Bean Heats Up Indy With 13th Top-10
Bean Heats Up Indy With 13th Top-10 by Aaron Bean
Closes Gap on Horn, Johnson
Date: Sept. 2, 2008
Event: Allstate 400 at The Brickyard (Round 20 of 36)
Series: NASRAC A-1 Series
Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN (2.5-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 21st/6th (Running, completed 159 of 160 laps)
Winner: Jeremy Hanson (Chevrolet)
Aaron Bean came into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Inidanapolis, Indiana, looking to continue his season of consisitancy, and left with his 13th Top-10 finish – tying him for the most on the season to date. Bean, driver of the No. 108 Toyota Camry for Project Shadow started 21st and hung inside the top-10 for most of the race’s 160 laps on the 2.5 mile oval, despite starting mid-field in 21st.
“We made some changes after qualifying,” said Bean, bouncing back from a disappointing 37th-place finish at Chicagoland. “Apparentley, the changes made the difference, because I had no problems cutting through traffic.”
For Bean, who’s 13th Top-10 now places him in a prime position to clinch his appearance in the Chase, the day could have astually been better…
“I won’t kid you, we were a top-10 car all day, but at the half-way point – I really though we had something for the leaders. I think I lead at least a lap at that point.”
In the end though, Bean finished as the first car one lap down.
“That’s the disappointing part,” said Bean. “We had a good run like that once again, but finishing a lap down…it’s disappointing.”
The NASRAC A-1 Cup series Cup Series heads next to the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway where Bean struggled earlier this season, finishing 21st…
