SAMAX Motorsport owner Peter Baron announced in March that in addition to Kansas, Duno also would attempt to qualify for the 91st Indianapolis 500 (May 27), and events at Texas Motor Speedway (June 9), Iowa Speedway (June 24), Watkins Glen International (July 8), Nashville Superspeedway (July 14), Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (July 22), Michigan International Speedway (Aug. 5), Kentucky Speedway (Aug. 11) and the season finale at Chicagoland Speedway (Sept. 9) in the No. 23 CITGO Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone.
Duno had been competing for SAMAX Motorsport in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. The team, which included A. J. Foyt Racing driver Darren Manning, finished second overall in the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January. Her last race in the CITGO-sponsored Daytona Prototype was March 24 in the Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway (fourth place with former IndyCar Series driver Patrick Carpentier).
“We’re very happy, ” Baron said. “With all the drama of the rain and cold, it’s definitely exciting to be ready and moving forward to Sunday. I feel like we’ve just passed our college exams. It’s nice to get that done and over with. It’s exciting but now we are on to the next chapter. ”
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