CART: Gugelmin ready for action at Milwaukee

May 31, 2001

Mauricio Gugelmin Fast Facts

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* Mauricio Gugelmin comes into Milwaukee off his first point-scoring race of the season, picking up one point for his 12th place finish in Japan.
* This will be Gugelmin's seventh Milwaukee race. Last year, he qualified 8th on his way to a point-scoring 11th place finish. 1997 brought his best results, as he qualified 2nd and finished 5th. He has finished in the top 15 in six of his Milwaukee races and qualified in the top 12 in all but his rookie year.
* Gugelmin, one of CART's most experienced drivers, is in his ninth year of FedEx Championship Series competition.

Mauricio Gugelmin Quotes

"I think the Milwaukee Mile is my favorite short-oval track we run on all season. The racing is always tight, the competition is high and there are always a lot of cars running at the end and fighting for position. This is another event where we always draw good crowds and it will be nice to get back to racing in the Midwest where the fans are hungry for exciting open wheel racing. I always seem to qualify pretty well in Milwaukee, and have managed to finish in the points there two out of the last three years. We always have a good set-up for Milwaukee, and I'm excited to be able to turn some laps with Toyota power. It should be a good race for the fans, and as long as we can remain consistent, I'll be happy. It's the time in the season where we need to start collecting some championship points, and Milwaukee is just the place to do it."

Text provided by Tom Hollett

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