8-10-2007

 

8-10-2007 - Colin has fastest lap, running 2nd last lap, gets spun!

From published reports:

 

Watkins Glen NY - Tight, close racing throughout the entire race and especially on the final lap of the Crown Royal 200 race at Watkins Glen International predicated the outcome of the two-hour/82-lap sprint race for the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley.  Sharing the front row on the start was the No. 75 of Krohn Racing Pontiac of Nic Jonsson and Colin Braun. Jonsson was able to keep the green car at the front. On the pit stop Braun took over and was running strongly in third. On the penultimate lap he passed the No. 10 into turn 10, causing a rage in Agnelelli who retook the position into turn one. Unfortunately there was contact and the 75 spun and ended up in 11th place.

 

Colin Braun, driver, No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley:

“We had a good race going. The whole team did a great job. There was a lot of tight, very close racing over the last part of the race. "I got a good run on the 10 into turn 10 and made the pass," Braun said. "I guess that angered him and he came back with a vengeance into turn one. We had contact, he got bye and finished second. I thought we could get the Krohn car in second place. It was getting better the more laps that we put on it and the front guys were coming back to me. Too bad it had to finish that way. The Krohn team deserved a better result today."

 

Max Angelelli driver, No 10 Sun Trust Racing Pontiac Riley:

"I was really mad when I got out of the car," Angelelli said. "It really made me angry when he went around me. I just couldn't stand for that and I went into turn one and passed him back. He spun after that and I think that was his just reward.

 

Tracy W. Krohn, team owner 

Regarding Colin’s run at the finish:

“It was fun to watch Colin. He made a great pass. I thought he was going to pass Angelelli and Gurney. He made a really good move and got a good run on both of them. He went inside and got by Angelelli but didn’t get by Gurney. I don’t know what happened exactly but I think there was some contact with Angelelli at Turn One. He spun out. It was a pretty exciting finish and a good effort.”

 

Alex Gurney, Driver #99 Gainsco Pointiac Riley

"It seemed like our car was the best on the restarts," Gurney said. "The car was there. It was a perfect day for the team. Jon qualified the car and smoked everybody and did a perfect job during his stint. We had a good pit stop at the 45-minute mark, and I was a little worried with the guys behind me - Max (Angelelli), Scott (Pruett), Colin (Braun). These guys are the toughest guys out there."

 

The next race, Round 13 of 14, will be at the beautiful Infineon Raceway at Sears Point in Sonoma, California for the Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 on August 23-25, 2007. The race will be televised tape delay on SPEED TV on Saturday night, August 25 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

   

  

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