U.S. F2000 Race 1 Notes from Sebring

Race 1 Notes from Sebring

4:50 PM - Cars roll in to pit lane.
4:50 PM - The 25 car field will do two pace laps.
4:50 PM - No. 55 Rodarte will lead the 25 car field to the green on the
1.85-mile Sebring International Raceway road course.
4:52 PM - No. 89 LaPoint will start alongside No. 55 on the front-row.
4:52 PM - Cars roll.
4:53 PM - With today and tomorrow's race remaining in the 2001 National
Championship No. 69 Asaro leads No. 89, 195 to 189.
4:58 PM - GREEN
4:59 PM - No. 55 Has a big lead going down the back straight.
4:59 PM - Working Lap 1No. 55 spins in turn 17 at the end of the straight.
5:00 PM - Working Lap 2, No. 6 Kasemets is in the lead and has a one second
gap on second place.
5:02 PM - Working Lap 4, Top-five No. 6, No. 87 Potekhen, No. 69 Asaro, No.
33 Dyer and No. 89.
5:02 PM - Working Lap 4, No. 81 Russo and No. 85 Irving is off in turn 2.
5:02 PM - Working Lap 4, No. 2 Bell and No. 85 made contact.
5:03 PM - YELLOW, Working Lap 5.
5:07 PM - Working Lap 7, No. 19 has pulled off on the back straight.
5:10 PM - Working Lap 8, Field given the one to go signal.
5:12 PM - GREEN, Working Lap 9, No. 87 and No. 6 go side-by-side down the
front straight.
5:12 PM - Working Lap 9, No. 87 has lead into turn 1.
5:13 PM - Working Lap 10, No. 69 and No. 6 are side-by-side on the straight.
5:14 PM - Working Lap 10, No. 33 and No. 69 reported contact, both continue
with no damage.
5:15 PM - Working Lap 11, No. 4 Hagar spins and continues.
5:15 PM - Working Lap 11, No. 25 Brinkmann spins in turn 17 and continues.
5:15 PM - Working Lap 11, No. 33 spins in turn 17. No. 69 and No. 6 are
caught up in the spin. No. 69 and No. 6 have exited the car uninjured.
5:16 PM - YELLOW, Working Lap 12.
5:17 PM - Working Lap 13, Top-five is No. 87, No. 89, No. 15 Rojas, No. 3
Bell and No. 18 Figge.
5:19 PM - Working Lap 14, No. 33 has rejoined the race.
5:28 PM - Working Lap 16, Field will go green next time by.
5:30 PM - GREEN, Working Lap 17, Clean restart as No. 87 holds the lead into
turn 1.
5:32 PM - Working Lap 18, No.87 has a four second lead on No. 89.
5:32 PM - Working Lap 18, No. 3 and No. 55 battling for fourth place.
5:33 PM - Working Lap 19, Top-five is No. 87, No. 89, No. 15, No. 55 and No.
3.
5:34 PM - WHITE, Working Lap 20.
5:35 PM - CHECKERED, No. 87 Potekhen wins his first race. No. 89 LaPoint
finishes second and No. 55 Rodarte completes the top-three. No. 9 Imery wins
ACC.

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