Tracy takes fourth Milwaukee Mile win and second with Lola
source: lolacars.com Canadian Paul Tracy, the 2003 Champ Car World Series reigning champion secured his fourth victory on the historic Milwaukee Mile on Saturday, leading 192 of 221 laps in the third round of this years series. The veteran used his Forsythe Lola to stalk polesitter Jimmy Vasser's PKV Lola until the end of the first caution period, when he swept past the 1996 champion at the re-start to lead all the way to the flag, apart from during the pit stop sequences. "I drove at the limit all day long and I couldn't take it easy all race," a delighted Tracy explained. "My Lola was good in traffic and." He pulled out leads of more than half a lap at times and finally prevailed over last season's rookie of the year, A.J. Allmendinger in his RuSPORT Lola by 3.370 seconds. TRACY COMPLETES THE OBLIGATORY POST RACE DOUGHNUTS Allmendinger secured his best ever Champ Car finish and he explained that his team's car was perfect for the race, saying; "Our Lola was very consistent throughout this race; this is a great result for us. Paul is the man on restarts, so I wasn't too worried. We needed a good run and I'm glad I got one today. Substituting for the injured Bruno Junqueira, Spaniard Oriol Servia brought the Newman Haas Lola to the chequered flag in third place and described his race as, "easy. The team made this so easy. It was a great car and we had great stops and I'm very happy I had this chance. Bruno deserved a win but I tried. We improved the car and I don't think we were fastest but we kept moving forward and that was important."
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