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HVM Racing Edmonton Qualifying Report: Venue: Edmonton City Centre Raceway, 1.973-mile road course, Edmonton, Alberta. HVM Racing was involved in an accident during the first practice session on Thursday that resulted in major damage to the No. 33 PDVSA HVM Racing Honda. The crew worked for the remainder of the day repairing the damage and preparing for Friday’s practice and qualifying sessions. Friday morning, HVM Racing driver E.J. Viso was back behind the wheel, and this time the team had the opportunity to learn more about the track and the car. Viso turned in 15 laps during the morning practice session as the team continued to make improvements. Qualifying in the first session, the team was matched against 13 other teams. A group that included some of the fastest drivers of the weekend, only the top six times transferred to the second session.
Comments from team owner Keith Wiggins after qualifying at Edmonton: “We don’t like being in this starting position, but, like last weekend, we’ve shown that we can move up to the front and be fast in the race. The team had to do a lot of work to the car and now we’re getting back on track.” Comments from team driver E.J. Viso after qualifying at Edmonton: “We are all really frustrated right now, but we have an opportunity to only get better. We were faster in qualifying than what we were in practice, and that proves we are getting better, but there is a lot more we want to prove this weekend.” Contact: For more information on HVM Racing visit www.hvm-racing.com HVM is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. In its 7 years of competition in the Champ Car World Series, the team has earned 6 wins, 2 pole positions, and an additional 16 podiums since 2001 when Keith Wiggins took over Bettenhausen Motorsports. They finished 4th and 3rd, respectively, in Championship standings in 2006 and 2007 and drivers Mario Dominguez and Robert Doornbos were named Rookie of the Year in 2002 and 2007, respectively.
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