KV RACING TECHNOLOGY SPENDS FAST FRIDAY RUNNING QUALIFYING SIMULATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR POLE DAY
ENTIRE FIELD GETS 50 MORE HORSEPOWER, SPEED INCREASES DRAMATICALLY
KV Racing Technology Press Release
SPEEDWAY, In. – May 18, 2012 – The addition of 50 more horsepower made “Fast Friday” even faster as speeds increased dramatically on the last day of practice before Pole Day and qualifying for the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 in Speedway, Indiana.
Engine manufacturers increased the boost on every car in the field by 50 horsepower and speeds increased on average approximately five mph. With only one day to work with the additional horsepower KV Racing Technology spent most of the day trying to avoid traffic and running four-lap qualifying simulations in preparation for a run at the pole tomorrow.
Tony Kanaan, in the No. 11 GEICO | MOUSER ELECTRONICS - KV Racing Technology Chevrolet/Firestone entry, had a fast lap of 225.332 mph putting him 10thon the speed charts for the day. (complete release)
LADY IN BLACK NOT TOO TOUGH FOR MEARS AND GEICO TEAM
The GEICO Racing Team Records Eighth Top-25 Finish of the 2012 Season
Player Management International Media Release
DARLINGTON, S.C. (May 12, 2012) – There is a reason Darlington Raceway is known as ‘The Lady in Black.’ In one moment, a driver can be conquering the lady and in the next, she has reared her ugly head. This is why many drivers love going to the prestigious South Carolina track. GEICO Racing driver Casey Mears is no different and lists Darlington as his favorite racetrack on the Sprint Cup Series circuit.
Coming off a strong run at Talladega, which saw the No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion lead laps and run at the front of the field, Mears and the Germain Racing team looked forward to the battle in Saturday night’s Southern 500. While their 31st place qualifying effort fell short of expectations, Mears had been 16th in the weekend’s final practice session earlier the same day, giving hope to the GEICO team.
As the 368-lap event began, Mears quickly knew that the handling of the GEICO machine was off. A long green flag run forced the crew to compete through three pit cycles before the first caution flag was displayed on lap 173. The California native reported to Crew Chief Bootie Barker that the Ford was loose in turns one and two and tight in turns three and four. Barker instructed Mears to take the wave around under the first yellow period to regain a lap. (complete release)
MEARS LEADS LAPS AT TALLADEGA; CUT TIRE DOESN’T DETER TOP 20 FINISH
Player Management International Media Release
Talladega, AL (May 6, 2012) – Talladega has a reputation for being one of the most exciting race venues on the NASCAR schedule. After recording their best finish of the 2012 season in Richmond a week ago, Casey Mears and the GEICO team looked to provide excitement of their own when they unloaded at Talladega Superspeedway.
Less than five minutes had elapsed in Friday’s opening practice session before Mears and his #13 GEICO Ford Fusion notched the top spot on the practice charts. Mears ultimately rested in the 7th position when practice concluded. On Saturday, he took to the high-banks of the legendary speedway for qualifying and after pacing the 2.66-mile facility in just 50.539 seconds, at a rate of speed of 189.477 miles per hour, he landed the #13 GEICO Fusion 25th on Sunday’s starting grid.(complete release)
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