IndyCar
IRL: Pikes Peak: Firestone Racing race notes
Gil stars in gripping action at PPIR. Gil de Ferran and Helio Castroneves started one-two and ended one-two at today's Radisson Indy 225 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. De Ferran, known as the "Professor" by his friends, could well be called ...
Edited: Mar 27, 2008, 5:47 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Gil stars in gripping action at PPIR.
Gil de Ferran and Helio Castroneves started one-two and ended one-two at today's Radisson Indy 225 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. De Ferran, known as the "Professor" by his friends, could well be called the "Postman" as the rain and hail which hampered today's race did not prevent him from making his appointed rounds to collect his first victory in the Indy Racing League. Relying on the strong grip of his Firehawks, De Ferran delivered an impressive performance in heavy traffic through much of today's lengthy contest.
Quote from Joe Barbieri, Firestone Racing Project Supervisor: "The Firestone engineers developed a new tire compound for this competition, and from the quality of racing we saw today, it's obvious that new compound is a winner. Drivers had the grip and confidence needed for lots of two-abreast racing and great passing action. On a one-mile oval, where heavy traffic is inevitable, drivers must have strong grip to work their way through the pack. We saw that time and again today, with the Firehawks working flawlessly from start to finish. We tip our Firestone caps to Gil de Ferran for his dominating win today. He drove a masterful race and we are proud to be a part of his win."
Quote from Pole and Race Winner Gil de Ferran (Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone): "My car was very, very consistent all weekend. The tires worked great, they had great durability, great grip. We were very pleased with the way they worked."
De Ferran Earns Firestone Performance Award: For leading at lap 63 today, Gil de Ferran earned the Firestone Performance Award and a bonus check of $10,000. The award celebrates Firestone being in all 63 IRL events conducted thus far - the only tire brand to be in every IRL race. De Ferran will receive his check at the June 29 event at Richmond.
Race temperatures ranged from 88 to 110 degrees track and from 78 to 85 degrees ambient (F).
-firestone-
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article CHAMPCAR/CART: De l'?quipe Player's r?sultats en Portland
Next article CHAMPCAR/CART: Townsend Bell press conference, part II
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Helio Castroneves
Team Penske and Chevrolet announce multi-year extension of IndyCar partnership
IndyCar
IndyCar
Team Penske and Chevrolet announce multi-year extension of IndyCar partnership
Where will Kevin Magnussen rank among the Project 91 NASCAR drivers?
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
San Diego
Where will Kevin Magnussen rank among the Project 91 NASCAR drivers?
The five closest Indy 500 finishes in history
IndyCar
IndyCar
110th Running of the Indianapolis 500
The five closest Indy 500 finishes in history
Latest news
Manthey acknowledges IMSA to be "tougher than expected" despite two wins
IMSA
IMSA IMSA 3 h
Manthey acknowledges IMSA to be "tougher than expected" despite two wins
How a philosophy shift brought BMW to new heights in 2026
IMSA
IMSA IMSA 3 h
How a philosophy shift brought BMW to new heights in 2026
Fred Vasseur reveals two costly moments that denied Ferrari US GP double podium
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
United States GP
3 h
Fred Vasseur reveals two costly moments that denied Ferrari US GP double podium
Cleetus McFarland set to compete full-time for 2027 ARCA championship
ARCA
ARCA ARCA 5 h
Cleetus McFarland set to compete full-time for 2027 ARCA championship
Feature
Discover prime content
Inside AJ Foyt Racing’s transition: Hauger’s arrival, Ferrucci’s future, and the Pierson waiting game
Feature
IndyCar
Feature
IndyCar
By Joey Barnes
Inside AJ Foyt Racing’s transition: Hauger’s arrival, Ferrucci’s future, and the Pierson waiting game
You Ask The Questions: David Malukas
IndyCar
By Joey Barnes
You Ask The Questions: David Malukas
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe