ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 28, 2010) -- In what can best be described as a wet and wild race, Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán finished 5th in his maiden voyage with Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, in the opening round of Firestone Indy Lights on the Streets of St. Petersburg.
In the shortened race (35 laps from 45) that was slowed by multiple caution flags, Yacamán started 10th and was able to avoid an incident on the first lap that ended the race leader’s day and brought out the first yellow flag.
After the restart, the young Colombian quickly worked his way through traffic on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn street course and claimed second place by Lap 4. A light rain forced the red flag in the following lap, and all cars came into the pits to put on rain tires.
Restarting second, Yacamán was able to hold off the hard-charging machines behind him until he missed a turn going into 4 on Lap 15 and was forced onto the side street. He quickly recovered and worked his way back into the field, ultimately finishing fifth.
“It was a really hard and long race,” said Yacamán. “I had a good start on the outside, and I was able to make up some positions. I was really cautious on the restart, but I was able to move up to second place before they stopped the race due to conditions.
From then on, it was a really long race. I made a couple of mistakes going into Turn 4 that cost us a podium finish. But at the end of the day, I kept it off the wall and a finished a solid fifth. I really want to thank all my crew for their support and determination during the weekend. They did a great job.”
Up next for Yacamán and Firestone Indy Lights is Round 2 at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama, April 9-11th, as part of the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama weekend. The race can be seen LIVE on streaming video on Indycar.com. Tickets can be purchased at www.barbermotorsports.com or by calling (800)240-2300.
The Colombian Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán is supported by CREPES & WAFFLES, MAC BATTERIES, TUVACOL, SSANGYONG, GASES DE OCCIDENTE, SIESA, CINE COLOMBIA and ALCALDIA DE CALI.
Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing was formed in 2010 as a partnership between two successful racing entities. With leadership from brothers Nicholas and Dominic Cape, and along with Wayne Taylor and his organization in Indianapolis, the team campaigns cars in the Firestone Indy Lights Championship with Gustavo Yacamán, as well as the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda with drivers Josh Fielding and Patrick McKenna.
