Two Infineon and Beyond

Photo: Jim Haines

A Road Course Win For Bia?
For the first time in series history, a female driver could walk away with the Firestone Firehawk Cup. Brazil's Ana Beatriz, who is fifth in points, became the first female driver to win in the Firestone Indy Lights on July 12 at Nashville Superspeedway. Beatriz, benefits from the championship experience of Sam Schmidt Motorsports, which has won two of the last three races at Kentucky.

Schedule (local time):
Aug. 22
10-10:45 a.m. - Firestone Indy Lights practice
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - IndyCar Series practice
1:45-2:30 p.m. - SWE Pole Qualifying
2:45-3:45 p.m. - IndyCar Series practice

Aug. 23
9-9:15 a.m. - Firestone Indy Lights warm-up
9:30-10:30 a.m. - IndyCar Series practice (two groups)
11:15 a.m. - Carneros 100 pre-race
11:45 a.m. - Carneros 100 (30 laps/67.35 miles)
1:15 p.m. - PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award Qualifying presented by Pep Boys

Aug. 24
9:45-10:15 a.m. - IndyCar Series warm-up
11 a.m. - Valley of the Moon 100 pre-race
11:30 a.m. - Valley of the Moon 100 (30 laps/67.35 miles)
1:05 p.m. - PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County pre-race
2:30 p.m. - PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County (80 laps/180 miles)