¦ September 9, 2007
LOGAN GOMEZ WINS FIRST CAREER INDY PRO SERIES RACE
Press Release from Sam Schmidt Motorsports

JOLIET, Ill. – Sunday saw the closest finish in Indy Pro Series history as Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver Logan Gomez edged out teammate, 2007 Indy Pro Series Champion, Alex Lloyd, by 0.0005 seconds. No other race sanctioned by the Indy Racing League has had a closer margin of victory.

The win is Gomez’s first in his Indy Pro Series career. In fact, it’s his first win outside of go-kart racing. He led the last 21 laps in the 67-lap race. In total, he led 22.

Lloyd led 38 laps of the race, but when it came down to it at the end, he was just barely an inch short.

Travis Gregg jumped into the #38 car vacated by Ryan Justice at the last minute. Gregg charged from dead last at the start to as high as third at one point. While dueling with Gomez and Lloyd, Gregg moved on the high side of the backstretch, but unfortunately, Wade Cunningham was in his way. The two tangled, and both crashed out.

Leilani Münter made her return to the cockpit this weekend for her second Indy Pro Series start. Early on in the race, she experienced an ill-handling car, and with the tires not up to optimum temperature and pressure, she lost control and spun towards the inside wall coming out of turn two. Her rear wing was damaged, and she lost a considerable amount of time in the pits for repairs. Once she returned to the track, she used the track time to acclimate herself more to the open-wheeled cars and how they feel in large packs of traffic.

With the season complete, the team heads back to its Indianapolis headquarters to tear everything down and start from new in preparations for the 2008 season.

The team will celebrate its championship winning performance on Tuesday night at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the championship awards banquet. The event begins at 8 p.m. edt and can be viewed live on IndyCar.com.