Sunday, May 4, 2008

Podlesni Ends Westphal Streak

Buttonwillow, Calif. (May 3, 2008) – Robert Podlesni has ended Jeff Westphal’s streak of pole positions at three as the Pacific F2000 Series presented by Hankook opened qualifying for round 5 at Buttonwillow Raceway this morning. Driving his Terminal Velocity/Alpinestars, DFR Van Diemen, Podlesni turned his best lap of 1:43.149 late in the session to take the pole position away from Westphal, 1:43.613, in his TNT Demolition/Cacci Construction PR1 Van Diemen. The two battled throughout qualifying and emerged 1.5 seconds clear of third qualifier Max Hyatt.

Hyatt in his Performance Drink, PR1 Van Diemen whose time of 1:45.310 just edged PR1 teammate Shaun Modisette in his Carson Trailer’s Van Diemen by .024 of a second.

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