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Five IRL Menards Infiniti Pro Series Rookies at PIR Test in the West |
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The new faces were: Chris Festa of Atlanta and Travis Gregg of
Camden, Ohio, both driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports; and
international drivers Jaime Camara from Brazil, also driving for
Sam Schmidt Motorsports, and Wade Cunningham from New Zealand, driving
for Brian Stewart Racing. Cunningham was the 2003 CIK-FIA World
Karting Champion.
In the afternoon session Jay
Drake, the 2004 USAC National Sprint Car Champion, although not on the
media entry list, made a surprise appearance driving a Brian Stewart
Racing car. Jay had just raced at PIR on January 30 in the Copper World
Classis USAC National Midget race, finishing second to J. J. Yeley. The
fastest lap of the day, 154.841 mph, was turned in by Jaime Camara.
This
year the IRL Menards Infiniti Pro Series, which was established by Tony
George to be a feeder series for the IRL IndyCar Series, will race on
the same day, same track, before twelve of the IndyCar Series
races. There are two exceptions. Their race at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Indy 500 oval will be on May 27, two
days before the Indy 500. The other exception is one
additional race for the Menards Infiniti Pro Series, which will be held
on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course before the
United States Grand Prix Formula 1 race there on Sunday, June 19.
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