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BESNARD TIES SEASON RECORD WITH SEVENTH F2000 POLE FOUNTAIN, Colo. (September 25, 1998) – David Besnard, of Sydney, Australia, earned his record-tying seventh pole of the season for Saturday's U.S. F2000 National Championship race at the ...
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BESNARD TIES SEASON RECORD WITH SEVENTH F2000 POLE
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (September 25, 1998) – David Besnard, of Sydney, Australia, earned his record-tying seventh pole of the season for Saturday's U.S. F2000 National Championship race at the Children's Hospital Grand Prix of Colorado Weekend at Pikes Peak International Raceway.
Besnard, who already clinched the National Championship in Atlanta, August 29, turned a lap of 55.418 seconds (87.047 mph) around the 1.34-mile road course in the No. 13 Primus Racing Karts Van Diemen Ford, edging Tim Duit, of Edmond, Okla., by 0.030-second. Besnard's pole tied the single-season mark of seven set by current Indy Racing League driver Steve Knapp in 1996.
"The record's aren't as important as the thrill of winning races," said Besnard. "But I'd like to see my name in the record books for a long, long time. That would mean a lot."
Besnard can tie Chris Simmons' 1993 record of seven wins in a season with a victory Saturday, and will attempt to own both marks outright after Sunday's final round.
Andy Lally, of Northport, N.Y., will start third, followed by Besnard's teammate Sam Hornish Jr., of Defiance, Ohio, and Aaron Justus, of Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.
FOUNTAIN, Colo. -- Starters for Saturday's 36-lap, 48.24-mile race part of the U.S. F2000 National Championship Round 13 race at Pikes Peak International Raceway, with starting position, car number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, class, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1. (13), David Besnard, Sydney, Australia, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:55.418, 87.047. 2. (34), Tim Duit, Edmond, Okla., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:55.448, 87.000. 3. (5), Andy Lally, Northport, N.Y., F2A, Bowman BC5 Ford, 0:55.674, 86.647. 4. (7), Sam Hornish Jr., Defiance, Ohio, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:55.693, 86.617. 5. (24), Aaron Justus, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:55.711, 86.589. 6. (88), Ryan Hampton, Glendora, Calif., F2A, Tatuus Ford, 0:55.728, 86.563. 7. (2), Robby McGehee, St. Louis, Mo., F2A, Tatuus Ford, 0:55.748, 86.532. 8. (28), Jonathan Bottoms, Buffalo, N.Y., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:55.761, 86.512. 9. (51), Greg LeMond, Medina, Minn., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:55.780, 86.482. 10. (11), Steve Rikert, Rhinebeck, N.Y., F2A, Tatuus Ford, 0:55.788, 86.470. 11. (52), Bobby Oergel, Palmetto, Fla., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:55.830, 86.405. 12. (72), Jeff Glenn, Pleasanton, Calif., F2A, Carbir DS3 Ford, 0:55.960, 86.204. 13. (64), Rolando Quintanilla, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:56.013, 86.122. 14. (43), Mirl Swan, Topeka, Kansas, F2B, Vector Ford, 0:56.102, 85.986. 15. (60), Ian Lacy, Arcata, Calif., F2A, Tatuus Ford, 0:56.133, 85.938. 16. (45), T.J. Bell, Sparks, Nev., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:56.231, 85.788. 17. (25), Christian Coggins, Atlanta, Ga., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:56.245, 85.767. 18. (99), Tom Wood, Calgary, Alberta, Can., F2A, Tatuus Ford, 0:56.338, 85.626. 19. (8), Mike Johnson, Gainesville, Ga., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:56.357, 85.597. 20. (6), Joey Scarallo, Hauppauge, N.Y., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:56.362, 85.589. 21. (96), Marc Antoine Camirand, Trois-Rivieres, Que., Can., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:56.392, 85.544. 22. (14), Larry Foyt, Houston, Texas, F2A, Tatuus Ford, 0:56.410, 85.516. 23. (77), Jon Herb, Indianapolis, Ind., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:56.504, 85.374. 24. (71), Jacek Mucha, Laval, Que., Can., F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:56.569, 85.276. 25. (30), Alejandro Garcia, Venezuela, F2A, Van Diemen Ford, 0:56.632, 85.181. 26. (4), Duncan Dayton, North Salem, N.Y., F2A, Bowman BC5 Ford, 0:56.719, 85.050. 27. (66), Larry Oberto, Seattle, Wash., F2B, Van Diemen Ford, 0:56.815, 84.907. 28. (90), Tom Sporney, Parker, Colo., F2B, Van Diemen Ford, 0:57.125, 84.446. 29. (3), Barry Gilbert, Englewood, Colo., F2B, Swift DB-6 Ford, 0:57.193, 84.345. 30. (17), Tom Beck, Lakewood, Colo., F2B, Van Diemen Ford, 0:57.239, 84.278. 31. (38), Alan Gilbert, Denver, Colo., F2B, Van Diemen Ford, 0:57.398, 84.044. 32. (33), Jeff Smith, Terre Haute, Ind., F2A, Tatuus Ford, 0:58.023, 83.139. 33. (55), Wilmer Valentin, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, F2B, Van Diemen Ford, 0:58.319, 82.717. 34. (12), Jay Buerger, Englewood, Colo., F2B, Van Diemen Ford, 1:00.009, 80.387.
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