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Ed Carpenter
By Gregg Leary
Category:Auto Racing -> Indy Car
2nd Place at KY was his best ever
16/1000th of a second
200.893 MPH 2nd Fastest in IndyCar History
Only 1 Caution
It was a very good day for Ed, Vision Racing, the IRL and his Step-Dad Tony George
The new aero package and “push to pass” seemed to be a big hit
(Have Ed explain what the changes are: wickerbill on rear wing, side pod changes in front of rear wheels, “push to pass”) 20 lead changes among 7 drivers
Ed went side-by-side with Ryan Briscoe for the final 10 laps
“This is definitely the most fun I’ve had in a long time. This hasn’t been a very good year for the team, and it’s been a rough couple of months for my family.”
“I’d rather finish second than crash someone trying to win a race. I try to race people as clean as I can. It doesn’t do any good to race dirty.”
Ed led 5 times for 34 laps
Set the race’s fastest lap
ED raced USAC: Midgets, Sprints and Silver Crown
Ed led 3 laps and finished 5th in the 2008 Indy 500
“I was just a little hillbilly from Marshall, Illinois. I was a gear head driving something. Once I got my first quarter-midget I fell in love with it and wanted to do it ever since.”
2003: Won Firestone Indy Lights race at Indy
2001: Won USAC Sprint car race at Salem, IN. (He’s got guts!)
2003: Made Indy Car debut at Chicagoland in 2003 for PDM
2004: Red Bull Cheever Racing
2005-2009: Vision Racing
IRL CAREER
94 Starts
4 Top Five
26 Top Ten
38 Laps Led
Best Finish: 2nd at Kentucky 8-1-2009