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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
AUTO RACING: Travis Gregg solid in Indy test
Camden driver Travis Gregg is back in business in open-wheel racing. Gregg recently tested two Firestone Indy Lights Dallaras at the Friday, April 11 test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gregg agreed to help the Sam Schmidt Motorsports team shake down their car in the morning session. And he shook things up pretty well. Gregg ran faster times in the SSM No. 34 car than regular driver Jon Brownson. Gregg’s time and speed of 48.1021 seconds at 187.102 mph was 12th quickest overall among the 24 recorded times. Brownson’s best lap was 21st quickest. Later in the day, Gregg teamed up with Pittsboro, Ind.-based Team Moore and went even faster. He had the no. 2 machine up to 48.0531 seconds and 187.293 mph, the eighth fastest lap of the session. Former Indycar Series driver Jeff Simmons was 14th quickest in the same car. “I’m really happy with my run,” Gregg said. “It’s a good feeling to know that I was able to run the fastest times in both cars.” Team Moore owner Mark M. Moore seemed impressed with Gregg’s run, too. “I believe Travis did an excellent job in our car late in the afternoon,” Moore said in an e-mailed statement. “He posted that time when most everyone had done their quicker times in the morning. We plan to run Travis in the upcoming Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Carb Day in May. Travis will surely be a contender for the race victory.” The Friday test was the only time drivers had to test at IMS until the teams return to the famed speedway for practice and qualifying on May 22. The Freedom 100 will be held May 23.
