2008 Indy Lights season | |
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Firestone Indy Lights | |
Season | |
Races | 16 |
Start date | March 29 |
End date | September 7 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Raphael Matos |
Teams' champion | Andretti Green-AFS Racing |
Chronology | |
Previous season | Next season |
2007 | 2009 |
The 2008 Indy Racing League Firestone Indy Lights Series season, formerly the Indy Pro Series, began on March 29, 2008 and consisted of 16 races. Due to the discontinuation of the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the series lost its Liberty Challenge double header typically held that weekend. The Liberty double header were replaced by the addition of a second race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and a return to the Kansas Speedway, where the series has not raced since 2004. All races were shown time-delayed on ESPN2. Live stream video was available on the IndyCar Lights Series website. It was announced on March 22, 2008 that Firestone signed on to be the title sponsor of the Indy Pro Series, and thus the series was retitled the Firestone Indy Lights, in reference to the old Indy Lights development series which ran under CART from 1986 to 2001.
Team | Chassis | Tire | No | Drivers | Notes |
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Team Moore Racing | Dallara | Firestone | 2 | Jeff Simmons | |
Jonathan Klein | Infineon and Chicagoland only | ||||
22 | Pablo Donoso | Joined team beginning with Freedom 100. Competed for Stewart at Kentucky. | |||
Jonathan Klein | Kentucky only | ||||
Dillon Battistini | Chicagoland only | ||||
Brian Stewart Racing | Dallara | Firestone | 3 | Juan Manuel Polar | Left team after Kansas |
Marc Williams | Freedom 100 and Milwaukee only | ||||
Pablo Donoso | Kentucky only | ||||
33 | Wade Cunningham | part-time | |||
Mitch Cunningham | Road courses only | ||||
Guthrie Racing | Dallara | Firestone | 4 | Sean Guthrie | |
9 | Tom Wieringa | Homestead only | |||
23 | Logan Gomez | ||||
44 | Robbie Pecorari | Kentucky, Infineon, and Chicagoland only | |||
54 | Micky Gilbert | Previously Mile High Motorsports; joined team at Freedom 100 | |||
Matt Lee | Watkins Glen only | ||||
Robbie Pecorari | Mid-Ohio only | ||||
Juan Manuel Polar | Infineon only | ||||
55 | Robbie Pecorari | Kansas only | |||
Tom Wieringa | Freedom 100 and Chicagoland only | ||||
Franck Perera | Joined team at Iowa, signed for remainder of season | ||||
RLR Andersen Racing | Dallara | Firestone | 5 | Andrew Prendeville | Left team after Mid-Ohio |
Daniel Herrington | Joined team at Kentucky | ||||
25 | J. R. Hildebrand | ||||
Michael Crawford Motorsports | Dallara | Firestone | 6 | Jake Slotten | Ovals only, left team after Milwaukee |
Daniel Herrington | Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio only | ||||
Robbie Pecorari | St. Pete only | ||||
Tom Dyer | Infineon and Chicagoland | ||||
C. R. Crews | Kentucky only | ||||
8 | Nathan Freke | Left team after St. Pete | |||
Mark Olson | Part-time | ||||
P. J. Abbott | Kentucky only | ||||
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | Dallara | Firestone | 7 | Richard Antinucci | |
11 | James Davison | ||||
20 | Ana Beatriz | ||||
34 | Jon Brownson | Ovals only, left team after testing crash at Iowa | |||
Travis Gregg | Iowa and Kentucky only | ||||
77 | Jonny Reid | Infineon only | |||
Panther Racing | Dallara | Firestone | 15 | Dillon Battistini | |
Bobby Wilson | Chicagoland only | ||||
16 | Brent Sherman | ||||
Team E | Dallara | Firestone | 17 | Bobby Wilson | |
American Spirit Racing | Dallara | Firestone | 18 | Cyndie Allemann | |
Playa Del Racing | Dallara | Firestone | 21 | Al Unser III | Team inactive after Freedom 100 |
Alliance Motorsports | Dallara | Firestone | 24 | Chris Festa | Did not race at Iowa, Watkins Glen, or Mid-Ohio |
Marc Williams | Iowa only | ||||
Wade Cunningham | Mid-Ohio only | ||||
Christina Orr | Joined team at Kentucky | ||||
Andretti Green-AFS Racing | Dallara | Firestone | 26 | Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | |
27 | Raphael Matos | ||||
SWE Racing | Dallara | Firestone | 43 | Pablo Donoso | First 4 races |
Robbie Pecorari | Freedom 100, Iowa, and Nashville only | ||||
Mike Potekhen | Joined team at Kentucky | ||||
92 | Mike Potekhen | Freedom 100 only; run in conjunction with Chastain Motorsports | |||
Mile High Motorsports | Dallara | Firestone | 54 | Micky Gilbert | Merged team with Guthrie Racing prior to Freedom 100[1] |
Integra Motorsports w/ CGRT | Dallara | Firestone | 9 | Marc Williams | St. Pete only |
Jonny Reid | Joined team at Freedom 100, team inactive after Mid-Ohio until Chicagoland | ||||
Wade Cunningham | Chicagoland only |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 2 | 15 | Dillon Battistini | Panther Racing | 67 | 0:38:07.8215 | 4 | 50 |
2 | 5 | 7 | Richard Antinucci | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +1.6848 | 45 | 42 |
3 | 13 | 16 | Brent Sherman | Panther Racing | 67 | +4.0942 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 11 | 26 | Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +4.1484 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 15 | 24 | Chris Festa | Alliance Motorsports | 67 | +4.1992 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 156.560 mph (251.959 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 4 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 2 for 7 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 1 | 27 | Raphael Matos | AGR-AFS Racing | 40 | 0:49:25.5158 | 40 | 51 |
2 | 2 | 7 | Richard Antinucci | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | +3.1577 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 3 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | +10.8371 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 5 | 2 | Jeff Simmons | Team Moore Racing | 40 | +15.2206 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 6 | 25 | J. R. Hildebrand | RLR-Andersen Racing | 40 | +15.6018 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 87.405 mph (140.665 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: none | ||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 6 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 3 | 7 | Richard Antinucci | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | 0:56:59.4231 | 8 | 40 |
2 | 5 | 25 | J. R. Hildebrand | RLR-Andersen Racing | 40 | +1.5415 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 23 | 23 | Logan Gomez | Guthrie Racing | 40 | +2.4302 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 21 | 15 | Dillon Battistini | Panther Racing | 40 | +5.8187 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 15 | 4 | Sean Guthrie | Guthrie Racing | 40 | +8.8457 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 75.802 mph (121.991 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 2 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 16 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 4 | 25 | J. R. Hildebrand | RLR-Andersen Racing | 67 | 0:49:51.2368 | 47 | 52 |
2 | 23 | 55 | Robbie Pecorari | Guthrie Racing | 67 | +0.0553 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 6 | 26 | Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +0.2102 | 1 | 35 |
4 | 3 | 15 | Dillon Battistini | Panther Racing | 67 | +0.3456 | 5 | 32 |
5 | 17 | 33 | Wade Cunningham | Brian Stewart Racing | 67 | +0.6222 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 122.566 mph (197.251 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 8 between 4 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 1 | 15 | Dillon Battistini | Panther Racing | 40 | 0:39:46.9495 | 38 | 53 |
2 | 6 | 7 | Richard Antinucci | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | +0.2458 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 3 | 33 | Wade Cunningham | Brian Stewart Racing | 40 | +0.5033 | 1 | 35 |
4 | 13 | 43 | Robbie Pecorari | SWE Racing | 40 | +0.7977 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 4 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | +1.2230 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 150.820 mph (242.721 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 4 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 9 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 2 | 17 | Bobby Wilson | Team E | 100 | 0:54:14.9446 | 88 | 52 |
2 | 3 | 2 | Jeff Simmons | Team Moore Racing | 100 | +0.0893 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 7 | 27 | Raphael Matos | AGR-AFS Racing | 100 | +16.3217 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 6 | 5 | Andrew Prendeville | RLR-Andersen Racing | 100 | +17.3626 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 14 | 25 | J. R. Hildebrand | RLR-Andersen Racing | 100 | +17.7737 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 112.260 mph (180.665 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 17 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 2 | 15 | Dillon Battistini | Panther Racing | 115 | 0:47:05.6124 | 14 | 50 |
2 | 1 | 26 | Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | AGR-AFS Racing | 115 | +0.4948 | 101 | 43 |
3 | 6 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 115 | +2.7089 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 5 | 16 | Brent Sherman | Panther Racing | 115 | +2.8920 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 10 | 22 | Pablo Donoso | Team Moore Racing | 115 | +2.9664 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 130.986 mph (210.802 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 4 for 18 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 2 | 27 | Raphael Matos | AGR-AFS Racing | 28 | 1:01:18.6862 | 26 | 53 |
2 | 4 | 7 | Richard Antinucci | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 28 | +2.1290 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 3 | 2 | Jeff Simmons | Team Moore Racing | 28 | +9.3592 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 6 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 28 | +15.4980 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 8 | 22 | Pablo Donoso | Team Moore Racing | 28 | +16.6814 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 92.342 mph (148.610 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 8 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 5 | 7 | Richard Antinucci | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 29 | 0:59:43.9195 | 20 | 53 |
2 | 6 | 27 | Raphael Matos | AGR-AFS Racing | 29 | +0.7209 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 3 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 29 | +8.9378 | 9 | 35 |
4 | 1 | 23 | Logan Gomez | Guthrie Racing | 29 | +11.4922 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 2 | 22 | Pablo Donoso | Team Moore Racing | 29 | +12.0037 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 98.168 mph (157.986 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 8 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 2 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 77 | 0:40:38.5208 | 45 | 53 |
2 | 8 | 17 | Bobby Wilson | Team E | 77 | +1.2392 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 5 | 26 | Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | AGR-AFS Racing | 77 | +3.5627 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 10 | 25 | J. R. Hildebrand | RLR-Andersen Racing | 77 | +10.2598 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 4 | 27 | Raphael Matos | AGR-AFS Racing | 77 | +11.9599 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 147.778 mph (237.826 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 2 for 11 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 1 | 27 | Raphael Matos | AGR-AFS Racing | 40 | 0:51:00.9047 | 40 | 53 |
2 | 2 | 55 | Franck Perera | Guthrie Racing | 40 | +4.2603 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 4 | 7 | Richard Antinucci | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | +11.0992 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 3 | 9 | Jonny Reid | Integra Motorsports w/ CGRT | 40 | +30.3922 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 9 | 25 | J. R. Hildebrand | RLR-Andersen Racing | 40 | +32.2972 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 106.227 mph (170.956 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: none | ||||||||
Cautions: none |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 7 | 11 | James Davison | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 20 | 0:41:52.5298 | 1 | 50 |
2 | 12 | 24 | Wade Cunningham | Alliance Motorsports | 20 | +1.7928 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 10 | 22 | Pablo Donoso | Team Moore Racing | 20 | +1.9196 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 17 | 18 | Cyndie Allemann | American Spirit Racing | 20 | +2.4603 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 9 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 20 | +3.3957 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 64.706 mph (104.134 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 10 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 4 | 15 | Dillon Battistini | Panther Racing | 67 | 0:48:02.5443 | 66 | 53 |
2 | 5 | 11 | James Davison | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +0.0814 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 3 | 26 | Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +0.3057 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 10 | 7 | Richard Antinucci | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +0.4001 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 6 | 16 | Brent Sherman | Panther Racing | 67 | +0.6670 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 123.841 mph (199.303 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 1 among 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 4 for 27 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 1 | 55 | Franck Perera | Guthrie Racing | 30 | 0:47:40.8370 | 30 | 53 |
2 | 2 | 27 | Raphael Matos | AGR-AFS Racing | 30 | +3.7395 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 3 | 7 | Richard Antinucci | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 30 | +7.4447 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 6 | 25 | J. R. Hildebrand | RLR-Andersen Racing | 30 | +15.3659 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 4 | 23 | Logan Gomez | Guthrie Racing | 30 | +15.9528 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 86.940 mph (139.916 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 0 among 0 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 2 for 4 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 1 | 22 | Pablo Donoso | Team Moore Racing | 30 | 0:46:30.5168 | 30 | 51 |
2 | 4 | 23 | Logan Gomez | Guthrie Racing | 30 | +2.0001 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 3 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 30 | +8.3966 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 5 | 25 | J. R. Hildebrand | RLR-Andersen Racing | 30 | +9.3983 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 8 | 55 | Franck Perera | Guthrie Racing | 30 | +10.5459 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 89.132 mph (143.444 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 0 among 0 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
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Fin. Pos |
St. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led |
Points |
1 | 3 | 26 | Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | 1 | 50 | |
2 | 2 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | 0 | 40 | |
3 | 1 | 27 | Raphael Matos | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | 66 | 38 | |
4 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Wilson | Panther Racing | 67 | 0 | 32 | |
5 | 6 | 11 | James Davison | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | 0 | 30 | |
Race average speed: | ||||||||
Lead changes: | ||||||||
Cautions: |
Pos | No. | Name | Team | Starts | Points | Gap |
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1 | 27 | Raphael Matos | AGR-AFS | 16 | 510 | Leader |
2 | 7 | Richard Antinucci | Sam Schmidt | 16 | 478 | -32 |
3 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt | 16 | 449 | -61 |
4 | 26 | Arie Luyendyk, Jr. | AGR-AFS | 16 | 428 | -82 |
5 | 25 | J. R. Hildebrand | RLR-Andersen | 16 | 409 | -101 |
6 | 15 | Dillon Battistini | Panther | 16 | 385 | -125 |
7 | 22 | Pablo Donoso | Team Moore | 16 | 360 | -150 |
8 | 23 | Logan Gomez | Guthrie | 16 | 358 | -152 |
9 | 11 | James Davison | Sam Schmidt | 16 | 333 | -177 |
10 | 4 | Sean Guthrie | Guthrie | 16 | 322 | -188 |
11 | 16 | Brent Sherman | Panther | 16 | 300 | -210 |
12 | 17 | Bobby Wilson | Team E | 14 | 288 | -222 |
13 | 2 | Jeff Simmons | Team Moore | 12 | 285 | -225 |
14 | 18 | Cyndie Allemann | American Spirit | 16 | 250 | -260 |
15 | 5 | Andrew Prendeville | RLR-Andersen | 12 | 247 | -263 |
16 | 44 | Robbie Pecorari | Guthrie | 12 | 235 | -275 |
17 | 55 | Franck Perera | Guthrie | 9 | 220 | -290 |
18 | 9 | Jonny Reid | Sam Schmidt | 11 | 186 | -324 |
19 | 24 | Wade Cunningham | Alliance | 6 | 169 | -341 |
20 | 5 | Daniel Herrington | RLR/Andersen | 8 | 152 | -358 |
21 | 54 | Micky Gilbert | Mile High/Guthrie | 10 | 140 | -370 |
22 | 24 | Chris Festa | Alliance | 7 | 119 | -391 |
23 | 33 | Mitch Cunningham | Brian Stewart | 8 | 118 | -392 |
24 | 8 | Mark Olson | Michael Crawford | 10 | 105 | -405 |
25 | 21 | Al Unser III | American Dream | 5 | 102 | -408 |
26 | 54 | Juan Manuel Polar | Guthrie | 6 | 100 | -410 |
27 | 2 | Jonathan Klein | Team Moore | 4 | 86 | -424 |
28 | 24 | Marc Williams | Alliance | 5 | 78 | -432 |
29 | 43 | Mike Potekhen | SWE | 5 | 78 | -432 |
30 | 24 | Christina Orr | Alliance | 4 | 45 | -465 |
31 | 8 | Nathan Freke | Michael Crawford | 3 | 44 | -466 |
32 | 54 | Matt Lee | Guthrie | 2 | 38 | -472 |
33 | 6 | Tom Dyer | Michael Crawford | 3 | 32 | -478 |
34 | 55 | Tom Wieringa | Guthrie | 3 | 32 | -478 |
35 | 6 | Jake Slotten | Michael Crawford | 3 | 31 | -479 |
36 | 34 | Jon Brownson | Sam Schmidt | 3 | 23 | -487 |
37 | 29 | Brandon Wagner | Alliance-Wagner Motorsports | 1 | 15 | -495 |
37 | 34 | Travis Gregg | Sam Schmidt | 2 | 15 | -495 |
38 | 8 | P. J. Abbott | Michael Crawford | 1 | 11 | -499 |
39 | 6 | C. R. Crews | Michael Crawford | 1 | 10 | -500 |
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