Official Discussion Thread: Round 9-10 Watkins Glen

Allan Craighead

Hi all,

The IPS drivers are in upstate New York this weekend, with a return trip to the Watkins Glen International road course. The drivers had a the first of two practice session this morning to get acclimated to the long course ahead of the first qualifying session this morning. Here are the times from the session:

Practice 1

1. Wade Cunningham 1:37.825
2. Jamie Camara 1:39.444
3. Daniel Herrington 1:40.163
4. Robbie Pecorari 1:40.445
5. Hideki Mutoh 1:40.602
6. Andrew Prendeville 1:40.642
7. Alex Lloyd 1:40.889
8. Jonathan Klein 1:40.938
9. Logan Gomez 1:40.985
10. Bobby Wilson 1:41.446
11. Phil Giebler 1:41.936
12. Ryan Justice 1:41.953
13. Brad Jaeger 1:43.295
14. Chris Festa 1:43.608
15. Mike Potekhen 1:43.786
16. Sean Guthrie 1:43.917
17. Joey Scarallo 1:44.196
18. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 1:44.498
19. Richard Heistand 1:44.934
20. Doug Boyer 1:45.237
21. Richard Antinucci 1:45.615
22. Stephen Simpson 1:46.695
23. Ken Losch 1:47.785
24. Jon Brownson 1:49.250
25. Scott Mayer 2:16.959

Cheers,
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Allan Craighead · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:53 am Post subject:

Hi gang,

The IPS cars have just completed their second practice session at Watkins Glen. Once again former champion Wade Cunningham was quickest in his Andretti Green/AFS Racing entry. Below are the times from the session.

Of note, Richard Heistand and Scott Mayer are making their Indy Pro Series debuts this weekend driving for Michael Crawford Motorsports and Mile High Motorsports respectively. Arie luyendyk Jr., who holds the record for career IPS starts is driving for U.S. Pro racing this weekend.

Practice 2

1. Wade Cunningham 1:38.380
2. Robbie Pecorari 1:38.505
3. Alex Lloyd 1:38.850
4. Phil Giebler 1:39.486
5. Jonathan Klein 1:39.555
6. Jaime Camara 1.346
7. Hideki Mutoh 1.425
8. Andrew Prendeville 1:39.924
9. Daniel Herrington 1:40.041
10. Bobby Wilson 1:40.278
11. Ryan Justice 1:41.311
12. Brad Jaeger 1:41.678
13. Stephen Simpson 1:41.710
14. Joey Scarallo 1:41.843
15. Logan Gomez 1:42.276
16. Richard Antinucci 1:42.286
17. Chris Festa 1:42.410
18. Jon Brownson 1:43.027
19. Mike Potekhen 1:43.133
20. Sean Guthrie 1:43.497
21. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 1:43.547
22. Richard Heistand 1:44.016
23. Doug Boyer 1:44.065
24. Ken Losch 1:47.721

Cheers,
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Allan Craighead · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject:

Afternoon everyone,

After two practice sessions earlier in the day, the Indy Pro Series conducted qualifying for race one of the doubleheader at Watkins Glen late Friday afternoon. Andretti Green/AFS Racing driver Wade Cunningham posted the fastest time for a third consecutive session, earning the provisional pole position. Current points leader Alex Lloyd in a Sam Schmidt Motorsports entry currently will start alongside the New Zealand driver in Saturday afternoon's race, after posting the second fastest time in the session. Here are the times from qualifying:

Qualifying 1

1. Wade Cunningham 1:36.741
2. Alex Lloyd 1:37.219
3. Daniel Herrington 1:37.703
4. Hideki Mutoh 1:38.142
5. Phil Giebler 1:38.369
6. Robbie Pecorari 1:38.462
7. Richard Antinucci 1:38.551
8. Ryan Justice 1:38.643
9. Jonathan Klein 1:38.791
10. Bobby Wilson 1:38.814
11. Andrew Prendeville 1:38.931
12. Logan Gomez 1:39.184
13. Sean Guthrie 1:39.925
14. Jaime Camara 1:39.976
15. Mike Potekhen 1:40.016
16. Stephen Simpson 1:40.036
17. Chris Festa 1:40.064
18. Brad Jaeger 1:40.268
19. Joey Scarallo 1:40.427
20. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 1:40.685
21. Jon Brownson 1:41.299
22. Doug Boyer 1:41.817
23. Ken Losch 1:44.098

Cheers,
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Allan Craighead · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:53 am Post subject:

Morning all,

The second qualifying session has just completed at Watkins Glen in upstate New York. While SpeedWorks rookie Daniel Herrington posted the fastest lap in a session that was halted several times for cars off-course, his quick time was significantly slower than those posted on Friday. that means Wade Cunningham and Alex Lloyd will lead the IPS cars to the green flag in race one later today. Here are the times from the the session:

Qualifying 2

1. Daniel Herrington 1:38.482
2. Hideki Mutoh 1:38.785
3. Bobby Wilson 1:38.883
4. Alex Lloyd 1:38.933
5. Richard Antinucci 1:38.958
6. Jaime Camara 1:39.087
7. Robbie Pecorari 1:39.273
8. Ryan Justice 1:39.585
9. Stephen Simpson 1:39.706
10. Jonathan Klein 1:40.032
11. Logan Gomez 1:40.084
12. Andrew Prendeville 1:40.159
13. Brad Jaeger 1:40.203
14. Phil Giebler 1:40.421
15. Arie Luyendyk Jr. 1:41.152
16. Joey Scarallo 1:41.426
17. Chris Festa 1:41.625
18. Ken Losch 1:42.745
19. Sean Guthrie 1:42.919
20. Mike Potekhen 1:45.478
21. Doug Boyer 1:45.492
22. Jon Brownson 1:45.987
23. Wade Cunningham No-time

Cheers,
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Allan Craighead · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:02 am Post subject:

Afternoon guys and gals,

The first race of the Watkins Glen doubleheader has just finished and scoring the win is Wade Cunningham. The Andretti Green/AFS Racing driver led every lap, including two restarts for the win over Hideki Mutoh and Alex Lloyd. Here are the provisional results:

Race 1

1. Wade Cunningham
2. Hideki Mutoh
3. Alex Lloyd
4. Phil Giebler
5. Bobby Wilson
6. Daniel Herrington
7. Jaime Camara
8. Richard Antinucci
9. Mike Potekhen
10. Andrew Prendeville
11. Jonathan Klein
12. Stephen Simpson
13. Brad Jaeger
14. Logan Gomez
15. Sean Guthrie
16. Joey Scarallo
17. Arie Luyendyk Jr.
18. Ken Losch
19. CR Crews
20. Jon Brownson
21. Chris Festa
22. Robbie Pecorari
23. Ryan Justice
24. Doug Boyer

Cheers,
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Allan Craighead · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:01 pm Post subject:

Hi all,

Following a random draw by race one winner Wade Cunningham, the top-six from Round Nine was inverted to form the starting grid for race two of the doubleheader at Watkins Glen. Rookie Daniel Herrington and 2006 race winner Bobby Wilson will therefore lead the IPS field to green flag in Round 10 on Sunday afternoon.

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Allan Craighead · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:36 am Post subject:

Morning all,

Was unable to get online yesterday to post the results from race two unfortunately. Alex Lloyd quickly worked his way forward and scored another win in the second race of the doubleheader. Here is the top-10 from the race:

1. Alex Lloyd
2. Wade Cunningham
3. Daniel Herrington
4. Phil Giebler
5. Richard Antinucci
6. Hideki Mutoh
7. Mike Potekhen
8. Andrew Prendeville
9. Jonathan Klein
10. Jaime Camara

Cheers,
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