IZOD INDYCAR SERIES
GRAND PRIX OF BALTIMORE
STREETS OF BALTIMORE
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
Ryan Hunter-Reay Wins Grand Prix of Baltimore; Victory is his Fourth of the Season and Tightens Championship Battle Heading to Fontana; Win is 10th Trip to Victory Lane for Chevrolet IndyCar V6 Engine this Season
BALTIMORE (September 1, 2012) – For the fourth time this season, Ryan Hunter-Reay stood atop the IZOD IndyCar Series Victory podium. Behind the wheel of the No. 28 Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Andretti Autosport Chevrolet, Hunter-Reay scored the 10th victory for Chevrolet, and cut his points deficit in the battle for the Driver’s Championship to 17 points heading into the season finale in two weeks at Fontana, California.
“Congratulations to Ryan Hunter-Reay and the Andretti Autosport team on their win today on the streets of Baltimore,” said Chris Berube, Chevrolet Racing Program Manager, IZOD IndyCar Series. “Congratulations as well to Ryan Briscoe on his runner-up finish.It was a difficult race for the teams and drivers to strategize with the changing weather conditions and numerous caution periods, but the tenacity of the Chevrolet IndyCar V6 teams shined through for a great showing at the checkered flag.
“The success this season of our Chevrolet teams in the IZOD IndyCar Series is the result of a tremendous team effort with our technical partners and all of our teams. Everyone at Chevrolet is extremely proud of the program. We have one race to go in the driver’s championship with three drivers still mathematically in the fight. It will be an exciting season finale in Fontana.”
Hunter-Reay was credited with leading five times during the 75-lap race for a total of 13 laps with a margin of victory of 1.4391 seconds. Hunter-Reay sits second in the driver championship standings, 17 points behind leader Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, who finished sixth today after leading twice for a race-high 22 laps.
Ryan Briscoe, No. 2 PPG Automotive Refinishes Team Penske Chevrolet, finished second. Briscoe led once for 11 laps, and now sits sixth in the standings with one race remaining in the 2012 season.
Rubens Barrichello drove the No. 8 BMC/Embrase KV Racing Technology Chevrolet to a fifth-place finish, his second consecutive top-five run.
Also in the top-10 finishers for Team Chevy were Oriol Servia, No. 22 Panther/Dreyer and Reinbold Racing Chevrolet in seventh place at the checkered flag. E.J. Viso, No. 5 CITGO/PDVSA KV Racing Technology Chevrolet, in ninth position. And, Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Penske Truck Rental Chevrolet, crossed the finish line in 10th place.
