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Daniel Herrington wins at Chicagoland!

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Daniel Herrington wins at Chicagoland!

Andrew Herta
Bryan Herta Autosport
August 29, 2009

Daniel Herrington, driving the No. 28 LeBleu/Bryan Herta Autosport car, overtook Wade Cunningham and James Davison following a Lap 41 restart and held off Davison by 0.0613 of a second in the Chicagoland 100 at Chicagoland Speedway.

This is Daniel’s first win in the Firestone Indy Lights series and Bryan Herta Autosport’s first win as a team. Daniel moves to 6th place in the championship -138 points behind the leader and now winner of the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Series J. R. Hildebrand.

Daniel Herrington – No. 28 Le Bleu/BHA Dallara/Firestone
Finishing Position: 1st
Qualifying Position: 9th

On race:
“Finally. We’ve had a rough couple of races in the middle of the season. At the beginning of the year, Bryan (Herta) told us we would win a race. We didn’t think it would be this late in the season before we won a race. It sure is nice to get that win. Teamwork with James Davison at the end certainly helped make a different in the final laps. I’m really happy for the Le Bleu crew. The’ve done such a great job all year and finally have something to show for it. I am really looking forward to the final race of the season at Homestead.”

Bryan Herta, Team Owner – No. 28 Le Bleu/BHA Dallara/Firestone

On win:
“It’s unbelievable. It feels great. Actually, it feels just like winning as a driver. I’m so excited about Daniel (Herrington) getting his first win and getting him in victory lane. The way it worked, it was exactly how our program is set up between Vision Racing and BHA (Bryan Herta Autosport), a technical partnership working together. Out on the track, those guys worked so well together. James (Davison) helped us out a lot. It’s just a great result and a great feeling.”