Sebastian Saavedra paced the final Firestone Indy Lights Open Test before the start of the 2009 season. Saavedra, driving the No. 27 AFS Racing/Andretti Green Racing entry, turned a fast lap of 1 minute 15.6714 seconds, 109.420 mph on the 15-turn, 2.38-mile road course at Barber Motorsports Park.
Saavedra’s teammate, J.R. Hildebrand, was second at 1:15.7648 and Vision Racing’s James Davison was third at 1:15.8599.
Nine cars participated in the test. Other teams opted not to attend the Open Test and use private test days to prepare at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla., for the doubleheader season opener April 4-5 at St. Petersburg, Fla.
SEBASTIAN SAAVEDRA : “We did an awesome job as a team. We divided what we wanted to test with J.R.’s team, and we did a good job finding out the areas we need to improve on for the future. It’s just a shame we couldn’t finish the test and show what we learned the whole day at the end (due to a mechanical failure). Still, I’m happy with everything we learned because it’s only my fourth test in this car. Being able to get up to speed this quickly is good, but I also have a lot to learn.”
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