NEWTON, Iowa, Thursday, June 21, 2012 – The state-of-the-art 7/8-mile Iowa Speedway is short in length like the Milwaukee Mile, but it’s high-banked tri-oval design produces racing and speeds similar to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fortunately for Canadian David Ostella, he showed speed and race craft at both in his No. 22 Global Precast/LiUNA/Xtreme Coil Drilling car.
The Maple, Ontario native was second fastest in the open test at Indianapolis and posted a fifth qualifying position capitalizing on Team Moore Racing’s strength at the high-speed oval. His late run to a fourth place finish at Milwaukee shows the young Canadian has the patience of a veteran and an ability to manage his race equipment.
“Going to Iowa this year will be great,” said the 20-year-old. “It is a fast oval similar to Indy and is flat out the whole way around. It just doesn’t have the 90-degree corners. It is a fast track and I’m really looking forward to racing there again.“
Ostella is looking to continue his current streak of four top-ten starts and improve on his 2011 finish of ninth at Iowa Speedway.
He continued, “After finishingfourth in Milwaukee, I’m looking to bring that momentum to Iowa for another top-five finish or better. The team and I needed a good finish and with spirits high, I think we can do even better here.”
Sunoco Pole Qualifying is set for Friday, June 24 at 5:15 p.m. Central Time. Saturday’s Firestone Indy Lights Sukup 100 begins at 6:40 p.m. Central. Follow David Ostella on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
Weekend Schedule: (All times local)
Friday, June 24
1:30 – 2:15 a.m. – Firestone Indy Lights practice
5:15 – 6 p.m. – Sunoco Pole Qualifying
Saturday, June 25
2:10 -2:55 p.m. – Firestone Indy Lights practice
6:30 p.m. – Sukup 100 pre-race
6:40 p.m. – Sukup 100 (115 laps/100 miles), NBC Sports Network (Taped) 11:59 p.m., Saturday June 25)
