Loudon, NH (August 14, 2011) -Dreyer &
Reinbold Racing endured plenty of emotion and action during the
MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225. The team made their first appearance at
the 1.025 oval as it turned out to be a bittersweet day for DRR
drivers, Tomas Scheckter (No. 22 MoveThatBlock.com) and Ana Beatriz
(No.24 Ipiranga).
The entire event was filled with the threat of rain, which
definitely mixed up the way things shook out in Loudon, New
Hampshire. Tomas Scheckter, pilot of the No. 22 MoveThatBlock.com
machine, turned heads as he went from P18 on the starting grid to
P8 all on the first lap. Then the caution flew on the first lap and
on the Lap 7 restart Scheckter had another impressive run as he
went from P8 to P6. The caution came out again and on the Lap 11
restart, he gained three more positions, putting him in third
place. From that point on, Scheckter tried to hang on, but he
needed traffic to stay in the mix, and as a result he lost a few
positions. On Lap 70, he came in for fuel and tires and then the
weather came.
Rain finally rolled in and the yellow flew on Lap 75. As the
field rode around for 32 laps waiting for the weather to clear, the
green flagged was dropped on Lap 107. Unfortunately,
that's when things would change for Scheckter. On Lap 110 Marco
Andretti clipped the left rear of the No. 22 MoveThatBlock.com
machine, which then sent Scheckter into Tony Kanann. His day was
ended early and he finished in 23rd position.
It was a similar story for Ana Beatriz. The Brazilian hung on
through all of the craziness, proving once again that she continues
to graduate from rookie status. On the start, she stayed clear of
the mayhem that was unfolding in front of her and maintained her
21st starting position. Beatriz came in on Lap 73 for
fuel and tires and then the yellow flag came out for rain. On the
Lap 107 restart, Bia held her own and slowly worked her way up the
grid.
The rain came out again and the yellow flew on Lap 206. From
that point on is when things got a little tricky for Beatriz. The
Brazilian stayed out of trouble and was sitting in P14. The restart
came out and unfortunately, Beatriz got caught up in the mayhem in
front of her, which collected the No. 24 Ipiranga car. Luckily, the
order went back to what it was before the restart and she finished
the race in 14th position.
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing will head straight to Sonoma,
California to test in preparation for the next round. For more
updates on the team, please visit www.dreyerreinboldracing.com.
What they have to say about the MoveThatBlock.Com Indy
225:
Tomas Scheckter, No. 22 MoveThatBlock.Com:"It
was a good start and I worked the outside lane. I managed to get
myself up to P3 pretty early on. We knew what we were doing with
the car and that it wasn't going to be that good on its own, but
good in traffic. We really needed the traffic and as soon as the
traffic came we were a little bit better. I got pushed up by Ryan
Briscoe just before the rain came and that dropped us back a back a
bit. On the restart Marco Andretti just came up on me. We had
passed him and cleared him, and he was at my left rear and hit my
left rear. It was obvious on the video and it's just upsetting for
the crew and MoveThatBlock.com guys. It was great to have them on
board and I wish that we could have had a better result. We will
see."
Ana Beatriz, No. 24 Ipiranga:"It was a tough
day. I knew it was going to be a tough race with 26 cars in the
field with a mix of really fast cars and not so fast cars. We were
just working through that trying to improve. I think that we made
some changes that made the car better and the track was getting
better. At the end we were running some really good laps, but it
was just really hard to pass. We had some really good pit stops and
at the end we were in a good position. Unfortunately, it started to
rain a couple of times and I don't know what the league was
thinking in restarting the race, but it was really dangerous. There
was still moisture on my visor and when they said one lap to go I
couldn't believe it. As soon as we restarted everyone started to
spin and we got caught in it. At the end of the day for us the
league decided to finish the race before the restart so we didn't
lose much. It was a tough day and I have to thank all of the
Ipiranga crew. We now move onto Sonoma."