July 4, 2009 – Watkins Glen. It was the right day to be an American and shoot off the fireworks, wear the American flag on your helmet and hold the winning trophy as high over your head as you could. That is just what the American J. R. Hildebrand from Sausalito, California did at the Corning 100 race.
James Davison was on the pole for the first time as it was for his team, Vision Racing. But while he was leading the first 13 of the race’s 50 laps on this beautiful road course J.R. was working his way up to the front. As J. R. said later, he thought before the race, “We cannot accept defeat today. It’s American’s birthday.”
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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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