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It hasn't been an easy two weeks entering the Gateway Indy 250 for Eddie Cheever Jr., but he maintained his focus this morning to post the fastest lap during the final practice for today's Indy Racing League event at Gateway International Raceway.
Cheever turned his top lap, 26.3055 seconds, 171.067 mph, on the last of his 39 trips around the 1.25-mile oval in the No. 51 Red Bull Cheever Racing Dallara/Infiniti/Firestone. The fast lap gave a lift to Cheever, whose father died Aug. 15 and whose rookie teammate Tomas Scheckter decided not to race with the team at this event as their sometimes-strained relationship apparently is on the rocks again.
Alex Barron was second at 26.3917, 170.508, in the No. 44 Rayovac Blair Racing Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone, with points leader and defending series champion Sam Hornish Jr. third at 26.4907, 169.871 in the No. 4 Pennzoil Panther Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone.
MBNA Pole winner Gil de Ferran was 13th at 26.7451, 168.255 in the No. 6 Marlboro Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone.
The session ended two minutes early when Anthony Lazzaro made contact with the outside retaining wall exiting Turn 4. Lazzaro climbed from the No. 20 Casino Queen/BG Products/Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone without assistance and was evaluated and cleared to drive, but the rear of the car suffered heavy damage.
Team owner Sam Schmidt said Lazzaro will not drive in the race, which starts at 3 p.m. (EDT), because the team does not have a backup car.
Defending event champion Al Unser Jr. hit Lazzaro's car with the front of his No. 7 Corteco/Bryant Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone. Unser was unhurt and cleared to drive, and the left front of his car suffered minor damage.
Up Next, Indy Racing League: Race, 3 p.m. (EDT), live on ESPN
That's 2 pm Hoosier Universal / TrackForum time
It hasn't been an easy two weeks entering the Gateway Indy 250 for Eddie Cheever Jr., but he maintained his focus this morning to post the fastest lap during the final practice for today's Indy Racing League event at Gateway International Raceway.
Cheever turned his top lap, 26.3055 seconds, 171.067 mph, on the last of his 39 trips around the 1.25-mile oval in the No. 51 Red Bull Cheever Racing Dallara/Infiniti/Firestone. The fast lap gave a lift to Cheever, whose father died Aug. 15 and whose rookie teammate Tomas Scheckter decided not to race with the team at this event as their sometimes-strained relationship apparently is on the rocks again.
Alex Barron was second at 26.3917, 170.508, in the No. 44 Rayovac Blair Racing Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone, with points leader and defending series champion Sam Hornish Jr. third at 26.4907, 169.871 in the No. 4 Pennzoil Panther Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone.
MBNA Pole winner Gil de Ferran was 13th at 26.7451, 168.255 in the No. 6 Marlboro Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone.
The session ended two minutes early when Anthony Lazzaro made contact with the outside retaining wall exiting Turn 4. Lazzaro climbed from the No. 20 Casino Queen/BG Products/Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone without assistance and was evaluated and cleared to drive, but the rear of the car suffered heavy damage.
Team owner Sam Schmidt said Lazzaro will not drive in the race, which starts at 3 p.m. (EDT), because the team does not have a backup car.
Defending event champion Al Unser Jr. hit Lazzaro's car with the front of his No. 7 Corteco/Bryant Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone. Unser was unhurt and cleared to drive, and the left front of his car suffered minor damage.
Up Next, Indy Racing League: Race, 3 p.m. (EDT), live on ESPN
That's 2 pm Hoosier Universal / TrackForum time

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