Indianapolis Motor Speedway Trackside Report Day 1
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Trackside Report Day 1
Schedule of Today’s Events (All Times Local)
Friday, June 9, 2016
7:00 a.m. Registration Opens
7:00 a.m. F4 Tech & Scales Open
7:45 a.m. Drivers’ Meeting Starts
8:45 a.m. Drivers’ Meeting End
9:05 a.m. F4 Practice 1 Starts
9:25 a.m. F4 Practice 1 Ends
12:35 p.m. Lunch Starts
1:35 p.m. Lunch Ends
2:45 p.m. F4 Practice 2 Starts
3:00 p.m F4 Registration Closes
3:10 p.m. F4 Practice 2 Ends
4:00 p.m. Tech Closes
Entry List
|
Car #: |
Driver: |
Hometown: |
Team: |
Engine: |
Sponsors: |
|
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
Augusta, Ga |
Momentum Motorsports |
Honda |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
3 |
Vincent Khristov |
Delray Beach, FL |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Honda |
CPC Inc |
|
4 |
Jim Goughary Jr |
Jupiter, FL |
Primus Racing Team |
Honda |
Primus Race Parts |
|
5 |
Austin McCusker |
Glen Head, NY |
Primus Racing Team |
Honda |
Dot Works / Primus Racing |
|
6 |
Parker Locke |
San Antonio, TX |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
Honda |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
|
7 |
Blake Mount |
Denver, CO |
JDX Racing |
Honda |
Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex |
|
8 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
Jupiter, FL |
Cape Motorsports |
Honda |
|
|
9 |
Mathias Soler-Obel |
Bogota, Colombia |
Cape Motorsports |
Honda |
|
|
10 |
Davis Durrett |
Carmel, IN |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Honda |
|
|
14 |
Max Peichel |
Edina, MN |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
Honda |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
|
16 |
Kent Vaccaro |
Plattsburgh, NY |
Momentum Motorsports |
Honda |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
19 |
Timo Reger |
Houston, TX |
JDX Racing |
Honda |
JDX Racing |
|
21 |
John Andrew Entwistle |
Katonah, NY |
HellHound Motorsports |
Honda |
HellHound Motorsports / Division Furtive |
|
22 |
Jacob Abel |
Louisville, KY |
Abel Motorsports |
Honda |
Abel Construction / Advance Inc |
|
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Global Racing Group |
Honda |
DirtFish / Alfa Romeo of Seattle / Egrari Non- Invasive Center |
|
27 |
Austin Kaszuba |
Burleson, TX |
Austin Kaszuba Racing |
Honda |
Texas Pride Trailers |
|
28 |
Ben Waddell |
Denver, CO |
JDX Racing |
Honda |
Stoner Car Care / Invisible Glass / USWAG |
|
29 |
Jonathan Scarallo |
Smithtown, NY |
Group A Racing |
Honda |
|
|
30 |
Flinn Lazier |
Vail, CO |
Group A Racing |
Honda |
Keystone / Scalkit / Tivoli Lodge |
|
35 |
Chris Archinaco |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Honda |
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh |
|
37 |
Jordan Sherratt |
Durban, South Africa |
Crosslink Racing |
Honda |
Crosslink Powder Coating |
|
39 |
Justin Sirgany |
Kingston, Jamaica |
Global Racing Group |
Honda |
JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob Marley Foundation |
|
41 |
Braden Eves |
Gahanna, OH |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
Honda |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development / Lucas Oil / Green 1 / Team One Cure |
|
45 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports |
Honda |
Motorola |
|
61 |
John Paul Southern Jr |
Westlake, OH |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development |
Honda |
Pittsburgh International Race Complex |
|
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
Montreal, Quebec |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Honda |
|
|
65 |
Alan Miller |
New Port Beach, CA |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports LLC |
Honda |
Blue Marble Premium Cocktails / AMD Lasers |
|
68 |
Jacob Loomis |
Corinth, TX |
Global Racing Group |
Honda |
Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric |
|
86 |
Brendon Leitch |
Invercargill, New Zealand |
Kiwi Motorsport LTD |
Honda |
|
|
96 |
Lawson Nagel |
Fort Worth, TX |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports |
Honda |
|
|
97 |
Christopher Gumprecht |
Stanfordville, NY |
C.G. Racing |
Honda |
|
|
07 |
Steve Bamford |
Toronto, Ontario |
Cape Motorsports |
Honda |
Rice Race Prep |
***
Teams started arriving at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana around 6:30 a.m. The temperature was 84 degrees with 29 percent humidity.
***
7:45 a.m. Drivers attended a meeting reviewing race one material, on-track procedures, a schedule of events and a lighting demonstration.
***
The first morning test session began at 9:05 a.m and lasted 24 minutes. Thirty-one of the 32 F4 U.S. competitors tested. Lap times were not recorded for Max Peichel of Edina, Minnesota or for Lawson Nagel of Fort Worth, Texas due to faulty transponders. Parker Locke of San Antonio, Texas, experienced mechanical issued before finishing his first lap, resulting in no recorded lap time. Chris Gumprecht of Stanfordville, New York, did not participate in the first test. All drivers were required to practice one standing start before the conclusion of Session 1. Series newcomers Braden Eves of Gahanna, Ohio, and Flinn Lazier of Vail, Colorado, were required to complete two standing starts. John Andrew Entwistle of Katonah, New York, was also required to practice two starts after stalling in Homestead. No accidents needing yellow or red flags were involved during the test, however, Mathias Soler-Obel of Bogota, Colombia, retired to the pits after just two laps due to mechanical issues. Veteran F4 U.S. driver Baltazar Leguizamon of Buenos Aires, Argentina, finished the session with the best lap (1:31.220) with Eves finishing just eight thousandths of a second behind.
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Diff |
In Lap |
Hometown |
Team |
Sponsor |
|
1 |
45 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
1:31.220 |
|
7 |
Buenos Aires ARG |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Motorola |
|
2 |
41 |
Braden Eves |
1:31.304 |
0.084 |
10 |
Gahanna Ohio |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Dri |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
3 |
8 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
1:31.379 |
0.159 |
13 |
Jupiter Fla. |
Cape Motorsports |
Cape Motorsports |
|
4 |
86 |
Brendon Leitch |
1:31.653 |
0.433 |
9 |
Invercargill NZL |
Kiwi Motorsports |
ITM |
|
5 |
28 |
Ben Waddell |
1:31.670 |
0.450 |
11 |
Denver Colo. |
JDX Racing |
Stoner Car Care / USWAG |
|
6 |
37 |
Jordan Sherratt |
1:32.130 |
0.910 |
7 |
Durban ZAF |
Crosslink Racing |
Crosslink Powder Coating |
|
7 |
1 |
Flinn Lazier |
1:32.154 |
0.934 |
13 |
Vail Colo. |
Group A Racing |
Keystone/Scalkit/Tivoli Lodge |
|
8 |
27 |
Austin Kaszuba |
1:32.172 |
0.952 |
11 |
Burleson Texas |
Austin Kaszuba Racing |
Texas Pride Trailers |
|
9 |
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
1:32.176 |
0.956 |
9 |
Augusta Ga. |
Momentum Motorsports |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
10 |
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
1:32.208 |
0.988 |
11 |
Montreal Qué. Can. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Indy Motorsports Group |
|
11 |
19 |
Timo Reger |
1:32.451 |
1.231 |
8 |
Houston Texas |
JDX Racing |
JDX Racing |
|
12 |
61 |
John Paul Southern Jr |
1:32.513 |
1.293 |
11 |
Westlake Ohio |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Dri |
Pittsburgh International Race Complex/ Jay |
|
13 |
4 |
Jim Goughary Jr |
1:32.518 |
1.298 |
11 |
Jupiter Fla. |
Primus Racing Team |
Primus Race Parts |
|
14 |
5 |
Austin McCusker |
1:32.530 |
1.310 |
8 |
Glen Head N.Y. |
Primus Racing Team |
Dot Works / Primus Racing |
|
15 |
68 |
Jacob Loomis |
1:32.535 |
1.315 |
12 |
Corinth Texas |
Global Racing Group |
Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric |
|
16 |
3 |
Vincent Khristov |
1:32.959 |
1.739 |
12 |
Delray Beach Fla. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
CPC Inc |
|
17 |
10 |
Davis Durrett |
1:32.977 |
1.757 |
13 |
Carmel Ind. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Indy Motorsports Group |
|
18 |
22 |
Jacob Abel |
1:33.040 |
1.820 |
13 |
Louisville Ky. |
Abel Motorsports |
Abel Construction / Advance Inc |
|
19 |
07 |
Steve Bamford |
1:33.105 |
1.885 |
11 |
Toronto Ont. Can. |
Cape Motorsports |
Rice Race Prep |
|
20 |
29 |
Jonathan Scarallo |
1:33.205 |
1.985 |
9 |
Smithtown N.Y. |
Group A Racing |
Group A Racing |
|
21 |
39 |
Justin Sirgany |
1:33.572 |
2.352 |
5 |
Kingston JAM |
Global Racing Group |
JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob M |
|
22 |
21 |
John Andrew Entwistle |
1:33.633 |
2.413 |
8 |
Katonah N.Y. |
HellHound Motorsports |
HellHound Motorsports/Division Furtive |
|
23 |
35 |
Chris Archinaco |
1:33.828 |
2.608 |
14 |
Pittsburgh Pa. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh |
|
24 |
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
1:34.676 |
3.456 |
11 |
Copenhagen DNK |
Global Racing Group |
Dirtfish/Alfa Romeo of Seattle/Egrari Non-In |
|
25 |
7 |
Blake Mount |
1:34.976 |
3.756 |
11 |
Denver Colo. |
JDX Racing |
Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex |
|
26 |
65 |
Alan Miller |
1:34.986 |
3.766 |
10 |
New Port Beach Calif. |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Blue Marble Premium Cocktails / AMD Lase |
|
27 |
16 |
Kent Vaccaro |
1:35.824 |
4.604 |
8 |
Plattsburgh N.Y. |
Momentum Motorsports |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
28 |
9 |
Mathias Soler-Obel |
1:54.897 |
23.677 |
2 |
Bogota COL |
Cape Motorsports |
Cape Motorsports |
|
29 |
14 |
Max Peichel |
|
|
0 |
Edina Minn. |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Dri |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
30 |
96 |
Lawson Nagel |
|
|
0 |
Fort Worth Texas |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
|
***
12:35 p.m. competitors and staff broke for lunch
***
The second F4 U.S. testing session started after lunch at 2:46 p.m. Skylar Robinson of Augusta, Georgia, lost control of his No. 2 car going into Turn 3. In an unrelated incident in the same turn, Peichel also experienced an off-track excursion. A red flag was thrown and the session ended early as the two cars were assisted off the track. Peichel laid down the most laps (10) in Session 2 before ending his day. With a new pair of left-side tires, Kyle Kirkwood of Jupiter, Florida, found himself at the top of the time sheet with a fast time of 1:31.539. Once again, Eves finished in P2. Thirty of the 32 cars participated. Blake Mount of Denver suffered mechanical issues in the pits prior to the track going hot, resulting in no time recorded. Locke did not return to Session 2 due to previous issues from Session 1. Gumprecht did not participate.
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Diff |
In Lap |
Hometown |
Team |
Sponsor |
|
1 |
8 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
1:31.539 |
|
7 |
Jupiter Fla. |
Cape Motorsports |
Cape Motorsports |
|
2 |
41 |
Braden Eves |
1:31.750 |
0.211 |
5 |
Gahanna Ohio |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
3 |
22 |
Jacob Abel |
1:31.926 |
0.387 |
7 |
Louisville Ky. |
Abel Motorsports |
Abel Construction / Advance Inc |
|
4 |
45 |
Baltazar Leguizamon |
1:31.927 |
0.388 |
6 |
Buenos Aires ARG |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Motorola |
|
5 |
19 |
Timo Reger |
1:32.077 |
0.538 |
5 |
Houston Texas |
JDX Racing |
JDX Racing |
|
6 |
9 |
Mathias Soler-Obel |
1:32.301 |
0.762 |
8 |
Bogota COL |
Cape Motorsports |
Cape Motorsports |
|
7 |
86 |
Brendon Leitch |
1:32.403 |
0.864 |
9 |
Invercargill NZL |
Kiwi Motorsports |
ITM |
|
8 |
28 |
Ben Waddell |
1:32.408 |
0.869 |
4 |
Denver Colo. |
JDX Racing |
Stoner Car Care / USWAG |
|
9 |
3 |
Vincent Khristov |
1:32.427 |
0.888 |
8 |
Delray Beach Fla. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
CPC Inc |
|
10 |
2 |
Skylar Robinson |
1:32.489 |
0.950 |
3 |
Augusta Ga. |
Momentum Motorsports |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
11 |
39 |
Justin Sirgany |
1:32.494 |
0.955 |
5 |
Kingston JAM |
Global Racing Group |
JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob M |
|
12 |
14 |
Max Peichel |
1:32.498 |
0.959 |
10 |
Edina Minn. |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm |
|
13 |
62 |
Raphael Forcier |
1:32.586 |
1.047 |
8 |
Montreal Qué. Can. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Indy Motorsports Group |
|
14 |
1 |
Flinn Lazier |
1:32.638 |
1.099 |
4 |
Vail Colo. |
Group A Racing |
Keystone/Scalkit/Tivoli Lodge |
|
15 |
37 |
Jordan Sherratt |
1:32.772 |
1.233 |
6 |
Durban ZAF |
Crosslink Racing |
Crosslink Powder Coating |
|
16 |
68 |
Jacob Loomis |
1:32.965 |
1.426 |
5 |
Corinth Texas |
Global Racing Group |
Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric |
|
17 |
10 |
Davis Durrett |
1:33.156 |
1.617 |
3 |
Carmel Ind. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Indy Motorsports Group |
|
18 |
21 |
John Andrew Entwistle |
1:33.337 |
1.798 |
9 |
Katonah N.Y. |
HellHound Motorsports |
HellHound Motorsports/Division Furtive |
|
19 |
4 |
Jim Goughary Jr |
1:33.349 |
1.810 |
8 |
Jupiter Fla. |
Primus Racing Team |
Primus Race Parts |
|
20 |
5 |
Austin McCusker |
1:33.349 |
1.810 |
7 |
Glen Head N.Y. |
Primus Racing Team |
Dot Works / Primus Racing |
|
21 |
61 |
John Paul Southern Jr |
1:33.355 |
1.816 |
3 |
Westlake Ohio |
Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv |
Pittsburgh International Race Complex/ Jay |
|
22 |
96 |
Lawson Nagel |
1:33.403 |
1.864 |
9 |
Fort Worth Texas |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
|
|
23 |
29 |
Jonathan Scarallo |
1:33.427 |
1.888 |
5 |
Smithtown N.Y. |
Group A Racing |
Group A Racing |
|
24 |
27 |
Austin Kaszuba |
1:33.587 |
2.048 |
3 |
Burleson Texas |
Austin Kaszuba Racing |
Texas Pride Trailers |
|
25 |
35 |
Chris Archinaco |
1:33.696 |
2.157 |
7 |
Pittsburgh Pa. |
Indy Motorsports Group |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh |
|
26 |
65 |
Alan Miller |
1:33.837 |
2.298 |
7 |
New Port Beach Calif. |
Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M |
Blue Marble Premium Cocktails / AMD Lase |
|
27 |
24 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
1:34.138 |
2.599 |
6 |
Copenhagen DNK |
Global Racing Group |
Dirtfish/Alfa Romeo of Seattle/Egrari Non-In |
|
28 |
07 |
Steve Bamford |
1:34.486 |
2.947 |
6 |
Toronto Ont. Can. |
Cape Motorsports |
Rice Race Prep |
|
29 |
16 |
Kent Vaccaro |
1:35.427 |
3.888 |
6 |
Plattsburgh N.Y. |
Momentum Motorsports |
Momentum Motorsports |
|
30 |
7 |
Blake Mount |
|
|
0 |
Denver Colo. |
JDX Racing |
Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex |
***
4:00 p.m. Tech inspections end. Minor infractions were noted but no team received penalties or reprimands.
***
Quotes from Practice Results
Braden Eves, Jay Howard’s Motorsport Driver Development- The first session went well. I pitted and then went back out, changed a few things with my driving and gained some time. In our final practice, our pace was very good again. The car felt very good all day and I think we should have the pace for a win tomorrow.
Baltazar Leguizamon, Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports- I had the fastest time during the first session. It is my first time running at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The car continued to gain momentum throughout the day and I expect to have that same speed tomorrow during qualifying.
Kyle Kirkwood, Cape Motorsports- I put Homestead behind me, and I am ready take a win here in Indy tomorrow. My team has put together a fast car and I’m confident we can accomplish that.