Rookie RAPHAEL MATOS/No.2 Luczo Dragon Racing kept his Sunday fastest driver position, in the second day of qualifying for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 at The Brickyard. He is the top and only Rookie yet to qualify. The lineup for the second eleven qualified drivers: Matos, PAUL TRACY/No.15 KV Racing Technology, VITOR MEIRA/No.14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises […]
Day: May 10, 2009
SUNSHINE..OR NOT • ROOKIE MATOS FASTEST
At the half-way mark of the Sunday afternoon six-hour second-day Indianapolis 500 qualifying at The Brickyard, RAFAEL MATOS/No.2 Luczo Dragon Racing is the fastest driver at 223.429 mph. Had the Rookie gone that fast on Pole Day, he’d be starting seventh instead of twelfth. The field is full at 22 cars, and there are still […]
SUNNY PRACTICE • TWO MORE CRASHES
Fifteen Indy Racing League IndyCar drivers were on course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Sunday morning hour-long practice session, preceding the six hour second day of qualifying for the 2009 Indianapolis 500. It was bright and sunny, mild temperature of 57 degrees F track temperature of 79 F, and gentle winds of six mph. […]
SUNNY SUNDAY FOR SEVENTEEN
The sun is out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the skies are clear and there is a stiff cold breeze bringing the temperatures down to 48 degrees F. Sunday is the second day of qualifying for the 2009 Indianapolis 500. The first eleven drivers have qualified, and Sunday it’s all about the second third of the […]