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Super Aguri
Fernandez Racing Pre-Qualifying Notes
Indianapolis 500 (2003)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Circuit: 2.5-Mile Oval
Race: May 25 – 200 Laps/500 Miles
Broadcast: ABC Live – May 25 – 12:00 pm ET
Yasukawa Ready for Indy 500 Qualifying
Week of Practice Boosts Rookie’s Confidence for Pole Day
Qualifying
for the 87th Indianapolis 500 will commence this Saturday, and Super Aguri
Fernandez Racing is hoping Mother Nature will cooperate as “Fast
Friday” practice – the final full day of practice prior to Pole
Day – begins today at 12:00 pm CT.
The team
began focusing on qualifying runs yesterday after spending the early part
of the week on race day setups. With five days of track time under his
belt, Roger Yasukawa continued to climb the speed charts. The rookie talent
posted the 15th fastest speed to date yesterday, logging a best lap of
228.913 mph (39.3163 seconds) aboard the #55 Panasonic ARTA Dallara/Honda/Firestone.
Roger Yasukawa,
Driver - #55 Panasonic ARTA Dallara/Honda/Firestone:
“I am
very pleased with today’s [Thursday’s] result. We were able
to gather all the data from yesterday and put together a well-balanced
car. We improved a lot on our speed, and it was something we expected
over night. We ran a little bit of qualifying trim and I feel the car
will be fairly quick for qualifying. If the weather is good tomorrow [Friday],
we can try to improve on our qualifying setups. Otherwise, I am very happy
with how things are going.”
FAST FACTS:
Will be making his fourth career IRL IndyCar Series start… currently
leads Rookie of the Year standings and is 19th in the championship with
38 points… began his career at the age of 12 in karts, competing
in both the U.S. and Italy before moving up the racing ladder through
Formula Vauxhall Junior and Formula Palmer Audi in England, and Formula
Dodge competition in the United States… entered the Barber Dodge
Pro Series at the age of 21, earning Co-Rookie of the Year honors…
competed in the Atlantic series last year, claiming a win at Milwaukee
and two additional podium finishes in a partial season of competition…
resides in West Hollywood, California.
Tom Anderson,
Managing Director:
“Today
[Thursday] was a very positive day as we moved into our qualifying setup.
Roger ran his best speed of the month at 228+ without a tow from a leading
car. I feel we have some more speed in hand, and have a good chance to
qualify in the top 10 on Saturday. I think we have had a great month so
far, and I am very pleased with the Honda engine’s performance and
reliability. We are looking forward to running our qualifying engine tomorrow
afternoon [Friday] although the weatherman says we may have rain. All
in all, I am sure Saturday will be a very exciting qualifying day.”
Indianapolis
500 On-Track Schedule – First Qualifying Weekend:
Pole Day
– Saturday, May 10
Practice 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Qualifying 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Broadcast:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESPN
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ABC
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm ESPN
Sunday, May
11
Practice 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Qualifying 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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