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 #Race
#7 :
Texa Motor Speedway:
Bombardier Learjet 550k
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Gates: 4:00 pm Event: 8:30 pm
"America’s Original Nighttime IndyCar Race" has
become a June Texas tradition, and the Bombardier Learjet
550k promises to keep fans on the edge of their seats throughout.
 This year’s Bombardier Learjet 550k offers
fans 50 kilometers more of side-by-side Indy Racing League
IndyCar Series action. The stars will be bright for this
nocturnal classic — both on the track and in the sky!
Don’t miss it!
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Texas
Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost
portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas - the portion
located in Denton County, Texas. The track layout is very
similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway
(formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway). The track measures 1.5
miles around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is
of the quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts
outward slightly.
Marco Andretti made his Texas debut last year and said: "I'm
excited to race at Texas Motor Speedway. I know it’s
a fast track and it will be my first experience with
'pack' racing. Every week I seem to encounter something
new and this weekend will be no different. The NYSE team
has done a great job preparing cars for me and I have
no doubt that the NYSE car will be competitive again
this week."
Marco
Andretti on the Bombardier Learjet
500
"Setting
up a car for Texas is always a challenge. The track's high-banked turns allow
the driver to remain full-throttle the entire lap and results in 'pack' racing.
The challenge is in trimming as much aerodynamic drag from the car as possible,
yet keeping the car drivable when it is in the middle of a pack of cars."
Eddie Jones, Race Engineer,
#26 NYSE Dallara/Honda/Firestone, on the Bombardier Learjet 500:
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