NA-F2000: IRP race notes

IRP Race Notes

3:56 PM -- The cars have rolled on to the grid for the 50-lap Round Six race of the U.S. F2000 National Championship.

3:57 PM -- The race is being run on the 0.686-mile Indianapolis Raceway Park oval one day after the scheduled date due to rain last night.

3:58 PM -- No. 2 Gray and No. 55 Rodarte will lead the 21-car field to the green.

4:00 PM -- The cars have formed up behind the pace car.

4:01 PM -- Pace car rolls, for first of four warm-up laps.

4:06 PM -- GREEN, the field clean through turn one and two.

4:06 PM -- Working Lap 2, No. 2 hard into wall in turn one.

4:07 PM -- YELLOW, Working Lap 2, No. 14 Bleke also into the wall.

4:07 PM -- Working Lap 3, Top-five is No. 55, No. 12, Constantine, No. 87 Potekhen, No. 82 Harrison and No. 5 Luyendyk Jr.

4:08 PM -- Working Lap 4, Both drivers out of the car uninjured.

4:15 PM -- Working Lap 11, Field given one lap to go signal.

4:17 PM -- GREEN, Working Lap 12.

4:17 PM-- Working Lap 13, No. 19 Urlin will be black-flagged for jumping the start.

4:18 PM -- Working Lap 15, No. 55 has pulled out ten car gap on No. 12.

4:19 PM -- Working Lap 16, No. 69 Asaro now into fourth.

4:20 PM -- Working Lap 20 No. 69 moves into third passing No. 82 for position.

4:21 PM -- Working Lap 23, Top-five No. 55, No. 12, No. 69, No. 5, and No. 87.

4:22 PM -- Working Lap 25, No. 82 pressuring No. 87 for position.

4:23 PM -- Working Lap 27, No. 87 and No. 82 go side-by-side into turn three.

4:24 PM -- Working Lap 31, Leaders working through lapped traffic.

4:24 PM -- Working Lap 32, No. 44 Dana has passed No. 82 for position.

4:25 PM -- Working Lap 33, No. 44 and No. 87 go side-by-side into turn one.

4:25 PM -- Working Lap 34, No. 44 has passed No. 87 for position.

4:27 PM -- Working Lap 39, Top-five is No. 55, No. 12, No. 69, No. 5 and No. 44.

4:31 PM-- WHITE, Working Lap 50.

4:31 PM -- CHECKERED, No. 55 Rodarte captures his first win. No. 12 Constantine finishes second and No. 69 Asaro finishes third. Completing the top-five is No. 5 Luyendyk Jr. and No. 44 Dana.

-US-FF2000