Early 2008 Championship Points Leader Moves from Panther Racing
by Katie Loomis
katie@teammooreracing.com
Team Moore Racing is pleased to announce Dillon Battistini will pilot the #22 TMR entry at the Firestone Indy Lights Series season finale. The final event of the 2008 season will take place on Sunday, September 7 at Chicagoland Speedway.
The English driver currently sits 5th in series point standings and has claimed four victories in his rookie season. His first win of his Indy Lights career came in the season opener at Homestead Miami Speedway, his first ever race on an oval track.
"I'm thankful for opportunity to drive for Team Moore Racing this weekend. I hope to be able to rack up my fifth win of the season," explained Battistini.
"I'm glad I am able to explore my options for next year and gain experience with working with a new team."
Team Moore Racing is currently auditioning drivers for the 2009 season and is extremely pleased to have someone of Dillon's caliber in the seat for the final event of 2008. The team is just coming off their first victory, as Pablo Donoso piloted the #22 to victory lane at Infineon Raceway.
"Tom Wood and I are very happy to have an opportunity to see what Dillon Battistini can do in one of our cars," said team co-owner Mark Moore. "Dillon is an extremely talented driver and we are really looking forward to the race at Chicago with him in the #22 car. With Dillon as a teammate to Jonathan Klein, we couldn't ask for a better pair of drivers to compete in the final event."
Catch the Firestone Indy Lights Series season finale at Chicagoland Speedway Sunday, September 7, 2008. The SunRichGourmet.com 100 will start at 12:30 pm EST. All the racing action will be available live on ESPN2.
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