Miami 100 Kicks Off 2008 Indy Lights Season
Written by Allan Brewer · March 27, 2008
IndyCar’s Developmental League Takes Track at Noon Saturday
The newly renamed Firestone Indy Lights season commences with practice and qualifying on Friday (March 28th) and a 100-mile race at 12:30 PM EDT Saturday from Homestead Miami Speedway.
The favorites to win the Firestone Firehawk Cup awarded the series’ champion at year-end are Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Richard Antinucci and AFS Racing Andretti Green’s Raphael Matos.
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Twenty-five cars (tying an Indy Lights record for most) will take the grid on Saturday, aiming to nick some of the nearly $200,000 purse.
Among them are two women drivers and many of the top runners in the Indy Pro Series 2007 season.
The race is available via live audio/video streaming on IndyCar.com; with delayed broadcast on ESPN 2 on April 3rd at 2 PM EDT.
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