The 40-lap Carneros 100 provided its share of excitement for Bryan Herta Autosport this afternoon at Infineon Raceway. Sebastian Saavedra was credited with a 15th-place result after contact while Joel Miller, in a one-off program with the team, drove a solid race to finish ninth in only his second career Firestone Indy Lights start. Saavedra lined up sixth on the grid and was battling Dan Clarke for fifth place when the two made contact on a Lap 10 restart at the 2.303-mile permanent road course. Clarke was able to continue but Saavedra retired with a bent toe link ...Read More
Joel Miller to Drive for BHA at Sonoma
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (August 17, 2010) – American driving talent Joel Miller will contest his second career Firestone Indy Lights Series race this weekend driving for Bryan Herta Autosport in the Carneros 100 at Infineon Raceway. His #28 entry will be sponsored by Doug Mockett & Company, Lamborghini Travels, Blanco Basura Clothing, Valli Construction and Paradise Landscape. Miller will assume the seat held by Stefan Wilson in nine races to date this season while Wilson and BHA work to secure the funding to return Wilson to the cockpit for the remaining races on the schedule. “We are excited to ...Read More
Top-Five Finishes for Wilson and Saavedra at Mid-Ohio
It was a battle between teammates as Stefan Wilson held off the charge of Sebastian Saavedra to give Bryan Herta Autosport a fourth and fifth-place result in the Mid-Ohio 100 this afternoon. Polesitter Martin Plowman claimed a dominant flag-to-flag victory – his first in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. Saavedra, who started fourth, lost two positions at the start with Wilson, who qualified fifth, and Charlie Kimball the beneficiaries. Kimball was able to pass Wilson on Lap 3 and the field began to separate but it wasn’t until the latter stages of the caution-free 40-lap race that Saavedra managed to ...Read More
Wilson, Saavedra Optimistic for BHA’s Mid-Ohio Bid
Following a promising test at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in June, Bryan Herta Autosport drivers Stefan Wilson and Sebastian Saavedra have been eagerly awaiting their return. The 2.258-mile, 13-turn permanent road course will host this Sunday’s Mid-Ohio 100 – the ninth round of Firestone Indy Lights Series competition. Mid-Ohio was the site of Wilson’s final Indy Lights race in 2009, which consisted of a six-race campaign focused on the road/street circuits. At a track known for limited passing opportunities, he finished his season on a high note with an impressive drive from 17th to 8th to earn Hard ...Read More
