Belardi Auto Racing Endures Bumpy Ride in Baltimore Releases
BALTIMORE -- Belardi Auto Racing’s weekend in Baltimore proved to be quite bumpy, much like the temporary street course that they ran on.
After qualifying in a season high of 3rd position, Belardi Auto Racing’s Anders Krohn was bumped to P5 because of a ruling by race officials four hours after qualifying had ended. Officials ruled that polesitter Gustavo Yacaman had run his fastest lap during a yellow, and the time was disallowed. Yacaman and other drivers, including Krohn, were then rearranged on the starting grid.
Krohn’s teammate, Jorge Goncalvez, officially started the race in P9 and was running in the 8th spot until he caused a full course yellow on Lap 9 of 35. Goncalvez stalled on the 2.04 mile street course, and was moved to the back of the field.
After getting the No. 4 machine restarted, Goncalvez’s day was done on Lap 12. The Venezuelan’s car stalled once more because of a gearbox issue, and unfortunately his day ended in P16.
Meanwhile, having maneuvered his way to P3, Krohn inherited the lead and became the third leader of the race after Conor Daly broke a wing on Lap 25 and Esteban Gurrieri crashed on Lap 28, bringing out another full course caution. The Norwegian continued to lead the race through the restart until he locked up the brakes going into the tight Turn 1 and slid into the runoff area.
Smart moves by the driver of the No. 9 Liberty Engineering machine allowed for Belardi Auto Racing to get a top-10 finish when Krohn ended the 12-turn, 35 lap race in P6.
With lots of ups and downs in Baltimore, the Belardi Auto Racing team is ready to move on and focus on their next race at Kentucky Speedway on October 2nd. Going into the penultimate race, El Pollito and The Viking are 5th and 6th in points, respectively.
Keep up to date with the team on Twitter: @JGoncalvez, @anderskrohn, and on Facebook: “Belardi Auto Racing.”
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USF2000 Finale Brings Accolades for Belardi Auto Racing
BALTIMORE -- It was a challenging but rewarding weekend for Belardi Auto Racing’s USF2000 team to say the least.
With practice delayed five hours on Friday morning, and only turning five laps at the brand new street course, Belardi’s drivers Wayne Boyd and Luigi Biangardi knew this would be a tough but exciting way to end their season in the Cooper Tires USF2000 series.
During the first of two races over the weekend, a Lap 1 accident saw several cars get collected, bringing Boyd to P1. Fighting off competitor Petri Suvanto throughout the race, Boyd clinched his second win of the season and moved to third in Championship points.
Saturday’s happiness didn’t end with Wayne’s win. Teammate Biangardi had an impressive run improving to 4th place after starting in P9 -- his best finish this year. The PFC Award was also awarded to team owner Brian Belardi for being the winning car owner.
Looking to further improve their weekend, Biangardi and Boyd started Sunday’s race in 4th and 5th respectively. Following a restart, Boyd regrettably fell out of the race after his No. 4 TheAppBuilder.com machine began to have electrical problems. His day ended in P15.
The attention was then on Biangardi, who at 15-years-old, is the youngest driver in the series. In a battle for third during the last lap, the driver of the No. 9 INECT-IT.com/Gulfstream Properties machine collided with Matthew DiLeo in Turn 12. The Chicago native unfortunately finished in 12th. At the end of the day, however, a random finisher award, The Staubli Award, was awarded to Luigi, bringing the weekend to a bittersweet finish.
Belardi Auto Racing finishes its impressive USF2000 series season in 3rd place of the Championship run. Wayne Boyd also finishes 3rd in the drivers’ standings with Luigi Biangardi in 10th after only competing in six of the twelve rounds of competition.
Although the year is done for these two impressive drivers, Belardi Auto Racing continues their season with the Firestone Indy Lights series who will compete in two more races this year. Check their Facebook page (“Belardi Auto Racing”) for updates.
BALTIMORE -- Belardi Auto Racing’s weekend in Baltimore proved to be quite bumpy, much like the temporary street course that they ran on.
After qualifying in a season high of 3rd position, Belardi Auto Racing’s Anders Krohn was bumped to P5 because of a ruling by race officials four hours after qualifying had ended. Officials ruled that polesitter Gustavo Yacaman had run his fastest lap during a yellow, and the time was disallowed. Yacaman and other drivers, including Krohn, were then rearranged on the starting grid.
Krohn’s teammate, Jorge Goncalvez, officially started the race in P9 and was running in the 8th spot until he caused a full course yellow on Lap 9 of 35. Goncalvez stalled on the 2.04 mile street course, and was moved to the back of the field.
After getting the No. 4 machine restarted, Goncalvez’s day was done on Lap 12. The Venezuelan’s car stalled once more because of a gearbox issue, and unfortunately his day ended in P16.
Meanwhile, having maneuvered his way to P3, Krohn inherited the lead and became the third leader of the race after Conor Daly broke a wing on Lap 25 and Esteban Gurrieri crashed on Lap 28, bringing out another full course caution. The Norwegian continued to lead the race through the restart until he locked up the brakes going into the tight Turn 1 and slid into the runoff area.
Smart moves by the driver of the No. 9 Liberty Engineering machine allowed for Belardi Auto Racing to get a top-10 finish when Krohn ended the 12-turn, 35 lap race in P6.
With lots of ups and downs in Baltimore, the Belardi Auto Racing team is ready to move on and focus on their next race at Kentucky Speedway on October 2nd. Going into the penultimate race, El Pollito and The Viking are 5th and 6th in points, respectively.
Keep up to date with the team on Twitter: @JGoncalvez, @anderskrohn, and on Facebook: “Belardi Auto Racing.”
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USF2000 Finale Brings Accolades for Belardi Auto Racing
BALTIMORE -- It was a challenging but rewarding weekend for Belardi Auto Racing’s USF2000 team to say the least.
With practice delayed five hours on Friday morning, and only turning five laps at the brand new street course, Belardi’s drivers Wayne Boyd and Luigi Biangardi knew this would be a tough but exciting way to end their season in the Cooper Tires USF2000 series.
During the first of two races over the weekend, a Lap 1 accident saw several cars get collected, bringing Boyd to P1. Fighting off competitor Petri Suvanto throughout the race, Boyd clinched his second win of the season and moved to third in Championship points.
Saturday’s happiness didn’t end with Wayne’s win. Teammate Biangardi had an impressive run improving to 4th place after starting in P9 -- his best finish this year. The PFC Award was also awarded to team owner Brian Belardi for being the winning car owner.
Looking to further improve their weekend, Biangardi and Boyd started Sunday’s race in 4th and 5th respectively. Following a restart, Boyd regrettably fell out of the race after his No. 4 TheAppBuilder.com machine began to have electrical problems. His day ended in P15.
The attention was then on Biangardi, who at 15-years-old, is the youngest driver in the series. In a battle for third during the last lap, the driver of the No. 9 INECT-IT.com/Gulfstream Properties machine collided with Matthew DiLeo in Turn 12. The Chicago native unfortunately finished in 12th. At the end of the day, however, a random finisher award, The Staubli Award, was awarded to Luigi, bringing the weekend to a bittersweet finish.
Belardi Auto Racing finishes its impressive USF2000 series season in 3rd place of the Championship run. Wayne Boyd also finishes 3rd in the drivers’ standings with Luigi Biangardi in 10th after only competing in six of the twelve rounds of competition.
Although the year is done for these two impressive drivers, Belardi Auto Racing continues their season with the Firestone Indy Lights series who will compete in two more races this year. Check their Facebook page (“Belardi Auto Racing”) for updates.
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