Nelson Philippe
- Wellbox / Mi-Jack Conquest Racing Lola-Ford #34: "On
Lap 16, the second caution, I stayed out and took the green flag as the
leader of the race for the first time in Champ Car. It was awesome - leading
for 11 laps and then to pit out of the lead. Again on lap 47, I'm leading
and I'm 3.776 seconds over Wirdheim, The car was very good, fast, everything
was going really well as I had another 12 laps leading the race. I was
driving fast, but on lap 69, Timo and I tangled on turn one and we stopped
in the middle of the track. That was the end of this race for me. Overall,
of course I am disappointed. We didn't get to the finish after leading 23
laps. My
congratulations to
Andrew for his first podium finish. The team worked really hard and I'm very
happy for that. Now, we will get ready for our next race in Milwaukee."
· Started 13th, finished 12th · Total Lead laps: 23 · Nelson Philippe went to the Podium in Monterrey to receive the award for leading a race-high 23 laps in his two times at the front.
Eric Bachelart - Team Owner: "This has been a very good day for Mi-Jack Conquest Racing. I'm very proud of our two drivers and the whole team. It was a very difficult race and both drivers showed a lot of maturity even though they are the two youngest drivers in the field. We ran very competitive cars in the race yesterday and the pit stops were very strong. Both our drivers showed us today that they had the skill and talent to run up front and challenge the veterans. This result is very encouraging and we are going to work very hard to keep up the momentum."
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