Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg Results – All Classes:
1. Capello/McNish – LMP1
2. Pirro/Werner – LMP1
3. Maassen/Briscoe – LMP2
4. Dumas/Bernhard – LMP2
5. Brabham/Johansson – LMP2/Acura
6. Fernandez/Diaz – LMP2/Acura
Adrian Fernandez - #15 Lowe s Acura Lola:
“It was a good day but we have to learn about some drivers and some situations. When you are behind a lapped car, you are not expecting him to be fighting for position. Luis got caught in that situation and we got a penalty. Our race was over then. We were strong all weekend and I feel we had the win there this evening but it slipped out of our hands. It tells you that these races are not over until they re over. ”
Adrian Fernandez Fast Facts… is a veteran of a 12-year career at the top levels of open-wheel competition, winning in both Champ Car (CART) and IndyCar Series competition with a career record that includes 194 starts, 11 wins and 25 podiums… debuted in sports car competition in 2006, winning the Mid-Ohio Rolex Sports Car Series race and claiming four additional top-five finishes… began competing in select NASCAR Busch Series events in 2005, driving for Team Lowe s Racing and Hendrick Motorsports and most recently finished ninth in the Busch race at Mexico City on March 4… finished fifth in the IndyCar Series championship in his inaugural season in 2004 with three wins and six top-five finishes… missed the 2000 Champ Car championship crown by only 10 points, finishing second in the series… has garnered numerous awards over the years including “Athlete of the Year in Mexico”… named one of Mexico s 300 most influential people by a national magazine in 2006… 43 years old from Mexico City…resides in Scottsdale, Ariz., with wife Catalina.
Luis Diaz – #15 Lowe s Acura Lola:
“He [Chris Dyson] had been holding me down a lot. He opened the door going into Turn One and then closed it. It s unfortunate because I didn t want to hit him. I was doing my race and I was leading. He was four laps behind and was still able to continue. I think the team showed a lot of potential today. They did a great job. I feel bad because we deserve more but we still have 10 races to go. We are okay in points and we should be there fighting for the win again in the next races. ”
Luis Diaz Fast Facts… debuted in sports car competition in 2004 and has claimed eight wins over the past three years as well as Rolex Sports Car Series Team Championship honors in 2006 and a second-place result in the driver championship co-driving with Scott Pruett… was named “Driver of the Year” in Mexico in 2006… won the Mexico Formula 3 championship in 1998… earned Rookie of the Year honors in the Mexican Indy Lights Pan-American Championship, Mexico Formula 3 Championship and Formula Reynard Series Mexico… U. S. open-wheel success includes a fourth-place finish in the 2002 Atlantic championship… began racing go-karts at the age of 12, winning several national championships… 29 years old from Mexico City… resides in Toluca, Mexico, with wife Carolina… nickname is “Chapulín” (Cha-poo-leen) which means grasshopper.
ABOUT LOWE S FERNANDEZ RACING:
Lowe s Fernandez Racing enters its first season of ALMS competition in 2007 as one of three Acura-powered LMP2 class teams. Driving talents Adrián Fernández and Luis Diaz, both of Mexico City, Mexico, will campaign the #15 Lowe s Acura Lola prototype in the series 12 rounds of competition. Lowe s, the second largest home improvement retailer in the world, has enjoyed much success in the motorsports arena including the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Championship with Jimmie Johnson. Fernández Racing was formed in the fall of 2000 by Fernandez and motorsports veteran Tom Anderson. The team has won in every racing category it has contested including Champ Car, IndyCar Series and Grand Am competition.
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