(l-r)Ryan Hunter Reay -Firehawk -Ryan Briscoe-J.R Hildebrand
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Tabbed an IndyCar Series title contender, Ryan Briscoe didn’t wish to quash the pre-season predictions. Sure there would be pressure to perform early in the diverse 17-race schedule, but the North Carolina-residing Aussie counted it as motivation.
In the late-afternoon sun of a perfect spring day along Tampa Bay, Briscoe held up under the heat … under the pressure of the season opener and multiple challengers over the final 14 laps on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street course.
Briscoe gave Team Penske its 30th IndyCar Series victory in the season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg as he held off Ryan Hunter-Reay by 0.4619 of a second at the checkered flag of 100 laps of physical and mental stress. A sweat-soaked firesuit and blistered palms attested to that, though an unfailing wide smile emerged once unmasked.
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