XM Satellite Radio Acura 2007 Lone Star Grand Prix Fact Sheet
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Apr 19, 2007
Marino Franchitti on the Lone Star Grand Prix:
“I’m excited. I think the car has certainly been fast enough to win the last two races. Everyone has been working really hard. We’ve had a consistently fast car and hopefully that continues at Houston. If it does, Bryan and I can hopefully get the result that the guys have deserved in the last couple of races.
“I’ve never run at Houston, but I’ve been watching a lot of video of it. I believe they’ve been doing a lot of grinding (on the surface), but it looks like the bumpiest track I’ve ever seen. Hopefully, it will be better this year than it was last year. “
(ON THE SPEED THE XM ACURA HAS SHOWN THUS FAR IN 2007) “With all the hours everyone has put in since the program started, I think they deserve to have a car as quick as the one that we have. I always expected the car to be fast; I don’t know that I expected it to be this consistently fast so early in the program. I believe that is just a testament to the hard work that Acura and Andretti Green Racing have done together. “
Marino Franchitti Facts
* In his first start with AGR, Franchitti had the overall lead for 17 laps at the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg.
* This is Franchitti’s 23rd career start in the ALMS; second with Andretti Green Racing.
* Franchitti scored the fastest qualifying lap in his class at the 2004 Sebring event.
* He has two runner-up class finishes in his ALMS career.
* He was part of the GT2-class winning team at Adria.
