RICHARD ANTINUCCI SOLDIERS ON TO 9TH PLACE AT IOWA SPEEDWAY IN FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS' SEVENTH ROUND
TOP 10 FINISH AT JELD-WEN 100 HELPS ITALIAN-AMERICAN DRIVER STAY IN CLOSE CONTENTION IN THE STANDINGS, WHERE HE'S NOW RUNNER-UP, TRAILING IOWA WINNER DILLON BATTISTINI BY 27 POINTS.
Monday, June 23, 2008
SUNDAY'S NOTES
NEWTON, Ia. — Richard Antinucci, who had started from the outside of Row 7 after qualifying 14th, capped a difficult weekend at the .875-mile Iowa oval with a Top 10 finish at the end of 1-lap shoot out which was set up by the fourth day caution -- triggered on Lap 106 by Jonny Reid's crash. The San Diego-based driver managed to squeeze by Franck Perera and Marc Williams on the outside of corner's 1 and 3, grabbing 9th place just before the chequered flag.
Panther Racing's Dillon Battistini, who came to Iowa trailing Antinucci by a lone point, won his third race of the season. He preceded pole sitter Arie Luyendyk Jr., who was baulked in traffic on Lap 102 by James Davison, would not let the Dutchman by, leaving the door open for Battistini to capitalize on his mishap.
RICHARD'S TAKE
"Another very difficult weekend for the team and myself. We just couldn't go any faster... but in circumstances like these you've got to finish the race with as many points as possible. There have been some mishaps here and there on our recent oval races, we're looking at everything in order bounce back. This is not the position I expect nor intend to be running in."
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FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS - Jeld-Wen 100 - 115 laps - Saturday, 21 June, 2008: | ||
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1. |
Dillon Battistini 47:05.6124 average speed 130.986 mph (210.801kph) | |
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2. |
Arie Luyendyik Jr. |
+ 0.4948 |
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3. |
Ana Beatriz |
+ 2.7089 |
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4. |
Brent Sherman |
+ 2.8920 |
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5. |
Pablo Donoso |
+ 2.9854 |
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6. |
Jeff Simmons |
+ 3.2590 |
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7. |
Raphael Matos |
+ 3.5227 |
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8. |
J.R. Hildebrand |
+ 3.5400 |
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9. |
Richard Antinucci |
+ 4.3933 |
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10. |
Marc Williams |
+ 4.6108 |
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11. |
Franck Perera |
+ 4.9390 |
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12. |
Andrew Prendeville |
+ 5.1897 |
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13. |
Micky Gilbert |
+ 5.7559 |
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14. |
Logan Gomez |
+ 5.8181 |
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15. |
James Davison |
+ 7.3363 |
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16. |
Bobby Wilson |
+ 10.5639 |
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17. |
Robbie Pecorari |
- 1 lap |
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18. |
Cyndie Allemann |
- 3 laps |
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19. |
Jonny Reid |
- 10 laps |
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20. |
Sean Guthrie |
- 37 laps |
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21. |
Travis Gregg |
- 48 laps |
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22. |
Mark Olson |
- 58 laps |
FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS - Jeld-Wen 100 Qualifying - Friday 20 June, 2008: | |||
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1. |
Arie Luyendyk Jr. |
40.1304 |
160.397 mph |
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2. |
Dillon Battistini |
40.2498 |
159.921 mph |
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3. |
Jeff Simmons |
40.2689 |
159.845 mph |
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4. |
Bobby Wilson |
40.3128 |
159.671 mph |
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5. |
Brent Sherman |
40.3111 |
159.666 mph |
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6. |
Ana Beatriz |
40.3440 |
159.548 mph |
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7. |
J.R. Hildebrand |
40.3930 |
159.384 mph |
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8. |
Raphael Matos |
40.3975 |
159.337 mph |
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9. |
Franck Perera |
40.4281 |
159.228 mph |
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10. |
Pablo Donoso |
40,5027 |
158.923 mph |
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11. |
Robbie Pecorari |
40.5094 |
158.896 mph |
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12. |
Cyndie Allemann |
40.5151 |
158.874 mph |
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13. |
James Davison |
40.5689 |
158.663 mph |
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11. |
Richard Antinucci |
40.7555 |
157.937 mph |
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15. |
Logan Gomez |
40.8024 |
157.755 mph |
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16. |
Jonny Reid |
40.8268 |
157.661 mph |
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17. |
Andrew Prendeville |
41.0568 |
156.778 mph |
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18. |
Marc Williams |
41.1318 |
156.492 mph |
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19. |
Travis Gregg |
41.1838 |
156.294 mph |
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20. |
Micky Gilbert |
41.2674 |
155.978 mph |
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21. |
Sean Guthrie |
41.8341 |
153.865 mph |
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22. |
Marc Olson |
no time |
no speed |