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28.09.11
DILLON BATTISTINI JOINS CONQUEST RACING FOR THE KENTUCKY INDY 300
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Indianapolis, Indiana – September 29th, 2011 – Conquest Racing announced today that Dillon Battistini will join the team as the driver of the #34 car this weekend at Kentucky Speedway for the Kentucky Indy 300, the penultimate round of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Season. The rookie driver, coached by the Conquest Racing crew, successfully completed his rookie oval test last weekend at the same track and is now ready to make his debut alongside the stars of series.
The British driver is a testament of the Road to Indy program as he's moved up through the ranks after making a name for himself in 2008 when he became a four-time winner in the Firestone Indy Lights Series, including a commanding win from pole at the Freedom 100, the year's most important event. He is also the 2007 Asian Formula 3 Champion and now he will have the chance to showcase his talent in the fastest open-wheel cars in the world. The 300 mile event will feature a record-starting field of 29 cars as the season winds down and the teams try to make the most of the last two races ever for the Dallara Chassis.
Activities for the Kentucky Indy 300 will begin Saturday October 1st with practice and qualifying, and the race will be broadcasted LIVE on October 2 through VERSUS at 2:00 PM ET.
Dillon Battistini
Driver
No.34 Conquest Racing/Honda/Dallara/Firestone
"I thoroughly enjoyed being back at the wheel of an Indycar for my rookie oval test last Friday. It felt great to get up to speed after being on the sidelines for a while. I'm relishing the opportunity to make an impression on the Indycar stage at Kentucky Speedway this weekend, and can't express enough gratitude to my various backers and also to Eric Bachelart at Conquest Racing for doing everything possible to turn my long-held dream of racing an Indycar into a reality."
Eric Bachelart
Team Owner, Conquest Racing
"We are very happy to be a part of this project and to help Dillon make his debut in the IZOD Indycar Series. He has worked very hard and has always kept focus on the goal of moving up and after achieving a lot of success in the Firestone Indy Lights Series he is now ready for this challenge. We had a good rookie test with him last week, obviously coming in to the second to last race in a series as competitive as Indycar is not easy, the competition is extremely high, but we are confident that as a team we can help him get up to speed quickly and give him a car that he can go and compete with everybody out there for a strong result."
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