsor Lucas (Oil) on the side, but became the first Indy Lights pole sitter to break the 190 mph 2-lap qualifying speed record at the IMS, with a 190.177.
In doing so, New Zealander Cunningham also became the first Indy Lights driver to win the pole for the second time at the IMS Firestone Freedom 100 race. And that was just a warm-up. Wade’s big showing was the following day, on Carb Day, when the crowd showed up and VERSUS showed the Indy Lights race live on TV.
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