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NA-F2000: Mid-Ohio Qualifying Report
LEXINGTON, Ohio (August 13)- English rookie Dan Wheldon earned his second-career U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speedvision pole position, topping teammate Daniel Muniz and T.J. Bell for Saturday's 22-lap, 49.676-mile Round 11 race, ...
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LEXINGTON, Ohio (August 13)- English rookie Dan Wheldon earned his second-career U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speedvision pole position, topping teammate Daniel Muniz and T.J. Bell for Saturday's 22-lap, 49.676-mile Round 11 race, part of the FedEx Championship Series Miller Lite 200 Weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Wheldon drove the No. 5 Jayhard/Primus Racing Van Diemen Ford to a fastest lap of 1:23.737 (97.075 mph)-0.088-second faster than Muniz, of Costa Rica. "I went to new tires part of the way through the session and set the fast time right away, backed it up on the next couple laps and then cooled it," said Wheldon, 21, who is now 21 points behind Championship leader Marc-Antoine Camirand. "The team kept telling me that the difference was dropping to two-tenths and then one-tenth, but I'd already gotten the best out of my tires. I've been second on the grid four times this year. I didn't want to be a bridesmaid anymore." Muniz will start from the front row in the No. 7 Texaco-Havoline/Visa Aval Van Diemen Ford for the first time in his career after a lap of 1:23.825 (96.973 mph). "This is just fantastic," said Muniz, 19. "After qualifying third the last race and now second, I think the season is coming around for us-now I just need to finish on the podium. The Primus Team and Chief Engineer John Hayes really have a great setup for this track and we just make small adjustments to suit our style and the conditions." The front row sweep was the team's third in the last four Mid-Ohio rounds. Hayes looks for his fifth-straight win at the track on Saturday. In the series' trip to Mid-Ohio in June, Wheldon took the win, and Mark Dismore, in the third Primus car, took the pole and the qualifying record at 1:23.695. Dismore suffered from engine problems during Friday's session and will start seventh. Bell, of Sparks, Nev., equaled his career-best qualifying effort of third with a lap of 1:24.105 (96.651 mph) in the No. 23 Eldorado/MiR/Cape Van Diemen Ford. "The last five or six races, I've had to come from deep in the field to make it up front in the race, so it's great to be starting up here," said Bell, 18. "I think we have a great shot at winning because I'm a better racer than a qualifier." Bell's teammate, Jeff Wright, of Ireland, was fourth, followed by Mexican Rolando Quintanilla. Camirand, who has three-straight podium finishes and leads the Championship with four rounds to go, qualified ninth. Guy Cosmo, of South Setauket, N.Y., took the ACC pole for older cars, 11th overall. Cosmo has swept all six ACC poles this season.
LEXINGTON, Ohio - Starting grid for Saturday's 22-lap, 49.676-mile U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speedvision Round 11 Race, part of the Miller Lite 200 weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with position, car number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, class, car, fastest time and speed in miles per hour. 1. (5), Dan Wheldon (R), England, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:23.737, 97.075. 2. (7), Daniel Muniz (R), San Jose, Costa Rica, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:23.825, 96.973. 3. (23), T.J. Bell, Sparks, Nev., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.105, 96.650. 4. (24), Jeff Wright (R), Ireland, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.149, 96.600. 5. (40), Rolando Quintanilla, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.199, 96.542. 6. (19), Bobby Oergel, Fresno, Calif., F2A, Mygale Ford, 1:24.233, 96.503. 7. (13), Mark Dismore (R), Greenfield, Ind., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.361, 96.357. 8. (4), Steve Rikert, Rhinebeck, N.Y., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.398, 96.315. 9. (96), Marc-Antoine Camirand, Trois-Rivieres, Can., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.507, 96.190. 10. (72), Andy Lally, Northport, N.Y., F2A, Carbir Ford, 1:24.586, 96.101. 11. (12), Guy Cosmo, South Selauket, N.Y., ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.646, 96.032. 12. (36), Bryce Miller (R), Bernardsville, N.J., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:24.969, 95.667. 13. (3), Jonathan Bottoms, Buffalo, N.Y., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:25.110, 95.509. 14. (16), Tommy Constantine (R), Scottsdale, Ariz., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:25.276, 95.323. 15. (89), Andrew Davis (R), Lilburn, Ga., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:25.303, 95.293. 16. (8), Alejandro Garcia, Venezuela, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:25.361, 95.228. 17. (77), Harold Primat (R), New York, N.Y., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:25.600, 94.962. 18. (57), Michael Simpson, Apple Valley, Calif., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:25.701, 94.850. 19. (70), Galen Puccini (R), Simi Valley, Calif., F2A, Carbir Ford, 1:25.720, 94.829. 20. (10), Justin Pitchard, Pickerington, Ohio, ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:25.906, 94.624. 21. (71), Mike Durand (R), Wayland, Mass., ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:26.273, 94.221. 22. (17), Jacek Mucha, Laval, Quebec, Can., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:26.644, 93.818. 23. (37), Dick Fairbanks, Hyannis, Mass., ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:27.059, 93.371. 24. (34), Brett Harrison (R), Everett, Wash., ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:27.086, 93.342. 25. (25), Larry Vatri, Canal Winchester, Ohio, ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:27.106, 93.320. 26. (30), Greg Schings (R), Lexington, Ky., ACC, Citation Ford, 1:27.168, 93.254. 27. (22), Georges Forgeois (R), New York, N.Y., ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:27.304, 93.109. 28. (38), Dick Rose, Powell, Ohio, ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:27.733, 92.653. 29. (20), Joe Tesone, Wildwood, Pa., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:28.025, 92.346. 30. (27), Scott Dick, Cincinnati, Ohio, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 1:28.400, 91.954. 31. (51), Tom Sporney (R), Parker, Colo., F2A, Tatuus Ford, 1:28.539, 91.810. 32. (29), Kyle Burts (R), Tomball, Texas, ACC, Van Diemen Ford, 1:30.243, 90.076.
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