Saavedra had qualified on the pole for the Auto Club Speedway Foundation 100, but finished 14th due to a mechanical failure with the gearbox. He was the only driver to compete in both the Indy Lights and IndyCar series races today.

 "This was a very disappointing way of ending the season," said Saavedra. "I know how much effort my AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport team has put into it. We have been working very hard in both Firestone Indy Lights and IndyCar, but that is racing I guess. It is unfortunate, but we have to keep our heads up."  

Images - Indycar Fontana 2012

Sebastian Saavedra, Team AFS Racing / Andretti Autosport, No. 27

Saavedra is the Sunoco Pole Award winner for tomorrow's Auto Club Speedway Foundation 100. He will also qualify for the MAVTV100 to race both Firestone Indy Lights and the IZOD IndyCar Series this weekend.

"It was great to have Carlos go ahead of us, he gave me great information that I used for my run, and that was it. We've had great cars, we tested here very early in the season and for sure, we built up good momentum. I am very excited about this pole, it's one more point that we have in the championship. For me, there is one more qualifying session to go."  

 Next Race 

09/14/12 - Firestone Indy Lights - Auto Club Speedway Fontana, CA

Past Races 

09/02/12 - Firestone Indy Lights - Streets of Baltimore, MD

08/26/12 - Izod IndyCar Series - Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA

08/05/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Streets of Trois Rivieres - Quebec, Canada

07/21/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Edmonton City Centre Airport - Alberta, Canada

07/07/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Streets of Toronto - Ontario, Canada

06/22/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Iowa Speedway - Newton, IA

06/15/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Milwaukee Mile - Milwaukee, WI

06/02/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Raceway at Belle Isle Park - Detroit, MI

05/27/12 - Izod IndyCar Series -Indianapolis 500 - Indianapolis, IN

04/15/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Streets of Long Beach, CA

04/01/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Barber Motorsports park - Barber, AL

03/24/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Streets of St. Petersburg. FL

Images - Baltimore 2012

Next Race

09/02/12 - Firestone Indy Lights - Streets of Baltimore, MD

Past Races

08/26/12 - Izod IndyCar Series - Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA

08/05/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Streets of Trois Rivieres - Quebec, Canada

07/21/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Edmonton City Centre Airport - Alberta, Canada

07/07/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Streets of Toronto - Ontario, Canada

06/22/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Iowa Speedway - Newton, IA

06/15/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Milwaukee Mile - Milwaukee, WI

06/02/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Raceway at Belle Isle Park - Detroit, MI

05/27/12 - Izod IndyCar Series -Indianapolis 500 - Indianapolis, IN

04/15/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Streets of Long Beach, CA

04/01/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Barber Motorsports park - Barber, AL

03/24/12 - Firestone Indy Lights -Streets of St. Petersburg. FL