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| May 24, 2012 News |
| Indy Lights: Yacaman Secures First Series Pole at Indy |
 | Gustavo Yacaman posted the fastest two lap time in single-car qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
(Photo: INDYCAR-LAT USA) |
Gustavo Yacaman filled another column in his Firestone Indy Lights to do lost on Thursday (May 24), as the 21 year-old from Colombia captured his first series pole, with the fastest lap in qualifying for the Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Yacaman, driving the No. 2 TMR-Tuvacol-Xtreme Coil Drilling car, posted a two-lap aggregate time of 1:35.9913 seconds (average speed of 187.517 mph) to claim the top spot for the Freedom 100 on Miller Lite Carb Day (May 25) at the famed Speedway.
"The team has done an amazing job," said Yacaman, who hasn't posted a top-10 in three previous races on the 2.5-mile oval. "Everything on that car had to be perfect to do what we just did. The car was great and the first lap was really fast (187.940 mph).
"To be honest, this kind of oval is more about the car, the team and the engineer than the driving really. I owe it all to my team."
It was the first pole in the Freedom 100 for Team Moore Racing, and its broke a three-year reign for a Sam Schmidt Motorsports car.
Victor Carbone posted a total time of 1:36.1712 (187.166 mph) in the No. 3 Mav TV/Nevoni/Sam Schmidt Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian car to set a season best and join Yacaman on the front-row for the 40-lap race.
Carlos Munoz tied his season best of third in qualifying in the No. 26 Team Dialy-Ser car for Andretti Autosport (187.009 mph), while Jorge Goncalvez - the first of 19 qualifiers - was fourth (186.794) in the No. 4 Belardi Auto Racing car to tie his career-best.
David Ostella qualified a career-best fifth in the No. 22 TMR-Global Precast-Xtreme Coil Drilling car, and Brandon Wagner earned his first top-10 starting spot in the Freedom 100 in the No. 17 Team E car. Alon Day in the No. 9 Belardi Auto Racing car will be on row four with Emerson Newton-John in the No. 42 Fan Force United entry.
Series points leader Sebastian Saavedra, who will start 24th in the Indianapolis 500, qualified 10th in the No. 27 Team AFS car. Tristan Vautier, who sits second in the standings entering the race in the No. 77 Mazda Road to Indy/SSM with Curb-Agajanian car, will join Saavedra on row fifth.
Esteban Guerrieri's streak of top-five starts ended at 17, as he'll go off from row six in the No. 11 Pistas Argentinas/SSM with Curb-Agajanian car.
The Firestone Indy Lights drivers and teams will contest Round Four - the Freedom 100 - at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25, as part of the world renowned Indianapolis 500 Carb Day festivities.
The top-three will be posted following every session on the EFCN Facebook page, and EFCN Twitter page.
Indy Lights
Round 4 - Qualifying Results
May 24, 2012
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Indianapolis, Indiana
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Two-Lap Time| 1. | Gustavo Yacaman | Team Moore Racing | 1:35.9913 | | 2. | Victor Carbone | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 1:36.1712 | | 3. | Carlos Munoz | Andretti Autosport | 1:36.2519 | | 4. | Jorge Goncalvez | Belardi Auto Racing | 1:36.4584 | | 5. | David Ostella | Team Moore Racing | 1:36.4990 | | 6. | Brandon Wagner | Team E racing | 1:36.5569 | | 7. | Alon Day | Belardi Auto Racing | 1:36.5993 | | 8. | Emerson Newton-John | Fan Force United | 1:36.6152 | | 9. | Tristan Vautier | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 1:36.6462 | | 10. | Sebastian Saavedra | AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport | 1:36.9141 | | 11. | Esteban Guerrieri | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 1:37.0680 | | 12. | Armaan Ebrahim | Fan Force United | 1:37.1274 | | 13. | Peter Dempsey | Younessi Racing | 1:37.1327 | | 14. | Oliver Webb | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 1:37.1460 | | 15. | Anders Krohn | Bryan Herta Autosport | 1:37.3790 | | 16. | JV Horto | Juncos Racing | 1:37.4266 | | 17. | Mike Larrison | Belardi Auto Racing | 1:37.4369 | | 18. | Chase Austin | Juncos Racing | 1:37.4667 | | 19. | Juan Pablo Garcia | Jeffrey Mark Motorsport | 1:37.5643 | |
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