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Indianapolis, IN (May 10, 2009) – At 9am, the Indiana sunshine was brilliant coming into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the Turn 2 Grandstands with a light wind and a cloudless sky. By 12 Noon, the calm had turned to the stormy sea of emotions known as Indy 500 Qualifications. For Davey Hamilton, the bright promise of having a quick qualifying run and placing him in the top 15 speed chase became a nerve racking day of hanging on. His four lap average of 221.082 places him in the 22nd starting position on the provisional starting lineup. After a frustrating day for his Dreyer & Reinbold teammates, the HP “Touch the Future Now” Honda Dallara was the only one of the four car stable to survive Qualification Day 2. “The most important thing is that we are in today. It’s very difficult to do a one-month program and be competitive since these guys are in the car week in and week out with their engineers and crew. This race is what made me get healthy again and I don’t know if I would have had the drive to recover because this race means everything to me.” The team will take advantage of the down time this week to work on new setups and potentially find a little more speed while working on a competitive race day strategy. You can follow the day-by-day updates on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, plus DreyerReinbold.com, KingdomRacing.net, IndyRacingExperience.com and RaceFanRadio.com sites are also offering unique content. “I’m working with a technology company using the “Touch the Future Now” campaign and it only makes sense that we would use technology to deliver our message for our sponsors”, said Hamilton. “We’ll have audio blogs and text blasts in addition to the traditional press releases that our team is creating for all of our fans.” Backing Hamilton for the third consecutive year is Hewlett Packard. HP is a technology company that operates in more than 170 countries around the world offering consumers a wide range of products and services from digital photography to digital entertainment and from computing to home printing. For the second year in a row, Houston-based Kingdom Racing is helping Davey locate partners to help spread “Gods Word Through Motorsports”. Kingdom Racing founder George Del Canto said, “Kingdom Racing is about winning for God’s glory. Creating a social network of motorsports enthusiasts will allow all of us who worship Christ to share His message with thousands of race fans everyday.” Along with Davey Hamilton, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is fielding three other entries in the Indianapolis 500 this year with Mike Conway, John Andretti and Milka Duno. Davey and the HP Team will be back on track Thursday between 12pm and 6pm EST as they prepare for the 93rd running of the Indy 500. Stay in touch with him all month by utilizing any of the various media outlets mentioned above. About Davey Hamilton This will mark Hamilton’s ninth Indy 500, as he will attempt to qualify for the May 24th race at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The seasoned driver finished 14th in the race last year and ninth in 2007. His best finish over eight starts in the Indianapolis 500 came in 1998, when he finished fourth. He also finished sixth in 1997. Until 2001, Davey was a regular season IndyCar driver, with 50 race starts, finishing second in the overall Series points in 1996 and 1997. The Idaho native’s career was nearly ended following a devastating crash at the Texas Motor Speedway on June 9, 2001. After 23 operations and two years of rehabilitation, he is now back in racing condition. Hamilton has competed for a number of IndyCar teams including A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Nienhouse Motorsports, Galles Racing, TeamXtreme, Sam Schmidt Motorsports and Vision Racing. About Dreyer & Reinbold / Kingdom Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing enters its 10th season of full-time competition in 2009, making it one of the longest-tenured teams in Indy Racing League competition. Current co-owners, Dennis Reinbold and Robbie Buhl, first teamed in full-time competition at the Walt Disney World Speedway in January of 2000. With Buhl behind the wheel, the two owners tasted victory in their debut race. The 2009 IndyCar Series season-opener on the streets of St. Petersburg marked Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's 200th series start. In its history, the team has boasted a championship list of alumni drivers. Besides Buhl, the team has run Indianapolis 500 winners Al Unser Jr., Buddy Lazier, and Buddy Rice, along with IndyCar Series race winner Ryan Briscoe. The team has one of the longest lines of heritage in American open-wheel racing and the Indianapolis 500 as Dennis Reinbold's grandfather, "Pop" Dreyer, built leading roadsters that raced at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Kingdom Racing’s mission is to deliver God’s word through Motorsports. Their goal is to form a full time IndyCar Series team and, combined with the help of national Christian ministries, reach one million men for Jesus Christ. In 2008, Kingdom Racing made history as the first faith-vision organization to ever compete in the 100 years of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Through their second Indy 500 appearance this year, the team will capture national attention and attract partners to execute this mission. | |||
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