Posted At : March 5, 2010 6:54 PM
| Posted By : Team PR
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- After a strong qualifying run at
Homestead-Miami Speedway, the Level 5 Motorsports team is ready to carry
momentum into Saturday's Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami
Speedway. The team is coming off a podium finish at the Rolex 24 At
Daytona in January and the two-car team has a strong track record on
this challenging 2.3-mile road course.
Owner/driver Scott Tucker qualified the No. 55 Daytona Prototype
14th, and it was IndyCar standout Ryan Hunter-Reay qualifying the No. 95
Daytona Prototype in sixth-place. Tucker will spend time in both cars
as veteran Christophe Bouchut rounds out the driver line-up in the No.
55 DP.
"We are thrilled with our qualifying run. Ryan did a
great job landing at sixth," Tucker said. "We love racing at
Homestead-Miami Speedway. Thanks to our run here last year, our drivers
have a great deal of experience at this track. That will count when we
get on the track Saturday.
"We are out to prove something here this weekend and I think we're
on our way."
Tucker turned in a speed of 112.756 mph
(1:13.433). Hunter-Reay set a best-lap speed of 114.45 mph (1:12.346)
in the No. 95.
The Level 5 Motorsports team is looking forward to continuing their good
luck at Homestead-Miami Speedway when the green flag waves Saturday.
In 2009, with Tucker performung double-duty – spending time behind the
wheel in both cars – the BMW Rileys ran consistently in the top of the
field and finished exceptionally well. The team looked to have its
first victory in sight when late-race challenges relegated the No. 55
and No. 95 to sixth- and 11th-place finishes respectively.
Returning to the site of their first event as a two-car effort -- and
near victory -- means great expectations for the team.
"The
team still has momentum from 2009," Tucker said. "What we did at
Daytona just made us hungrier. We're ready to win a race, and we know
we're capable of doing that at Homestead."
This weekend's Grand Prix of Miami brings together an impressive array
of sports car drivers with stars from all walks of racing. The
challenging circuit offers great racing and a true test of driving skill
-- a test that Tucker and the Level 5 Motorsports team have already
proven they pass.
The Level 5 cars will start up front with Darren Law and David
Donohue in the No. 59 Porsche Riley. Rounding out the top five are John
Fogarty and Alex Gurney in the No. 99, Brian Frisselle and Michael
Valiante in the No. 6, Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett in the No. 01, and
Ricky Taylor and Max Angelelli in the No. 10.
The Grand Prix of Miami will get under way Saturday, March 6, at
Homestead-Miami Speedway and will be broadcast on SPEED starting at 5
p.m. EST. For more information and updates throughout the weekend,
visit level5motorsports.com.
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