Kansas Indy Lights Qualifying Cancelled

Cold Temperatures Freeze Out Sunday Qualifications

by Allan Brewer
allan@indyproracer.com

Firestone Indy Lights qualifying was cancelled at Kansas Speedway due to cold temperatures.

The mercury fell to 34 degrees Fahrenheit overnight around Kansas City, and was late to break 45 degrees Sunday (April 27th) morning.

The grid is set based on driver points, with Sam Schmidt Motorsports’ Richard Antinucci leading the way.

Alongside him on the front row is second-place Raphael Matos, then Dillon Battistini, J R Hildebrand and Ana Beatriz (see starting grid link below).

Short WarmUp Stands In for Qualifying Runs

In lieu of qualifications Indy Lights officials held a seven minute, thirty second warmup at approximately 10:30 AM local time.

Andrew Prendeville finished quickest in the first group with a best lap speed of 189.017 mph.

Logan Gomez was second-quick overall at 188.479 mph and lamented the lost opportunity to start further forward than the 13th spot on the grid he was awarded.

"We had tough luck in St. Petersburg and we’re still paying for it," he said. "We used the time this morning to tune the car to run in traffic because we didn’t have qualifications."

He was followed by Richard Antinucci (188.467 mph) in the session run at ambient 48 degrees Fahrenheit and on a track surface at 67 degrees.

Ana Beatriz was fourth-quick (188.397 mph).

Cyndie Allemann finished fifth in the combined sessions on 188.261 mph.

The 67-lap Kansas Lottery 100 goes green at 12:45 PM CDT, weather permitting.

The forecast for the area calls for a thirty percent chance of showers.

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Firestone Indy Lights Kansas Lottery 100 Starting LineUp

Firestone Indy Lights Kansas Pre-Race Warm-Up