March 18th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
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As he did at the pre-season Star Mazda Championship Series Test at Sebring in January, it was Conor Daly, driving the #22 Juncos Racing / INDECK / College Network / Merchant Services Ltd. / Tom Lange Co. Mazda who set the fast time… in the final of four practice sessions leading up to qualifying tomorrow morning. Daly, who won at New Jersey and finished 3rd in the 2009 championship and is now entering his second year of Star Mazda Championship competition with a new team, turned a lap of 1:57.600 (113.265) – well under the 1:59.986 lap record set by 2007 Series Champion Dane Cameron. And he was among a stellar, and speedy, group of 14 cars all under the previous lap record.
“Right from the moment we rolled off the trailer, the track had a tremendous amount of grip and the Mazda rotary engines were loving the cool air,” says Daly, the son of F1/Indy Car legend Derek Daly. ”The Andersen trio was the quickest in the first three sessions, but we finally got my car adjusted just right and were able to put some distance between me and the second-fast car of Anders Krohn. I’m feeling good about what we’ve achieved so far, especially given how hard it’s been to get the program together for this season, but we have a long way to go and have to keep our eye on the ball every moment.”
As can be seen from the time sheets below, it was the Andersen Racing trio of Mikael Grenier, Tristan Vautier and Anders Krohn who set the pace in the first three sessions… trading places, but keeping the top-3 times among themselves. Grenier ran a limited schedule in 2009 to prepare for his 2010 assault on the championship. He competed in six races, finishing on the podium in two of them. In 2010, he will race the #17 Andersen Racing / NAPA Auto Parts / CAA-Quebec/HS Telecom Mazda. Anders ‘The Viking’ Krohn, a second-year racer from Norway who won on the oval at Milwaukee in 2009 and finished 6th in the championship has switched teams and will drive the #47 Andersen Racing / Norse Cutting & Abandonment / Trallfa / Colosseum Mazda. And rookie Tristan Vautier, with European open-wheel experience in the FIA Formula Two Championship and Formula Palmer Audi, drives the #38 Andersen Racing / Moulin TP / Cecibon / Circuit du Laquais Mazda.
Also making an appearance at the sharp end during various sessions were Connor De Phillippi, the 2009 Skip Barber Pro Series Champion and MAZDASPEED Motorsports Driver Development Ladder winner who will drive the #11 JDC Motorsports / MAZDASPEED Motorsports / Skip Barber Mazda, as well as Brazilian veteran Caio Lara in the #19 JDC Motorsports / MLD / ATW Mazda. And, making his first on-track appearance in the final practice session, and posting the fourth-fast time, was Court Vernon, who finished 2nd in the 2009 Skip Barber Pro Series championship. He will race the #27 Andersen Racing / Mangroove Boats / Capt. Harry’s Mazda.
Quick among the Master Series competitors (drivers 45 and older) was Star Mazda veteran Gerry Kraut; he finished second in the Master championship in 2009 and is co-owner of the championship-winning JDC Motorsports team. He races the #55 JDC Motorsports / Dougherty & Co. / Dougherty Funding LLC Mazda. Also quick was Expert Series (drivers 30 to 44) driver J W Roberts, a Texan who owns the 4-car Team GDT operation.
Qualifying to set the final starting positions for the 23 car Star Mazda Championship grid will take place from 8:45 am to 9:30 am Thursday, March 18. The 45-minute Round 1 of the 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear season takes the green at 12:45 pm, Friday, March 19.
Tuesday First Practice
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Diff |
Best Spd |
In Lap |
Team |
| 1 |
17 |
Mikael Grenier |
1:56.936 |
113.908 |
13 |
Andersen Racing | |
| 2 |
38 |
Tristan Vautier |
1:57.464 |
0.528 |
113.396 |
13 |
Andersen Racing |
| 3 |
47 |
Anders Krohn |
1:58.323 |
1.387 |
112.573 |
12 |
Andersen Racing |
| 4 |
11 |
Connor De Phillippi |
1:59.242 |
2.306 |
111.706 |
14 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 5 |
66 |
Rusty Mitchell |
1:59.941 |
3.005 |
111.055 |
13 |
Mitchell Motorsports |
| 6 |
22 |
Conor Daly |
2:00.239 |
3.303 |
110.779 |
10 |
Juncos Racing |
| 7 |
85 |
Chris Miller |
2:01.122 |
4.186 |
109.972 |
13 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 8 |
18 |
Joao Horto |
2:01.278 |
4.342 |
109.830 |
7 |
Team Apex |
| 9 |
16 |
David Ostella |
2:01.482 |
4.546 |
109.646 |
8 |
Aim Autosport |
| 10 |
13 |
Michael Furfari |
2:01.787 |
4.851 |
109.371 |
9 |
Aim Autosport |
| 11 |
25 |
Tatiana Calderon |
2:02.189 |
5.253 |
109.011 |
10 |
Juncos Racing |
| 12 |
37 |
Dominique Bastien |
2:02.809 |
5.873 |
108.461 |
12 |
Andersen Racing |
| 13 |
19 |
Caio Lara |
2:02.884 |
5.948 |
108.395 |
3 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 14 |
94 |
Hayden Duerson |
2:03.637 |
6.701 |
107.735 |
5 |
Juncos Racing |
| 15 |
31 |
Carlos Conde |
2:04.313 |
7.377 |
107.149 |
10 |
Team GDT |
| 16 |
65 |
JW Roberts |
2:05.065 |
8.129 |
106.505 |
10 |
Team GDT |
| 17 |
28 |
Juan Piedrahita |
2:05.077 |
8.141 |
106.494 |
10 |
Team Apex |
| 18 |
55 |
Gerry Kraut |
2:07.113 |
10.177 |
104.789 |
8 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 19 |
9 |
Jorge Goncalvez |
11:40.683 |
9:43.747 |
19.010 |
1 |
Team Apex |
| 20 |
33 |
Richard Kent |
25:34.198 |
23:37.262 |
8.682 |
1 |
Tuesday Final Practice
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Diff |
Best Spd |
In Lap |
Team |
| 1 |
47 |
Anders Krohn |
1:57.892 |
112.985 |
10 |
Andersen Racing | |
| 2 |
38 |
Tristan Vautier |
1:58.030 |
0.138 |
112.853 |
5 |
Andersen Racing |
| 3 |
17 |
Mikael Grenier |
1:58.220 |
0.328 |
112.671 |
4 |
Andersen Racing |
| 4 |
22 |
Conor Daly |
1:58.852 |
0.960 |
112.072 |
8 |
Juncos Racing |
| 5 |
19 |
Caio Lara |
1:59.294 |
1.402 |
111.657 |
14 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 6 |
9 |
Jorge Goncalvez |
1:59.575 |
1.683 |
111.395 |
15 |
Team Apex |
| 7 |
13 |
Michael Furfari |
1:59.911 |
2.019 |
111.082 |
16 |
Aim Autosport |
| 8 |
11 |
Connor De Phillippi |
2:00.011 |
2.119 |
110.990 |
5 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 9 |
66 |
Rusty Mitchell |
2:00.042 |
2.150 |
110.961 |
10 |
Mitchell Motorsports |
| 10 |
18 |
Joao Horto |
2:00.044 |
2.152 |
110.959 |
8 |
Team Apex |
| 11 |
85 |
Chris Miller |
2:00.167 |
2.275 |
110.846 |
10 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 12 |
16 |
David Ostella |
2:00.176 |
2.284 |
110.837 |
11 |
Aim Autosport |
| 13 |
25 |
Tatiana Calderon |
2:00.777 |
2.885 |
110.286 |
11 |
Juncos Racing |
| 14 |
28 |
Juan Piedrahita |
2:01.733 |
3.841 |
109.420 |
12 |
Team Apex |
| 15 |
55 |
Gerry Kraut |
2:01.820 |
3.928 |
109.342 |
9 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 16 |
94 |
Hayden Duerson |
2:01.932 |
4.040 |
109.241 |
12 |
Juncos Racing |
| 17 |
65 |
JW Roberts |
2:02.563 |
4.671 |
108.679 |
15 |
Team GDT |
| 18 |
37 |
Dominique Bastien |
2:02.785 |
4.893 |
108.482 |
12 |
Andersen Racing |
| 19 |
31 |
Carlos Conde |
2:03.900 |
6.008 |
107.506 |
14 |
Team GDT |
| 20 |
33 |
Richard Kent |
- |
0 |
Wednesday First Practice
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Diff |
Best Spd |
In Lap |
Team |
| 1 |
17 |
Mikael Grenier |
1:57.740 |
113.131 |
12 |
Andersen Racing | |
| 2 |
38 |
Tristan Vautier |
1:57.783 |
0.043 |
113.089 |
13 |
Andersen Racing |
| 3 |
47 |
Anders Krohn |
1:58.082 |
0.342 |
112.803 |
12 |
Andersen Racing |
| 4 |
22 |
Conor Daly |
1:58.635 |
0.895 |
112.277 |
11 |
Juncos Racing |
| 5 |
19 |
Caio Lara |
1:58.706 |
0.966 |
112.210 |
11 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 6 |
33 |
Richard Kent |
1:59.192 |
1.452 |
111.752 |
5 |
Team GDT |
| 7 |
16 |
David Ostella |
1:59.219 |
1.479 |
111.727 |
12 |
Aim Autosport |
| 8 |
27 |
Court Vernon |
1:59.616 |
1.876 |
111.356 |
12 |
|
| 9 |
66 |
Rusty Mitchell |
1:59.685 |
1.945 |
111.292 |
9 |
Mitchell Motorsports |
| 10 |
85 |
Chris Miller |
1:59.799 |
2.059 |
111.186 |
8 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 11 |
18 |
Joao Horto |
1:59.920 |
2.180 |
111.074 |
6 |
Team Apex |
| 12 |
11 |
Connor De Phillippi |
2:00.428 |
2.688 |
110.606 |
10 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 13 |
13 |
Michael Furfari |
2:00.535 |
2.795 |
110.507 |
9 |
Aim Autosport |
| 14 |
25 |
Tatiana Calderon |
2:00.633 |
2.893 |
110.418 |
11 |
Juncos Racing |
| 15 |
9 |
Jorge Goncalvez |
2:00.715 |
2.975 |
110.343 |
7 |
Team Apex |
| 16 |
28 |
Juan Piedrahita |
2:01.263 |
3.523 |
109.844 |
12 |
Team Apex |
| 17 |
94 |
Hayden Duerson |
2:01.270 |
3.530 |
109.838 |
12 |
Juncos Racing |
| 18 |
55 |
Gerry Kraut |
2:01.976 |
4.236 |
109.202 |
9 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 19 |
65 |
JW Roberts |
2:03.159 |
5.419 |
108.153 |
12 |
Team GDT |
| 20 |
20 |
Carlos Linares |
2:03.830 |
6.090 |
107.567 |
11 |
|
| 21 |
37 |
Dom Bastien |
2:04.005 |
6.265 |
107.415 |
8 |
Andersen Racing |
| 22 |
24 |
Ian Harms |
2:05.098 |
7.358 |
106.477 |
6 |
|
| 23 |
31 |
Carlos Conde |
- |
0 |
Team GDT |
Wednesday Final Practice
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Best Tm |
Diff |
Best Spd |
In Lap |
Team |
| 1 |
22 |
Conor Daly |
1:57.600 |
113.265 |
15 |
Juncos Racing | |
| 2 |
47 |
Anders Krohn |
1:58.072 |
0.472 |
112.813 |
12 |
Andersen Racing |
| 3 |
38 |
Tristan Vautier |
1:58.512 |
0.912 |
112.394 |
8 |
Andersen Racing |
| 4 |
27 |
Court Vernon |
1:58.571 |
0.971 |
112.338 |
12 |
|
| 5 |
17 |
Mikael Grenier |
1:58.618 |
1.018 |
112.293 |
14 |
Andersen Racing |
| 6 |
9 |
Jorge Goncalvez |
1:58.770 |
1.170 |
112.150 |
10 |
Team Apex |
| 7 |
16 |
David Ostella |
1:58.932 |
1.332 |
111.997 |
14 |
Aim Autosport |
| 8 |
33 |
Richard Kent |
1:59.138 |
1.538 |
111.803 |
8 |
Team GDT |
| 9 |
19 |
Caio Lara |
1:59.139 |
1.539 |
111.802 |
13 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 10 |
66 |
Rusty Mitchell |
1:59.164 |
1.564 |
111.779 |
9 |
Mitchell Motorsports |
| 11 |
18 |
Joao Horto |
1:59.167 |
1.567 |
111.776 |
4 |
Team Apex |
| 12 |
11 |
Connor De Phillippi |
1:59.627 |
2.027 |
111.346 |
14 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 13 |
85 |
Chris Miller |
1:59.633 |
2.033 |
111.341 |
10 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 14 |
13 |
Michael Furfari |
1:59.695 |
2.095 |
111.283 |
7 |
Aim Autosport |
| 15 |
28 |
Juan Piedrahita |
2:00.187 |
2.587 |
110.827 |
15 |
Team Apex |
| 16 |
55 |
Gerry Kraut |
2:00.545 |
2.945 |
110.498 |
12 |
JDC Motorsports |
| 17 |
25 |
Tatiana Calderon |
2:01.272 |
3.672 |
109.836 |
4 |
Juncos Racing |
| 18 |
94 |
Hayden Duerson |
2:01.465 |
3.865 |
109.661 |
5 |
Juncos Racing |
| 19 |
65 |
JW Roberts |
2:02.106 |
4.506 |
109.086 |
14 |
Team GDT |
| 20 |
37 |
Dom Bastien |
2:02.213 |
4.613 |
108.990 |
9 |
Andersen Racing |
| 21 |
31 |
Carlos Conde |
2:03.196 |
5.596 |
108.120 |
14 |
Team GDT |
| 22 |
24 |
Ian Harms |
2:03.515 |
5.915 |
107.841 |
9 |
|
| 23 |
20 |
Carlos Linares |
2:04.671 |
7.071 |
106.841 |
5 |
Star Mazda Championship Master Entry List
Car / Name / Hometown / (Code) / Team Name / Primary Sponsors
9 Jorge Goncalvez / (T) / Los Teques, Venezuela / Team Apex / Wabash Capital Investments
11 Connor De Phillippi / (R,T) / Murrieta, California / JDC Motorsports / MAZDASPEED Motorsports / Skip Barber (*)
13 Michael Furfari / (T) / Toronto, Canada / AIM Autosport / Furfari Paving
16 David Ostella / (T) /Maple, Ontario, Canada / AIM Autosport / GP Global Precast
17 Mikael Grenier / (T) / Stoneham, Quebec, Canada/Andersen Racing / NAPA Auto Parts / CAA-Quebec/HS Telecom
18 Joao Victor Horto / (R,T) / Londrina, Brazil / Team Apex / Wabash Capital Investments
19 Caio Lara / (T) / Sao Paolo, Brazil / JDC Motorsports / MLD / ATW
20 Carlos Linares / (R,T) / Maracaibo, Venezuela / Linares Racing / IND
22 Conor Daly / (T) / Noblesville, IN / Juncos Racing / INDECK / College Network / Merchant Services Ltd. / Tom Lange Co.
24 Ian Harms / (R) / Miami, FL / Team GDT / CAL Development
25 Tatiana Calderon / (R,T) / Bogota, Colombia / Juncos Racing / Kia Motors
27 Court Vernon / (R) / Miami, FL / Andersen Racing / Mangroove Boats / Capt. Harry’s
28 Juan Piedrahita / (R,T) / Mexico City, Mexico / Team Apex / Petrosur / GFK Motors
31 Carlos Conde / (M) / San Juan, Puerto Rico / Team GDT / Pronto-GMT / Olympus Securities
33 Richard Kent / (T) / Milton Keynes, England / Team GDT / Traka
37 Dom Bastien / (R,M) / West Palm Beach, FL / Andersen Racing
38 Tristan Vautier / (R,T) / Grenoble, France / Andersen Racing / Moulin TP / Cecibon / Circuit du Laquais
47 Anders Krohn / (T) / Stavanger, Norway / Andersen Racing / Norse Cutting & Abandonment / Trallfa / Colosseum
55 Gerry Kraut / (T,M) / North Oaks, MN / JDC Motorsports / Dougherty & Co. / Dougherty Funding LLC
65 JW Roberts / (E,T) / Dallas, TX / Team GDT / General Data Tech
66 Rusty Mitchell / (T) / Midland, TX / Mitchell Motorsports / Motorola / Petro Comm.
85 Chris Miller / (R,T) / Edina, Minnesota / JDC Motorsports / Miller Milling / Red Line Oil
94 Hayden Duerson / (R) / St. Petersburg, FL / Juncos Racing / Tampa Bay Endodontics
Special Code Key:
E = Expert Series Competitor - drivers 30-44 / M = Masters Series competitor – drivers 45 and older
R = Rookie / T = Team Championship Driver / NC = Not entered in championship – driver scores no points
(*) DePhillippi won the Skip Barber National Championship in 2009 and is racing in the Star Mazda Championship with primary sponsorship from the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Driver Development Ladder
Note: Entry list may change prior to start of race.
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