Lynx - Senske Lime Rock Results
THE FASTEST GIRL IN LIME ROCK
PART 2 - Race Results
Lynx Racing driver Sara Senske today scored the best finish of her Barber
Dodge Pro Series career with a 6th place in the rain at Lime Rock during
Race 1 of a two race weekend. She also won the Conseco "Step Up" award for
her march up through the field from her 14th place qualifying spot.
The first of the two events, won by Ryan Hunter-Reay, was run in a
steady, heavy rainfall. Matt Plumb took second place honors ahead of third
place finisher Roger Yasakawa.
"It was a great race, not just because of the result but because of
what I learned about racing in these kind of condition," says Sesnke, 21,
of Kennewick, Washington. "I got a littke over-eager in the opening laps
and went off the road, but I got back on, drove as smoothly as I could and
just picked off one car at a time. No telling what the weather will be for
the second race of the weekend on Monday, but with this kind of
psychological boost, I'm ready to go racing."
In the second race, held on a sunny Memorial Day, Senske started
the race in 15th and moved up several places before spinning off course
while trying to make a pass on the outside. She re-joined at the back of
the pack and was able to pass nine cars and work her way back up to 11th at
the checkered flag. The race was won by Dutchman Sepp Koster, who held off
a determined charge from Race 1 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay.
"It was a busy race, and even though I finished 11th I'm really
happy with being able to come up through the pack," said Senske. "I feel
like I learned a lot this weekend, and that I'm getting closer to that
psychological breakthrough that will help me run up front with the fast
guys."
ESPN2 will broadcast Race 1 action on Tuesday, June 26 at 6:00PM
EST. Race 2 will air Tuesday, July 3 at 6:00 pm EST. The next event on
the Barber Dodge Pro Series calendar is June 7 - 8 with CART through the
streets of Detroit.
Lime Rock Race 1 (third race in the 2001 BDPS)
Top 15 Points Overall Following Round 3
Hunter-Reay, 44; Rondet, 42; R. Sperafico, 37; Yasukawa, 35; Morley, 30; A
Sperafico, 29;Boss, 28; Breuers, 24; Cook, 19; Akihira Okamoto, 18; Koster,
17; Plumb, 16; Szymczak, 16; Sara Senske, 15; Gian Domenico Brusatin, 7;
Vaninni, 5.
2001 Barber Dodge Pro Series / Round 3 / Lime Rock Park / Lime Rock, Conn
May 26, 2001 / FINAL RESULTS RACE 1
Pos/Car/Driver/Hometown/Pts/Winnings/Laps/Status
1/31/Ryan Hunter-Reay/Boca Raton, Fla./21/$13,500/30/Running
2/4/Matt Plumb/Unionville, Pa./16/$8,750/30/Running
3/8/Roger Yasukawa/Santa Monica, Calif./14/$6,500/30/Running
4/21/Rafael Sperafico/Toledo Parana, Brazil/12/$4,500/30/Running
5/18/Peter Boss/Narragansett, R.I./11/$2,750/30/Running
6/19/Sara Senske/Kennewick, Wash./10/$2,750/30/Running
7/11/Jon Morley/Columbus, Ohio/9/$1,800/30/Running
8/27/Akihira Okamoto/Osaka, Japan/8/$1,700/30/Running
9/94/Marc Breuers/Philadelphia, Penn./7/$1,600/30/Running
10/24/Nicolas Rondet/Melle, France/6/$1,500/30/Running
11/9/Alexandre Sperafico/Toledo Parana, Brazil/5/$1,400/30/Running
12/14/David Wieringa/Oak Brook Ill./4/$1,300/30/Running
13/34/Christian Szymczak/Oakland, Calif./3/$1,200/30/Running
14/12/Keith Dusko/Red Bank, N. J./2/$1,100/30/Running
15/26/Rhonda Trammell/Pittsboro, Ind./1/$1,000/29/Running
16/33/Jon Vannini/Hillsborough, Calif./$500/29/Running
17/23 Brian Rivera/Miami Lakes, Fla./$500/29/Running
*18/3/Sepp Koster/The Netherlands/1/$1,000/27/Running
19/15/Rene Bauer/Sao Paulo, Brazil/$500/13/Contact
20/16/Davy Cook/Tallahassee, Fla./$500/3/Contact
LENGTH OF RACE:30 Laps of 1.54 Mile Circuit for 46.20 miles
TIME OF RACE:41 Minutes, 05.912 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:67.448
MARGIN OF VICTORY:0 Minutes 7.233 Seconds
LAP LEADERS:Sepp Koster Lap 1 through 8
Ryan Hunter-Reay Lap 9 through 30
WEST SIDE PARKING FASTEST RACE LAP:Ryan Hunter-Reay 1:08.681 (80.721)
Lap 22
WEST SIDE PARKING FASTEST QUALIFIER:Sepp Koster 00:54.136 (102.409 mph)
CONSECO STEP UP AWARD:Sara Senske From 14th to 6th
TOTAL PAYOUT:$54,350
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Lime Rock Race 2 (fourth race in the 2001 BDPS series)
Top 15 Points After Round 4
Hunter-Reay, 60; Rondet, 54; R. Sperafico, 46; A. Sperafico, 43; Yasukawa,
41; Koster, 37; Cook, 32; Breuers, 31; Morley, 30;
Boss, 30; Okamoto, 26; Plumb, 26; Senske, 20; Szymczak, 16; Brusatin, 7;
Wieringa, 7
2001 Barber Dodge Pro Series
Round 4
Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock, Conn.
May 28, 2001
FINAL RESULT
All Drivers in Dodge Reynard racecars on Michelin tires
Pos/Car/Driver/Hometown/Pts./Winnings/Laps/Status
1/3/Sepp Koster/The Netherlands/20/$13,000/37/Running
2/31/Ryan Hunter-Reay/Boca Raton, Fla./16/$8,750/37/Running
3/9/Alexandre Sperafico/Toledo Parana, Brazil/14/$6,500/37/Running
4/16/Davy Cook/Tallahassee, Fla./13/$5,000/37/Running
5/24/Nicolas Rondet/Melle, France/12/$3,250/37/Running
6/4/Matt Plumb/Unionville, Pa./10/$2,250/37/Running
7/21/Rafael Sperafico/Toledo Parana, Brazil/9/$1,800/37/Running
8/27/Akihira Okamoto/Osaka, Japan/8/$1,700/37/Running
9/94/Marc Breuers/Philadelphia, Penn./7/$1,600/37/Running
10/8/Roger Yasukawa/Santa Monica, Calif./6/$1,500/37/Running
11/19/Sara Senske/Kennewick, Wash./5/$1,400/37/Running
12/23/Brian Rivera/Miami Lakes, Fla./4/$1,800/37/Running
13/14/David Wieringa/Oak Brook Ill./3/$1,200/37/Running
14/18/Peter Boss/Narragansett, R.I./2/$1,100/37/Running
15/26/Rhonda Trammell/Pittsboro, Ind./1/$1,000/36/Running
16/33/Jon Vannini/Hillsborough, Calif./$500/36/Running
17/12/Keith Dusko/Red Bank, N. J./$500/36/Running
18/34/Christian Szymczak/Oakland, Calif./$500/35/Running
19/11/Jon Morley/Columbus, Ohio/$500/32/Running
20/15/Rene Bauer/Sao Paulo, Brazil/$500/19/Contact
LENGTH OF RACE:37 Laps of 1.54 Mile Circuit for 56.98 miles
TIME OF RACE:39 Minutes, 33.975 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:86.407
MARGIN OF VICTORY:0 Minutes 0.357 Seconds
LAP LEADERS:Sepp Koster - All Laps
WEST SIDE PARKING FASTEST RACE LAP:Nicolas Rondet 0:54.629 (101.485 mph)
Lap 36
WEST SIDE PARKING FASTEST QUALIFIER:Davy Cook 1:08.796 (80.586 mph)
CONSECO STEP UP AWARD: Brian Rivera, from 20th to 12th
TOTAL PAYOUT:$54,350
