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Power set for Indycar debut following strong Homestead Oval test PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Will Power and Team Australia will embark on their first IndyCar Series race this weekend after testing wrapped up at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida today.

Power, who has only raced on an oval once in his career, was the third fastest driver on day one of testing at the 1.5-mile oval yesterday. The driver from Toowoomba, Australia then backed that performance up with fifthd1hmswillpitlane-th.jpg fastest today. On both occasions the top two drivers were existing IndyCar Series drivers, making Power the fastest driver moving over from the Champ Car World Series to the IndyCar Series yesterday and the third fastest transitioning driver today.

This year’s 2008 IndyCar Series will start this weekend with the Gainsco Auto Insurance 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It will be Power’s second race on an oval, his only other oval start coming at the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2006 in Champ Car.

Power and the KV Racing Technology team have worked incredibly hard in a short space of time at getting used to their new Honda-powered Dallara IndyCar machine.

It has been an enormous effort for the crew working on the #8 Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia Honda/Dallara/Firestone to have the car ready for the two-day test on the Sebring road course and then the two-day oval test at Homestead, but not only was the car ready but Power was able to post solid times and run the car with no problems.

The learning curve for Power and his crew is still quite steep, but so far both driver and team have passed with flying colours.

WHAT THE TEAM HAD TO SAY …

Will Power - #8 Aussie Vineyards - Team Australia Honda/Dallara/Firestone

“The first couple of laps I was very unsure of the car but once I got into it, I started to feel really comfortable,” said Power.

“Now it’s a matter of working up to speed and start making changes and feeling how sensitive the car is to them.

“Then you have to learn traffic, which is probably even harder again. It’s going to be a year of learning on the ovals.

“But it’s good to be here and great with all the cars running and the two series together.

“I’m really looking forward to getting racing underway this weekend. We have had to put in so much work in such a short space of time so everyone cannot wait to get down to the real work, which is racing.

“The oval races in the early part of the season will be quite tough but the plan is to keep our heads and see where we run.

“Then we have a street course one week later at St Petersburg and I think we will have more of a chance at that race.

“I’m still amazed at what this crew has achieved. They have done an unbelievable job getting us to this point and I hope each and every one of them feels extremely proud for what they have achieved over the past couple of weeks.”

Craig Gore - Team Australia

“Will has done a great job of learning a new car in a very short time frame,” said Gore.

“The ovals will be tough to start with but Will is a smart driver who knows that speed will come over time.

“The crew has done an outstanding job to get the team ready for this first race of the year. We’ve completed four days of testing in a very short space of time and the cars have run very well indeed.

“This weekend’s race starts an exciting new chapter in not only the Team Australia program, but US open-wheel racing as a whole.

“I am very pleased that Will Power, Aussie Vineyards and Team Australia will be a part of this first race in the unified IndyCar Series and look forward to the season ahead.”

RESULTS: Homestead-Miami Speedway Open Test - Day One (24 March 2008)
1. #25 Marty Roth 25.3320 seconds (211.037 mph) *
2. #24 Jay Howard 25.3850 (210.597 mph) *
3. #8 Will Power 25.5420 (209.302 mph)
4. #06 Graham Rahal 25.6680 (208.275 mph)
5. #36 Enrique Bernoldi 25.6870 (208.121 mph)
6. #5 Oriol Servia 25.6920 (208.080 mph)
7. #34 Franck Perera 25.7620 (207.515 mph)
8. #02 Justin Wilson 25.8660 (206.681 mph)
9. #33 Ernesto Viso 25.9930 (205.671 mph)
10. #19 Mario Moraes 26.8030 (199.455 mph)

RESULTS: Homestead-Miami Speedway Open Test - Day Two (25 March 2008)
1. #25 Marty Roth 25.1203 seconds (212.816 mph) *
2. #24 Jay Howard 25.2565 (211.668 mph) *
3. #5 Oriol Servia 25.4358 (210.176 mph)
4. #36 Enrique Bernoldi 25.4472 (210.082 mph)
5. #8 Will Power 25.4839 (209.780 mph)
6. #06 Graham Rahal 25.4918 (209.714 mph)
7. #02 Justin Wilson 25.4929 (209.705 mph)
8. #34 Franck Perera 25.5560 (209.188 mph)
9. #33 Ernesto Viso 25.5682 (209.088 mph)
10. #18 Bruno Junqueira 25.6231 (208.640 mph)
11. #19 Mario Moraes 25.8416 (206.876 mph)

* exciting IndyCar Series team/driver

RACE SCHEDULE
Local Miami (US Eastern) Times
Practice 1
Friday 28 March 2008
11:30am – 1:15pm

Final Practice
Friday 28 March 2008
4:00pm – 5:00pm

PEAK Motor Oil Qualifying
Friday! 28 March 2008
6:30pm – 8:00pm

Race – Gainsco Auto Insurance 300
Saturday 29 March 2008
8:00pm – 200 laps

UNITED STATES TV SCHEDULE
Saturday 29 March 2008
ESPN2
8:00pm US Eastern

AUSTRALIAN TIMES
Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Times
Practice 1
Saturday 29 March 2008
2:30am – 4:15am

Final Practice
Saturday 29 March 2008
7:00am – 8:00am

PEAK Motor Oil Qualifying
Saturday 29 March 2008
9:30am – 11:00am

Race – Gainsco Auto Insurance 300
Sunday 30 March 2008
11:00am – 200 laps

AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Sunday 30 March 2008
ESPN
11:00am AEDST

ABOUT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300

Venue: Homestead-Miami Speedway

Location: Homestead, Florid! a

Type: 1.5-mile oval - 20 degree banking

INDYCAR SERIES RECORD BOOK
Defending Race Winner: Dan Wheldon
Defending Polesitter: Dan Wheldon
 
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