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Firestone Indy Lights Series - Iowa Speedway
06.21.2008 - Newton, IA
Started Seventh, Finished Eighth |
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Firestone Indy Lights Series - The Milwaukee Mile
06.01.2008 - West Allis, WI
Started 14th , Finished 5th |
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Firestone Indy Lights Series - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
05.23.2008 - Indianapolis, IN
Started 21st, Finished 24th |
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Firestone Indy Lights Series - Kansas Speedway
04.27.2008 - Kansas City, KS
Started 4th, Finished 1st |
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Firestone Indy Lights Series - Streets of St. Petersburg Race 2
04.06.2008 - St. Petersburg, FL
Started 5th, Finished 2nd |
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After hanging it all out on Friday for two wild laps to get the car qualified seventh, J.R. found himself struggling with an ill-handling car at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, but perservered to bring it home in the eighth spot. He retained third place in the championship, and actually made up a few points on second place.
More later!
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J.R. Hildebrand once again showed his ability to overcome adversity this weekend at the Milwaukee Mile, coming from 14th on the starting grid to finish fifth, completing his last pass coming to the white flag. The young Californian entered the weekend having never driven on the notoriously difficult one-mile circuit, and while immediately fast, was caught out by a loose car and gusting winds resulting in contact with the Turn Two wall in the first practice session. He was forced to play catch up for the rest of the weekend, but put in a fantastic drive on Sunday, making up valuable ground in the points standings.
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J.R. Hildebrand drove an astounding race on Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Firestone Indy Lights Freedom 100. The youngster from Sausalito, California overcame a poor qualifying run and worked his way through nearly the entire field before being taken out with just 10 laps remaining, ending his hopes of scoring what very well could have been his second consecutive win.
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J.R. Hildebrand, from Sausalito, California, raced to a dominant win at Kansas Speedway this weekend and took control of the Firestone Indy Lights Series points lead. It was only the second oval race of Hildebrand's career, just the fourth race of the season, and both Hildebrand's and his RLR/Andersen Racing team's first Indy Lights Series victory. Together they have improved their finishing position with every race, and in doing so have secured the points lead heading into a month-long break before racing at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway just two days before the Indy 500.
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J.R. Hildebrand, from Sausalito, California, posted the second fastest time yesterday in the official Indy Lights series test at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Hildebrand lapped the circuit in just 47.6683 seconds at an average speed of 188.805mph, trailing Rafael Matos by less than one one-hundredth of a second. Hildebrand's teammate, Andrew Prendeville, was third quickest as the three of them were more than a tenth of a second clear of the rest of the field.
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J.R. Hildebrand, of Sausalito, California, has had his work cut out for him as a rookie in the recently renamed Firestone Indy Lights Series, but with three strong drives so far, he has helped his RLR/Andersen Racing team get off to a strong start. Signing on just days before the first race, Hildebrand was thrown in the deep end right away as he had to adapt to a new car, schedule, and series very quickly. Driving from last on the grid into the top 10 in his oval debut at Homestead, and finishing fifth and second on the streets of St. Petersburg have put Hildebrand squarely in the title fight as he sits fourth just six points out of second.
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After missing qualifying and starting last (23rd) due to a fuel system mishap, J.R. raced through the field to finish tenth in Saturday's Miami 100 at Homestead. More details soon!
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The Indy Racing League and Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire have announced an agreement which sees the Firestone brand assume title sponsorship of the Indy Racing League's official development series and reestablish the series name as Firestone Indy Lights. Before a breif sabbatical, then becoming the Infiniti Pro Series, then Indy Pro Series, the Firestone Indy Lights Series was the pinnacle of development series in North America. Many past and current Indycar drivers and champions made their way to the ranks of CART and the IRL through the series, and drivers will now be able to follow that same path to greatness.
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RLR/Andersen Racing has signed J.R. Hildebrand, the 2006 Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 champion who drove in the Atlantic Championship last year, to drive its No. 25 Indy Pro Series car this season. Hildebrand, 20, a native of Sausalito, Calif. who resides in Indianapolis, joins Andrew Prendeville of Las Vegas as RLR/Andersen Racings two Indy Pro Series drivers for the 16-race season.
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Genoa Racing, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, teamed up with J.R. Hildebrand, Larry Connor and Imran Hussein for an impressive test at the Sebring International Raceway Short Course on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. It was the first of three official pre-season tests for the Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Series Powered by Mazda, attracting no fewer than 25 drivers to the Central Florida road circuit. The Genoa team showed extremely well against the competition, ending up second quickest in the afternoon of the second day and fourth quickest overall for the two-day test with Hildebrand as the team's lead driver.
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