{"id":965,"date":"2018-05-30T20:23:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T20:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=965"},"modified":"2022-08-09T17:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T17:33:07","slug":"aero-features-at-the-front-on-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/30\/aero-features-at-the-front-on-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"AERO Features at the Front on Memorial Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AERO Sustainable Paint Technology teams claim wins, pole and podiums in World Challenge, IndyCar,\u00a0 and Pro Mazda<\/em><\/p>\n

Indianapolis, Ind.\u00a0(30 May 2018) – And just like that, the blur that race fans around the world relish on each Memorial Day weekend is now in the rearview mirror after an incredible three days of competition. With blue-ribbon events in Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, World Challenge, and Pro Mazda competition, the racing world delivered a huge final weekend in May.<\/p>\n

While the races were set on different tracks, with different cars and regulations, one common denominator ruled the weekend-AERO Sustainable Paint Technology. The pursuit of speed and performance saw teams and drivers up their game no matter what they were racing.\u00a0That focus on speed is celebrated by some 300,000 fans every year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and several Verizon IndyCar teams put the AERO™ advantage to good use.\u00a0Several of the teams that earned new trophy hardware were among the growing list of organizations that have turned to AERO Sustainable Paint Technology.<\/p>\n

AERO™ is an incredibly strong solution for competition machinery, providing an unmatched visual aesthetic as well as significant environmental benefits from being PVC-free and nearly VOC-free.<\/p>\n

Ed Carpenter\u00a0 was so eager to take pole that he clocked the only 230 mile an hour lap of the speedway set this year. He didn\u2019t relent in the race, either, leading a race-high 65 laps and scoring his best-ever result with a run to second place after 500 miles. His ECR teammate Spencer Pigot also led the race in the No. 21 Preferred Freezer Services Chevrolet, while its GoDaddy-sponsored teammate Danica Patrick had an unfortunate early end to her race with a crash.<\/p>\n

“I’ll feel pretty good about this in a couple days, I think,\u201d said Carpenter. \u201cThe team really did a great job all month long, all day long, really. Pit stops were really good.\u00a0 Track position was everything we thought it was going to be coming into the day.\u00a0 Just couldn’t quite get it back from (Will Power). You never know how these races are going to unfold. I thought for the most part the team executed well. We’ll come back stronger next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

A fellow AERO™ driver Tony Kanaan was well on his way to overcoming a cut tire on his AJ Foyt Racing entry when his race ended just laps before the checkered flag.<\/p>\n

Graham Rahal\u2019s Turns for Troops\/United Rentals Dallara-Honda also made a big cut through the field, as the American pilot raced from deep in the pack to take tenth at the finish.\u00a0 It was also a case of \u201cwhat might have been\u201d for his RLL\/Scuderia Corsa teammate Oriol Servia, who led until the closing laps of the race only to have to make a dash to the pits for fuel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought our United Rentals car was very good, it just became a track position race and the yellows were way too long,\u201d said Rahal. \u201cThe strategy that we played when we got to the lead on Lap 100 — had the yellows not taken so long every single time — we would have been one pit stop less than the rest. We were good to make it on one more stop and everybody else wasn\u2019t.\u00a0 We had played it right. It obviously sucks to leave here another year and not get a win particularly when the race car was pretty good but I\u2019m just disappointed because I want to get out of here with a win someday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the Indianapolis 500 kicked off, it was an updated version of the \u201cNight Before the 500\u201d at Lucas Oil Raceway as\u00a0 Parker Thompson and the Exclusive Autosport team continued their run of success in Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper Tires. \u00a0After 90 laps on the ultra-fast oval, Thompson added to his championship advantage with a victory on the 0.686-mile Lucas Oil Raceway. Thompson\u2019s Exclusive Autosport squad utilizes AERO on all the team machines as it contests multiple levels of the Mazda Road To Indy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a special race to win \u2013 not just because of the extra points but because we\u2019re here in Indianapolis and this is the month of May. And this is my first oval win!\u201d exclaimed Thompson. \u201cNow I have that monkey off my back. But today was tough! I was really proud of the car from the Exclusive Autosport team. I didn\u2019t know what we\u2019d have for the race but we knew we had to get away and work lapped traffic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lime Rock Park also played host to Pirelli World Challenge to extend the Connecticut track\u2019s Memorial Day weekend legacy. Ian James teamed with Matt Keegan for the Pro\/Am victory in the Team Panoz Avezzano GT4, which utilizes AERO™.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my run, I was coming up on some lapped traffic and that can be a big problem at a smaller, tight track like Lime Rock,\u201d said Keegan. \u201cThat is a big trick here on how to manage the traffic. There are special spots at this track which the Panoz works very well and we try to maximize those locations. We wanted to pick our spots to pass and there are places here that can be high-risk. We didn\u2019t want to get in those positions and it paid off for a win today!\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional information available at\u00a0www.rethinkpaint.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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