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ROYAL PURPLE SYNTHETIC OIL GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS SUPPORTING THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA  – RACE ONE REPORT

Posted by  on Friday, May 11th 2018     
INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES
05.11.18

It was another beautiful day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the Andretti Autosport Indy Lights drivers took to the road course for a full day of qualifying and Race 1 for the Royal Purple Grand Prix of Indianapolis.

After starting at the front of the grid, both Patricio O’Ward and Colton Herta quickly found themselves in the middle of the pack after an incident in Turn 1 caused the duo to fall pack to P4 and P5, respectively. Both drivers battled, with Herta landing on the top step of the podium and O’Ward finishing just outside the top three.

The drivers will compete in Round 6 of Indy Lights competition Saturday. Race 2 qualifying starts at 8:30 a.m. ET and the green flag for Race 2 waves at 1:15 p.m. Fans can follow Indy Lights competition via racecontrol.indycar.com or on the Road To Indy app.

No. 98 ANDRETTI-STEINBRENNER RACING / CURB MAZDA
  • STARTED 2nd // FINISHED 1st
  • CHAMPIONSHIP: 3rd (83 pts.)
  • OF NOTE: Earned his third career Indy Lights win today after an incident in Turn 1 forced Herta to fall to the middle of the field. Herta battled back up the grid to solidify the top spot on the podium.
“I’m just ecstatic after that race! It was the most fun I have ever had in an Indy Lights Mazda – and it was a ton of fun to fight through the field after falling back from P2. I think it was very fair racing throughout the entire race, so I’m happy with the result that we got and I can’t wait to see what we can do tomorrow.”

No. 27 Riverina CDMX Mexico City MAZDA
  • STARTED 1nd // FINISHED 4th
  • CHAMPIONSHIP: 1st (110 pts.)
  • OF NOTE: After starting on pole, contact on Turn 1 forced O’Ward to fall back to position four causing him to end the day just outside the top three.
“I thought the first corner was going to be fine. I was watching my mirrors closely and I thought we were going to go through there fine but right before the car was about to rotate I just got snowplowed by Victor [Franzoni] behind me which made me go straight. I went all the way back to fifth and made my way up to fourth, but kind of just got stuck. Me and my engineer, Mark [Bryant], took a gamble on the setup and the track surface was way too hot for the conditions that this setup would need – so we know that for tomorrow. I had a lot of fun and I think it was a hard-fought fourth place, honestly. Sometimes the car is really, really hard to drive and you can’t catch anybody, you can’t follow and it’s just downhill after someone hits you.”

No. 48 JOURNEY MAZDA
  • STARTED 6th // FINISHED 5th
  • CHAMPIONSHIP: 5th (68 pts.)
  • OF NOTE: Ryan was able to secure a Top-5 finish for his second race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course.
“I’m a little disappointed in the race we had today. We had a decent start going into Turn 1 and I was caught out in the contact that was made up front which led me to not have a good position in Turn 2. I was able to make a couple passes but then my tires locked up going into Turn 1 on an attempted pass, and I had a huge flat spot for more than half the race. I showed close pace to Colton [Herta], who won the race, and I feel like if I didn’t make a mistake with the flat spot, we would have pushed our way more towards the front. Onwards and upwards to tomorrow’s qualifying and Race 2. We will see what we can give then.”

No. 28 K-LINE INSULATORS, USA MAZDA
  • STARTED 7th // FINISHED 7th
  • CHAMPIONSHIP: 6th (58 pts.)
  • OF NOTE: Kellett now moves onto one final race on the road course circuit before focusing on the Freedom 100, where the Canadian will make his third Indy Lights start on the IMS Oval where he has finished third in each prior start.
“Definitely not the day we were looking for. We’re looking for a bit more pace in the race and need to clean things up for tomorrow. The K-Line guys have been working hard and we’re working to figure things out for Race 2. Today was day to look past and use for motivation moving forward.”
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SEVEN CORNERS TO SUPPORT NO. 98 INDY LIGHTS EFFORT WITH ANDRETTI-STEINBRENNER RACING

Posted by  on Thursday, April 26th 2018     

SEVEN CORNERS TO SUPPORT NO. 98 INDY LIGHTS EFFORT WITH ANDRETTI-STEINBRENNER RACING

The international travel insurance and specialty benefit management company will serve as Associate Sponsor for the 2018 season.

INDIANAPOLIS (April 26, 2018) –  Carmel-based travel insurance company, Seven Corners, has joined forces with Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing to support Colton Herta for his second season of Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires competition.

“Seven Corners is thrilled to partner with Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing,” said David Fischer, chief revenue officer of Seven Corners. “We look forward to the upcoming racing season and are proud to support this talented driver and team.”
Founded in 1993, Seven Corners started as a small team with a single travel insurance product that rapidly and successfully outpaced the competition. Today, Seven Corners offers a diverse selection of products and services, including a variety of travel insurance plans, to more than a million members worldwide.
“We are pleased to have Seven Corners come on board for the 2018 Indy Lights season. They have expressed their interest and excitement in joining our program and growing together moving forward, and we share that sentiment as well,” said George Michael Steinbrenner IV, CEO & team principle of Steinbrenner Racing. “We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership.”
Colton Herta will join teammates Patricio O’Ward (No. 27 Riverina CDMX Mexico City Mazda), Dalton Kellett (No. 28 K-Line Insulators, USA Mazda) and Ryan Norman (No. 48 Journey Mazda) for Rounds 5 and 6 of Indy Lights racing action at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
The four-car team will take to the track for Round 5 Friday, May 11 at 1:30 p.m. ET. The green flag for Round 6 will wave Saturday, May 12 at 1:15 p.m. ET. Fans can catch all of the racing action live through the Road to Indy TV app.
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INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG QUALIFYING

Posted by  on Friday, March 9th 2018     
INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG QUALIFYING
03.09.18

The sunshine was out for Opening Day of the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season. The four drivers that make up the Andretti Autosport team hit the pavement of the streets of St. Petersburg early this morning for a quick practice before turning laps to qualify this afternoon.

Qualifying for Race 2 will begin tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. ET before the drivers grid for the first time in 2018. Race 1 will go green at 1:05 p.m. ET. Follow along with live timing and scoring at racecontrol.indycar.com.

No. 27 CDMX MEXICO CITY MAZDA
  • STARTING POSITION: 2nd
  • QUALIFYING TIME: 1:05.2857
  • OF NOTE: Earned a front-row start for his full-time debut in the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires series
“I think [qualifying] went pretty good. Usually on a street course, every lap gets fast and faster, but the fine line between pushing the limit of what you and the car can do and hitting the wall is very small. It’s really hard to get that last tenth. Overall, I’m satisfied. I think we’re going to have a good race car for tomorrow, we just have to finalize the details to make the car last an hour for the race. I’m not disappointed. I’m pretty happy with the performance. The field isn’t very big, but I feel the driver quality is stacked and very competitive. I think it’s going to be a really good race tomorrow.”

No. 98 ANDRETTI-STEINBRENNER RACAING/CURB MAZDA
  • STARTING POSITION: 3rd
  • QUALIFYING TIME: 1:05.3525
“I’m happy with P3, I think it’s a good spot to start for the race. I think we had a good car, we didn’t really max it out though. There are a few things we can work on, we’ll look back at everything tonight and then go and get them tomorrowmorning. I think some of the cooler weather will help, so naturally the car may be better for us in the morning.”

No. 48 JOURNEY MAZDA
  • STARTING POSITION: 6th
  • QUALIFYING TIME: 1:05.8856
“Qualifying went alright – we ran into an issue on the first tire run with my HANS device, so that took away some of my energy and concentration. We came in and fixed that and went to a new tire run. The car felt pretty good. There are still some things I’d like to tweak, but overall, I feel a lot better than last year. If we keep moving in this same direction and keep improving, we’ll be in a good position toward the end of the weekend. We’ll move forward the best we can and hopefully grab a podium.”

No. 28 K-LINE INSULATORS USA MAZDA
  • STARTING POSITION: 9th
  • QUALIFYING TIME: 1:06.7570
“Bit of a tough day for us here at St. Pete. The first session we had a few electrical PC issues and that was out of our hands, and that session spiraled down from that. That forty-five minute session is pretty crucial when you only have one session before qualifying. At least we got somewhat back in the ballpark for qualifying session, but obviously we’re pretty disappointed with where we’re starting tomorrow. We really need to dig into the data and see what we can do differently to get the most out of tomorrow’s qualifying session. I think we know the car can be quick. We’ve been quick here last year. Not lacking from confidence just need to figure out what we need to tweak to be a little quicker.”

 

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ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT TO FIELD PATO O’WARD FOR 2018 INDY LIGHTS CAMPAIGN

Posted by  on Thursday, January 4th 2018     

Source: ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT
PRESS RELEASE
ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT TO FIELD PATO O’WARD FOR 2018 INDY LIGHTS CAMPAIGN
Andretti Autosport’s Four-Car Indy Lights Stable Complete with O’Ward, Herta, Kellett and Norman
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 4, 2018) – Entering his first full season of Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires competition with Andretti Autosport, Pato O’Ward will pilot the No. 27 Mazda and join the team’s roster alongside returning Andretti drivers Colton Herta, Dalton Kellett and Ryan Norman.

“First off, I want to thank the whole Andretti Autosport team for the incredible opportunity they are giving me. I’m really happy to be with this power house team and I will give this my all to deliver results. I have been working really hard with Michael [Andretti] and J-F [Thormann] to put this deal together, and I’m more than proud to be a part of such a prestigious team like Andretti. I can’t wait to start working with everyone and I’m sure its going to be an awesome year, so lets go get it!”

The 18-year-old Mexico native showed impressive talent throughout his 2016 Pro Mazda Presented by Cooper Tires season where O’Ward finished second in the championship standings. Pato earned six victories in the first seven races in 2016, and ended his successful season with seven race wins, five poles and nine podiums.

“We’re excited to have Pato [O’Ward] join our Indy Lights family in 2018,” said Andretti Autosport CEO & Team Owner Michael Andretti. “Pato had a strong, successful Pro Mazda season in 2016 and has been working hard to make the jump to Indy Lights. I’m confident his talent will blend well with Colton [Herta], Dalton [Kellett] and Ryan [Norman] and I’m looking forward to seeing our drivers on the podium this season.”

Veteran Indy Lights driver Kellett, and sophomore drivers Herta and Norman all made impressive strides during the 2017 season. Each driver started all 16 rounds of competition and collected a combined two race wins, nine podiums and six poles throughout the season. With such young talent, the drivers are all hopeful to build on last season’s results.

The 2018 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season kicks off March 10 with Rounds 1 & 2 on the Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.

 

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MAZDA INDY LIGHTS WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX RACE REPORT

Posted by  on Monday, September 4th 2017     
INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES
MAZDA INDY LIGHTS WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX
PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES
RACE REPORT
09.03.17
Treacherous and rainy conditions couldn’t stop the field from wrapping up the 2017 Indy Lights season with an exciting, wet and wild 25-laps in today’s Soul Red Finale.

Action from the 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season finale at Watkins Glen International airs Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 6 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.

For more information, check out AndrettiAutosport.com and IndyLights.com.

No. 98 Deltro Energy Mazda
  • Started: 1st // Finished: 3rd
  • Championship: 3 / 15 (300 pts., unofficial)
  • Earned his seventh podium finish in his rookie season, adding to his seven poles, two wins and eight top-five finishes
“The last lap was dicey. I was looking behind and I could see Matheus [Leist] there and he tried to get me in Turn 8. We were super close – we might have touched. It was a fun race, though. It is good to end the season on a high and on the podium. It gives a lot of motivation going into the offseason, and I’m happy with that. I think we may have had a little bit more in the Deltro Energy car, but we’ll see what we have next year.”

No. 27 Synova Mazda
  • Started: 4th // Finished: 5th
  • Championship: 7 / 15 (269 pts. unofficial)
  • Earned his seventh top-five finish in addition to three wins, one pole and five podium finishes
“Overall, it was really a tough race. I ended up in the top-five and scored some points for the team so that’s a positive. I think we missed something in the rain. I had no real grip at all, and I felt like I was on slick tires the whole race, so we just tried to hold on and bring it home. Top-five isn’t bad, and we’ll move on to next year. It’s still been a really good season as a rookie. We’ve had three wins and tied for most wins this season. I’m very thankful for the opportunity this season with Andretti, and I want to thank my sponsors, Synova, who has been following me for many years as well and RelaDyne and The Stellrecht Company. We will have more success in the future, but overall I learned a lot which is a big positive.”

No. 48 Journey Mazda
  • Started: 7th // Finished: 10th
  • Championship: 11 / 15 (200 pts., unofficial)
  • Earned his 14th top-10 finish in his rookie season, competing today in his first rain race in an Indy Lights car
“At the beginning of the race, we were alright. I was right behind Nico [Jamin]. I’m not really sure what place we were in, but I made a small mistake and spun [the car] and put the back end in the wall, hurting the wing a little bit. We got going again, I don’t think the wing was affecting us too much, but hurt us a little bit. When they called us in for the red flag, we replaced the damaged wing but didn’t make it back out in time for the green flag with everyone. Given we made changes under a red flag, we would have faced a penalty anyway. It’s not the way we wanted to finish the season, but at the end of the day I want to thank Andretti Autosport and the crew for all the hard work they’ve given me all year and giving me a great car. I’m so thankful to be part of this great organization and I’m looking forward to next season.”

No. 28 K-Line Insulators USA Mazda
  • Started: 8th // Finished: 13th
  • Championship: 12 / 15 (198 pts., unofficial)
  • Ended his season on a low note after spinning on Lap 14 in the Bus Stop, his day was done early after sustaining damage from hitting the wall
“I’m really frustrated with how things ended up here in the last race of the season. I definitely wanted to end on a high note but we were really struggling for grip out there. I was trying to work my line, find where the grip was and couldn’t really figure that out. Going through the bus stop, I hit a little patch of water and hydroplaned and just looped it around. I had contact with the wall, which caused the end of our race. It is definitely frustrating for the No. 28 K-Line crew. These guys have worked hard all year. We had some success on the ovals and good pace on the road courses, but haven’t been able to put together a consistent race weekend. I’m a little frustrated overall we couldn’t have ended the season on a higher note.”
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Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires

Posted by  on Friday, September 1st 2017     

INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES
MAZDA INDY LIGHTS WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX
PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES
PRACTICE REPORT
09.01.17

No. 98 Deltro Energy Mazda
Finished the day second overall with a best lap time of 1:32.9955
“It’s a good first session. I think judging on what we had a tire test, I knew that we were going to roll off good. We made some good gains and ended P2. We have a little more speed to find, but we made good gains on old tires and, I think, we know what to expect on new [tires]. I’m glad that we have another practice session, because it will be nice to try some new things with the car. But I think we have a really good car to roll off on, and that’s the main thing.”

No. 48 Journey Mazda
Finished the day eighth overall with a best lap time of 1:33.3368
“Practice went pretty well. If I wouldn’t have messed up the last Turn on the last lap, I think I would have gone fourth to third – the speed is there. I love this track so much and have had a lot of success here. We’ll go look over data, and hopefully look over our marks and qualify up front and then go and, hopefully, have a good race on Sunday.”

No. 28 K-Line Insulators USA Mazda
Finished the day 10th overall with a best lap time of 1:33.5364
“I think overall it was a productive session. We were working through a bunch of changes – we did four stops during the run. We’re trying to work on high-speed balance, that is going to be important to get the most out of our new tires. The car feels pretty good in the low speed corners. I think overall the pace is there, we just need to sit down and talk with the engineers and teammates to see what everyone is doing and go from there.”

No. 27 Synova Mazda
Finished the day 11th overall with a best lap time of 1:33.6826
“It’s my first time here at Watkins Glen, so I am just discovering the track and experiencing different lines. I wasn’t extremely comfortable with the car, so we made a few changes. At the end, I think, we were a lot better, but the tires just were not there anymore. We’ll look at some data tonight and then we have another practice session tomorrow. Having never been here before, it will be good to go back on track tomorrow with a fresh mind.”

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MAZDA ST. LOUIS INDY LIGHTS OVAL CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES RACE REPORT

Posted by  on Sunday, August 27th 2017     
INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES
08.26.17
As the sun set over Gateway Motorsports Park, Andretti Autosport’s Indy Lights drivers took the green flag for a wild 75-lap contest to the 1.25-mile track near St. Louis. Coverage of Round 15’s action-packed event airs Monday, Aug. 28, at noon ET on NBC Sports Network.
Wrapping up the 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season, the teams take to Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York, Sept. 2 and 3. For more information, check out AndrettiAutosport.com and IndyLights.com.

No. 98 Deltro Energy Mazda
  • Started: 7th // Finished: 3rd
  • Championship: 3 / 10 (277 pts., unofficial)
  • Qualified earlier in the day with an average two-lap speed of 160.110 mph
“We were starting seventh, so we knew a podium was possible. Late in the race, it really looked challenging. We came into the red flag seventh with seven laps to go. We made some good moves on the restart and got a clean line from the crash. We got up to third and I really think if we had a few more laps, we could’ve challenged for the win. I was catching and the car still felt really good and really fresh. I knew [racing two-wide] was possible from testing but I thought once you get a good, big group of fast guys, it was going to be tough. It proved wrong and you could really pass. It was a really good race, I think one of the best of the year.”

No. 28 K-Line Insulators USA Mazda
  • Started: 11th // Finished: 7th
  • Championship: 10 / 15 (190 pts., unofficial)
  • Qualified earlier in the day with an average two-lap speed of 159.603 mph
“Overall, it’s not a bad finish to the weekend. If you had to ask me how things were going during the middle of the race, it would’ve been pretty dower, but I think with that late caution coming out we were really able to capitalize on people’s mistakes and make some moves around the outside in Turn 1 and 2. Doing that classic [Ryan] Hunter-Reay short oval high-line move off the start seems to work pretty well for this race. I think that was probably the strongest part of our race was starts and restarts. We were definitely able to make up some positions there. Race pace, we were definitely struggling there. It was a pretty nervous car the whole time. Once things settled into a rhythm, I think we needed a little bit more as far as comfort and grip overall in the car and be able to challenge for the win, but we had a consistent car under us for the whole race so thanks to the Andretti crew for putting together a good package this weekend.”

No. 48 Journey Mazda
  • Started: 4th // Finished: 8th
  • Championship: 11 / 15 (189 pts., unofficial)
  • Qualified earlier in the day with an average two-lap speed of 160.272 mph
“At the beginning of the race, the car was just a handful and we had a couple of huge moments that I was actually surprised I caught those, but I kind of just let all the other cars go by me. Then mid-race, the car started coming to me and I was able to throw down some good lap times. On the restart, the tires were down again and it was just a handful in Turn 1. Me and Nico [Jamin] spun going through there and somehow saved that. After that, there was another restart and the temperature of the tires just never came and I was really never able to catch anyone. It was a fun weekend overall. I think we just missed a little bit of a setup during the race, but I think we had a good weekend and we’ll come back stronger at Watkins Glen.”

No. 27 Synova Mazda
  • Started: 3rd // Finished: 11th
  • Championship: 6 / 15 (252 pts., unofficial)
  • Qualified earlier in the day with an average two-lap speed of 160.782 mph
“I’m a bit disappointed with today’s run. We had a really strong race car. I fell down to fourth at the start and I worked my way back up to third and was catching onto [Juan] Piedrahita for second. I think I needed one or two more laps to get him and then we had the red flag. On the restart, the guy behind me was more trimmed than I was and had a good run on the outside. We both went deep in there and then all of a sudden my car broke crazy loose. I don’t know if someone hit me at the back – I’m not exactly sure what happened, but it broke loose and unfortunately I brought [Mateus] Leist with me. It’s just a race incident and it’s disappointing because we for sure had car good enough for podium  and maybe better. I’m confident for Watkins Glen. Things are getting better for us now.”

 

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MAZDA ST. LOUIS INDY LIGHTS OVAL CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES PRACTICE REPORT

Posted by  on Saturday, August 26th 2017     

08.25.17

For a third and final time this season, Andretti Autosport’s Indy Light quartet hits an oval as the series takes to the 1.25-mile Gateway Motorsports Park in the shadows of the famed St. Louis Arch.

Coverage of Saturday’s 75-lap Round 15 race broadcasts Monday, Aug. 28, at noon ET on NBC Sports Network.

For more information, visit AndrettiAutosport.com and IndyLights.com.

No. 28 K-Line Insulators USA Mazda
  • FINISHED: 2nd
  • Turned a fastest lap of 162.138 mph for a time of 27.7542 seconds, 0.0513 behind leader Urrutia
“I feel pretty good overall. I’m definitely happy with where we ended up. When we tested here last week, we didn’t really get a lot of track time due to a pit lane incident – we only got about 50 laps or so. We were definitely behind the eight ball coming here. The first 50 laps we did in this session, we were just feeling the track out. The new surface is really hard. It’s just so smooth – it’s hard to feel what the car is doing. It took a while to get the confidence but once we figured it out, we were obviously pretty quick. I think we’ll have a good qualifying setup. This track is probably the hardest out of all the ovals to get up to speed quickly, so we’ll have to work on that for our setup and I think qualifying is going to be important. I think you can race here, but it’s always easier when you start up front.”

No. 27 Synova Mazda
  • FINISHED: 3rd
  • Turned a fastest lap of 161.705 mph at 27.8284 seconds
“We started off the weekend with a really good session. I’m very happy we’re third quickest in practice. It looks like we’ll have a really strong race car. We spent most of the night working on the race car, and then we did a race sim with a qualifying sim at qualifying trim – that was really fast as well. We were able to be quick, pretty fast into the run so that’s a very good point. I’m excited for qualifying tomorrow and the race, obviously. I think the race at night will be really cool.”

No. 98 Deltro Energy Mazda
  • FINISHED: 5th
  • Turned a fastest lap of 161.348 mph at 27.8901 seconds
“I feel like we had a really good race car by the end of [the practice session tonight]. We were really, mainly focused on the race setup than qualifying because that seems to be what we struggled with the most in Iowa. I think we have good qualifying speed, and I think how the tires work at this track will help me in qualifying because it takes a while for the tire temps to get up, and we seem to be good on cold tires. It’s going to be completely different tomorrow because the time we qualify is mid-day, so we’ll throw some stuff at it tonight and see how it goes.”

No. 48 Journey Mazda
  • FINISHED: 8th
  • Turned a fastest lap of 161.078 mph at 27.9367 seconds
“Our first practice session went pretty good. I think we have a good race car, but on our practice qualifying run, I think I just didn’t get up to speed quick enough so I wasn’t about to get the peek out of the car in two laps. But my teammates had fast cars, so I know we’ll be there and we’ll have a strong race car. We should be ready to go for tomorrow.” 
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Qualifying Report: Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires

Posted by  on Friday, July 28th 2017     
INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY 
COOPER TIRES
COOPER TIRES INDY LIGHTS GRAND PRIX OF MID-OHIO
POWERED BY MAZDA RACE 1
QUALIFYING REPORT
07.28.17
Under partly cloudy skies at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires teams took to the track for practice and qualifying sessions ahead of their last double-header weekend of the season.
The Andretti Autosport Indy Lights quartet take to the 13-turn, 2.258-mile road course tomorrow for Race 1 this weekend. Coverage of Rounds 13 and 14 from Lexington, Ohio, air Sunday, July 30, at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.
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Race Report: Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires

Posted by  on Sunday, July 9th 2017     
INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES
MAZDA IOWA 100 PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES
RACE REPORT
07.09.17
Next week the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires drivers will hit the streets of Toronto for a double-header event. Saturday and Sunday will each hold one race with coverage available on Monday, July 17 at 7 p.m. ET.
For more information, check out AndrettiAutosport.com and IndyLights.com.

No. 28 K-Line Insulators USA Mazda
  • Started: 5 // Finished: 3
  • Championship: 9th (133 pts.)
  • Drove an impressive race running as high as second before claiming the last spot on the podium

 
“I think this just shows the work Andretti has done this weekend, we were fast during qualifying and during the race we had a great, consistent car. Santi (Urrutia) and I were able to run side-by-side and we were able to stick two-wide with Colton (Herta) and the teammates around the whole track. The team really focused on having a good race car and it paid off.”

No. 98 Deltro Energy Mazda
  • Started: 1 // Finished: 4
  • Championship: 3rd (181 pts.)
  • Fell back to the fifth position after leading 31 laps before crossing the finish line in fourth
“(Matheus Leist) definitely had it figured out today. Another car was up on us and there’s not much you can do on a short oval like this when (the car) goes loose. We were a little bit on the unfortunate end of the stick this weekend, but we’ll bounce back for Toronto. It seems like some guys fell off a little bit more than we did, so the end we just had a little bit and it was just enough to get Kyle (Kaiser) which I’m pleased with because he’s in the championship lead.”

No. 27 Synova Mazda
  • Started: 6 // Finished: 7
  • Championship: 4th (173 pts.)
  • Battled with teammate Ryan Norman for position throughout the 100-lap race
“Another really tough race for us. We started right off the bat being extremely loose from the first lap, and then it just got worse and worse and worse. I tried to keep it off the wall and collect points – we weren’t really racing today. I just tried to hold onto it and bring seventh-place home. We didn’t have much more than that in the car.”

No. 48 Flip Side Mazda
  • Started: 4 // Finished: 8
  • Championship: 11th (124 pts.)
  • Collected 11 points in today’s race
“The beginning of the race went already, I kind of timed the passes I was going for a little wrong so they didn’t all work out. For having not really running at Indy, this was my first real oval race experience so I’m glad today to have gotten the lap times and am happy with what we learned. The next oval we go to, we’ll be stronger.”
category: Andretti Autosport
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