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ROC Factor winners announced

The Race of Champions has announced the winners of the ROC Factor competition that will see two drivers race alongside Helio Castroneves and James Hinchcliffe in the Miami event.

Stefan Rzadzinski

Stefan Rzadzinski

Olivier Delorme

Stefan Rzadzinski
Gabriel Glusman
Stefan Rzadzinski

The ROC Factor initiative was launched last month to give fans the chance to be the IndyCar drivers' teammates.

Ten drivers from North America and 10 from Latin America were selected for a vote on social media after they had submitted the reasons why they believed they should win.

The winners were Canadian Stefan Rzadzinski and Argentina's Gabriel Glusman.

Rzadzinski, a software technician and a racer in F2000, Star Mazda, and Indy Lights, beat IndyCar driver Conor Daly, who was among the ROC Factor finalists.

"It was the most stressful four and a half days in my life and I can't believe I made it," said Rzadzinski, a 24-year-old from Edmonton. "Racing is not that big of a sport here. It's tough to get a story out in this part of the world. It's not hockey!

"I think we had a compelling story and that's what got it. This has been unreal. I could be lining up next to Sebastian Vettel next week."

The ROC jury had to make a final decision on Glusman, after the vote was too close between him and Colombia's Jaime Guerrero.

The 25-year-old will line up alongside Castroneves, while Rzadzinski competes as compatriot Hinchcliffe's teammate.

"Winning this competition and being part of ROC is a dream come true," said Glusman. "It's the closest I've ever come to being a racing driver and I don't think I'll fully understand its meaning until I'm really there, if ever."

This year's Race of Champions will be held inside Marlins Park in Miami on January 21-22.

 

 

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