Saturday, May 01, 2010
Bell Micro’s Rafa Matos finishes 16th at Kansas and moves into the top 10 for the session championship
Bell Micro’s Rafa Matos finishes 16th at Kansas and moves into the top 10 for the session championship
The Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway this past weekend was the first oval race of the 2010 season. 2008 IZOD IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon put on a command performance at Kansas, dominating to win ahead of Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan. Bell Micro Racing’s Rafa Matos led Sarah Fisher home as they took 16th and 17th respectively. The both ran clean races and stayed out of trouble to gain valuable points in the chase to the championship. Matos is in 10th place in points with five races run so far.
To illustrate how competitive this years IndyCar series is, Matos’ qualified 13th less than one second off the pole time of Ryan Briscoe. In the final practice session he improved even more to 11th fastest only .2310 seconds behind the fastest car driven by Scott Dixon.
Now the teams move to Indianapolis and prepare for the 94th running of the Indy 500. We expect Mados and Bell Micro Racing to be even more competitive at the speedway.
archives
- 8/31 :: DAVEY HAMILTON TURNS IN COMPETITIVE RUN DURING BITTERSWEET RACE IN CHICAGO FOR DE FERRAN DRAGON RACING
- 8/24 :: LATE RACE INCIDENT SPOILS POTENTIAL TOP 10 RUN FOR RAPHAEL MATOS AND DE FERRAN DRAGON RACING
- 8/9 :: FAST CAR AND FAST CREW HELP RAPHAEL MATOS AND DE FERRAN DRAGON RACING POST BIG CLIMB IN HONDA INDY 200 AT MID OHIO
- 7/27 :: From rear of the grid to the podium, BMW triumphs at Lime Rock Park once again.
- 7/25 :: DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN FOR RAPHAEL MATOS AND DE FERRAN DRAGON TEAM AT HONDY INDY EDMONTON
- 7/20 :: AVNET JOINS BMW RAHAL LETTERMAN RACING SPONSOR LINEUP
- 7/19 :: LATE RACE INCIDENT STEALS TOP 10 RUN FROM RAPHAEL MATOS IN THE IZOD INDYCAR SERIES HONDA INDY TORONTO
- 7/14 :: THE PATRON RECAP: LARRY H. MILLER DEALERSHIPS UTAH GRAND PRIX
- 5/30 :: AFTER PROMISING START TO MAY IN INDIANAPOLIS DE FERRAN DRAGON RACING SUFFERS TWO CRASHES IN 2010 INDY 500
- 5/27 :: Bell Micro’s Raphael Matos Qualifies on 4th row for Indy 500
- 5/22 :: Solid Second Place for BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team at Laguna Seca
- 5/1 :: Bell Micro’s Rafa Matos finishes 16th at Kansas and moves into the top 10 for the session championship
- 4/21 :: Bell Micro’s Raphael Matos Finishes 20th at Long Beach Grand Prix
- 4/16 :: Long Beach ALMS Preview
- 4/5 :: Bell Micro's Matos charges from the back row to a stunning 8th place finish in rain delayed St. Petersburg Indy Car Race
- 3/22 :: Bell Micro and BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team Finish second and third at Sebring 12 Hours
- 3/18 :: Bell Micro at Sebring 12 Hours this weekend
- 2/26 :: BELL MICRO PRODUCTS JOINS BMW RAHAL LETTERMAN RACING TEAM SPONSOR LINEUP FOR 2010 AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES SEASON
- 1/10 :: ALMS – New Class Structure for 2010