Newman-Haas Fast on Friday; Justin Wilson starts no worse than 2nd;
Gil deFerran makes return to cockpit; His ALMS team debuts in May
Justin Wilson likes Fridays, me thinks. Two weeks ago...he spent quality time near the front of the IndyCar pack in St. Petersburg. Today (4/18) Wilson was the fastest of the Panoz DP-01, soon to be obsolete, turbo powered Cosworth Champ Cars, 105.184 mph. He was followed by Oriol Servia (whose co-owner, Jimmy Vasser, returned for a final ride along Shoreline Drive), and Alex Tagliani, 3rd fastest.
Two time CART champion and Indy 500 winner Gil deFerran makes it official...he and teammate Simon Pagenaud debut another Acura LMP (LeMans Prototype) 2 Acura at Miller Motorsports Park on May 18 (fourth race of the ALMS season). We mentioned that would happen back in late January, when we went to testing at Sebring. deFerran was the sporting director for Honda's Formula One effort last year.
Also here is the Toyota Celebrity Pro-Am race...this year in Scion tC coupes. Mike Skinner (who's helping A. J. Allmendinger find some more speed in the Sprint Cup Series)is a past NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion. The defending NHRA Powerade Funny Car Champion, Tony Pedregon, and Top Fueler Whit Bazemore (who's on a hiatus, spending more time with his family) are also in the event...along with ESPN/ABC pit reporter Jamie Little.
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