Official Discussion Thread: Round #4 - Freedom 100 Indy

Rob Howden

The fourth round of the Indy Pro Series schedule is getting set to go, so we'll get the Official Discussion Thread started so that we can begin chatting out the event. The series got off to an solid start with Alex Lloyd setting the pace and the competition is going to have to step up at Indy for the Freedom 100 to break his streak.

Practice is scheduled to begin next Thursday, but based on the times from the earlier test days, who do you think will be the primary players come race day?
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Mr Jinxx · Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 3

It has to be the Usual Suspects I think - Lloyd, Mutoh, Cunningham followed by whoever else runs a quick car on ovals!

Allan Craighead · Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:07 am Post subject:

Morning everyone,

Well the first practice session on the 2.5-mile oval has just been completed. Topping the timing charts with late fast lap was rookie Hideki Mutoh. Former Freedom 100 winner Jamie Camara led the way the majority of the session, before the Super Aguri Panther Racing driver posted a time below the qualifying lap record of 47.4914, set by Thiago Medeiros two years ago. The only incident of note in the session, was Michael Crawford Motorsports rookie Marc Williams making contact with the wall, suffering some suspension damage. The IPS drivers will be back on-course for another practice session at 11:00 a.m. Here are the times from he opening practice.

1. Hideki Mutoh 47.4058
2. Jaime Camara 47.5592
3. Ryan Justice 47.5763
4. Shane Jantzi 47.6091
5. Wade Cunningham 47.6138
6. Ken Losch 47.7057
7. Alex Lloyd 47.7243
8. Logan Gomez 47.7358
9. Mike Potekhen 47.7399
10. Sean Guthrie 47.7607
11. Tom Wieringa 47.8378
12. Chris Festa 47.8823
13. Matt Jaskol 47.8827
14. Brad Jaeger 47.9091
15. Stephan Simpson 47.9444
16. Al Unser III 47.9579
17. Andrew Prendeville 47.9995
18. Joey Scarallo 48.0468
19. Robbie Pecorari 48.0581
20. Jon Brownson 48.0843
21. Bobby Wilson 48.1528
22. Marc Williams 48.2028
23. Jonathan Klein 48.4667
24. Mickey Gilbert 49.0243
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Allan Craighead · Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:55 am Post subject:

Hi all,

The checkered flag has just waved on the second practice session and topping the time sheets was Chris Festa. Unfortunately the driver Georgia did not end the session how he would have liked, after making contact with one of the concrete walls midway through the session. We'll see if the Chip Ganassi Racing crew can fix his car ahead of qualifying, which gets underway at 1:15 p.m. In his his career start in an IPS car, reigning Ontario Formula Ford Challenge champion Shane Jantzi is the talk of the track thus far. Fourth quickest in the first session, he was third quickest this time in his Brian Stewart Racing entry. Here are the times from the session:

1. Chris Festa 47.6685
2. Mike Potekhen 47.6742
3. Shane Jantzi 47.7078
4. Wade Cunningham 47.7334
5. Sean Guthrie 47.7450
6. Tom Wieringa 47.8760
7. Hideki Mutoh 47.8802
8. Brad Jaeger 48.0582
9. Matt Jaskol 48.1001
10. Logan Gomez 48.1352
11. Ken Losch 48.1489
12. Stephen Simpson 48.1684
13. Andrew Prendeville 48.2086
14. Ryan Justice 48.2266
15. Jon Brownson 48.2455
16. Robbie Pecorari 48.2716
17. Jaime Camara 48.2719
18. Joey Scarallo 48.4467
19. Bobby Wilson 48.5513
20. Al Unser III 48.6053
21. Jonathan Klein 48.6530
22. Alex Lloyd 48.8257
23. Marc Williams 49.2934
24. Micky Gilbert 49.3563

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Allan Craighead · Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:56 am Post subject:

Afternoon gang,

Well two-lap single-car qualifying has just completed at the Speedway and earning his first career pole is Apex Racing's Ken Losch. The series rookie was the first driver to post 47 second laps and held the top spot for half session en route to the pole. Below are the provisional top-10. A full report will be up on the front page of the website shortly.

Ken Losch
Alex Lloyd
Mike Potekhen
Hideki Mutoh
Wade Cunningham
Logan Gomez
Chris Festa
Matt Jaskol
Jon Brownson
Andrew Prendeville

Cheers,
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Allan Craighead · Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:34 am Post subject:

Hi gang,

a short time after qualifying, the drivers took to the 2.5-mile oval one final time ahead of the race with a practice session. Not surprisingly the practice featured all the drivers working on race setups. Here are the results from the session:

1. Hideki Mutoh 47.8327
2. Wade Cunningham 48.0280
3. Mike Potekhen 48.0811
4. Stephen Simpson 48.1234
5. Jamie Camara 48.1611
6. Brad Jaeger 48.2279
7. Joey Scarallo 48.2380
8. Sean Guthrie 48.4088
9. Bobby Wilson 48.6357
10. Andrew Prendeville 48.6491
11. Al Unser III 48.8757
12. Jonathan Klein 48.9615
13. Robbie Pecorari 48.9658
14. Matt Jaskol 49.0547
15. Alex Lloyd 49.0554
16. Ryan Justice 49.0937
17. Tom Wieringa 49.1720
18. Jon Brownson 49.1791
19. Ken Losch 49.2213
20. Logan Gomez 49.2366
21. Shane Jantzi 49.2417
22. Chris Festa 49.4544
23. Marc Williams 49.5436
24. Micky Gilbert 50.2747

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Allan Craighead · Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:25 am Post subject:

Afternoon all,

In an race that featured several incidents and ended behind the safety car, Alex Lloyd has emerged as the winner of the 2007 Freedom 100. Below are the provisional top-10. A full report will be up on the front page of EFCN shortly.

Alex Lloyd
Chris Festa
Jaime Camara
Andrew Prendeville
Hideki Mutoh
Mike Potekhen
Matt Jaskol
Al Unser III
Jon Brownson
Jonathan Klein

Cheers,
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