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Sears Point: Firestone race report
Firestone Tire Performance Recap: Firestone engineers brought their race-proven softest road-course tire to Sonoma, and it performed consistently throughout the weekend. This is the same specification used earlier this year at Mid-Ohio and last ...
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Firestone Tire Performance Recap: Firestone engineers brought their race-proven softest road-course tire to Sonoma, and it performed consistently throughout the weekend. This is the same specification used earlier this year at Mid-Ohio and last year at Infineon Raceway.
From Helio Castroneves, #3 Team Penske Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "Awesome. For me, the car was just fantastic on the tires. My team kept telling me to 'push, push,' and I could push it to the limit on my Firestone Firehawk. My tires were able to stick with me, and we were able to hold on. Man, it was a great win for Team Penske."
From Al Speyer, Executive Director, Firestone Racing: "That was an absolutely amazing weekend for Team Penske. To see them bounce back from their difficulties earlier this week to qualify and finish the race one-two is a true testament to the merits of teamwork and a driver like Helio who always remains positive, no matter what. Helio said yesterday after qualifying that he hoped his Firestone Firehawk 'Magic Ring' tires would be magical for him in today's race, and that's just what happened. The tires did their job today so that the drivers could do theirs. We're looking forward to a newly-tightened championship battle continuing to unfold next weekend in the Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone."
Firestone "Tire-ific" Move of the Race: This $10,000 prize is awarded after each IndyCar Series race to the driver who best utilizes his or her Firestone tires to make a bold, dramatic move during the event. This week's nominees are: Helio Castroneves for a flawless race in his backup car to take a much-needed victory; Dan Wheldon for advancing all the way from 16th to finish fourth; and EJ Viso for a fast, clean race and top-six finish. Fans can vote through Wednesday at www.indycar.com to determine the recipient, and the "Tire-ific" award winner will be named at the next event. Prior to today's race, Vitor Meira was named winner of the "Tire-ific" award from the August 9 race at Kentucky, for a pair of thread-the-needle passes.
Race Temperatures: Ranged from 115-128o. F (46-53o.C) track and from 84-86o.F (29-30o.C) ambient.
-credit: firestone
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