Camara hopes to break Lloyd’s streak at Milwaukee: Jaime Camara heads to The Milwaukee Mile hoping the country’s oldest active oval track is as good to him this year as it has been in the past.
Camara and 21 other Indy Pro Series drivers will contest the Road Runner 100 at the facility on June 2 – the fifth of 16 races on the 2007 schedule.
Camara is one of the leading candidates to end series points leader Alex Lloyd’s four-race winning streak. The 26-year-old Brazilian won the pole at The Mile in 2005 and recorded his third career Indy Pro Series victory there last year.
“I love that track, ” said Camara, who drives the No. 11 Osofresh car for Andretti Green Racing. “I’ve always done well there.
“We had a test there a couple of weeks ago, and my car was really good right out of the box, so I think we’re going to be really competitive there from the first practice. I’ll do my best. We’re working hard on the setups already. This whole week we’re going to see what we want to change from the test for the race, adapting to the weather conditions. I really think this one is going to be really good. I want to fight for the win to the last lap. “
While Lloyd has been the record setter this season, tying the series mark for consecutive victories and becoming the first driver to win on both the oval and road course at Indianapolis, Camara has been making his own statements.
He started the season by advancing a record 20 positions during the race from a starting position of 24th to a finish of fourth. He made jumps of 15 spots in each of the last two races.
“I had a problem with the fuel pump at Homestead, and that cost me qualifying, ” Camara said. “But the race was good. At Indy, I had a problem with the uprights (during qualifying). I can only hope that they fix those problems for the next races. I expect the best from them. I trust them. I think they are doing a great job, and I think they will do it for me. “
Others entered in the Road Runner 100 include last year’s pole winner and 2005 series champion Wade Cunningham, leading rookie Hideki Mutoh and Oconomowoc, Wis., native Bobby Wilson.
The Road Runner 100 will be the first one-day event for the Indy Pro Series with practice, qualifying and the race all taking place on June 2.
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