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IRL: Phoenix: Scott Sharp race report
PHOENIX, (March 21 2004)---Today was a tough day on the one-mile oval of Phoenix International Raceway for Kelley Racing and driver Scott Sharp. Sharp, driver of the No. 8 Delphi entry, started 19th in today's Copper World Indy 200 and on a fast ...
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PHOENIX, (March 21 2004)---Today was a tough day on the one-mile oval of Phoenix International Raceway for Kelley Racing and driver Scott Sharp. Sharp, driver of the No. 8 Delphi entry, started 19th in today's Copper World Indy 200 and on a fast oval like PIR knew he would have a tough time staying on the lead lap. Unfortunately, Sharp did drop a lap quite quickly and despite good pit stops and aggressive driving, Sharp was unable to make up the lost ground. He eventually finished the race three laps down and in 13th position. Tony Kanaan won today's event for the second year in a row, while Scott Dixon finished second and Dan Wheldon finished third.
The team will now return to the shop in Indianapolis to prepare for their next event at Twin Ring Motegi, Japan to be held on April 17.
Scott Sharp, No. 8 Delphi/Dallara/Toyota/Firestone---Fast Facts and Quote
"Today was a very tough day for the Delphi team. It's tough when you leave warm-up on the wrong end of the time sheet to think you're going to have a great racecar but the Delphi team did everything we could today. The guys made good changes between warm-up and the race and the crew gave me great pit stops. We beat guys out of the pits and there were times when we were very competitive with our lap times but we had just lost so much ground in the beginning. But the positive of today is we have four wheels on the car and we'll move on to the next race."
*Today was Sharp's 84th career start, his 76th consecutive IndyCar start--both IRL records--his seventh season with Kelley Racing and his eighth IndyCar season.
*In 2003 he started 11th and finished seventh. Sharp has one victory in Phoenix, 1998 and a second place finish in 1996. In 2002, he started 15th and finished 16th after an accident. In 2001, he started 10th and finished fourth.
*Sharp finished 2003 in eighth place in the IndyCar Series championship with 351 points. Sharp completed 3,175 laps during the season, more than any other IndyCar Series driver.
*Sharp's victory in April 2003 at Twin Ring Motegi, Japan was his eighth career victory. He is the only IRL IndyCar Series driver to have won at least one event in each year of competition.
*Sharp was the 1996 IndyCar Series co-champion and the 2001 Indianapolis 500 MBNA Pole winner.
-www.Kelleyracing.com-
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