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Lloyd Wins 2nd Corning Twin 100 At Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen, NY ? Alex Lloyd continued his winning ways in the Indy Pro Series with a dominant run in the second Corning Twin 100 at Watkins Glen International on Sunday afternoon.

Lloyd, who has won seven of the 10 IPS races in 2007, started fourth in the 29-lap race and once taking the lead on the fourth circuit, he was never challenged in his race to victory. The Englishman drove the Lucas Oil/Isilon Systems/SSM fielded by Sam Schmidt Motorsports.

In winning, he tied Mark Taylor for the most victories, seven, in a season. Between the two weekend races, he also set a series record for the most top-five finishes with 13. The previous mark was 11.

In Saturday?s IPS race, Lloyd finished third and this was his worst finish of the season.

?We had to fight for it,? the victory said. ?Yesterday I thought we had a better car than we showed in the race. Today we got it all together. When we got the lead, we pulled away from Wade (Cunningham), which was a big test for us. I knew it was important to get in front as soon as possible. It has been a fantastic weekend.?

Lloyd and the others at the head of the field had their first challenge on the opening lap when front-row starter Bobby Wilson spun in front of the field. ?I had to check up to miss him,? Lloyd noted. ?Once we got through (turn 1), I just put my head down to concentrate on those in front of me.?

Saturday?s race winner Wade Cunningham finished second 4.7 seconds behind the victor. He drove a car fielded by Andretti Green Racing.

?It was a tough race for us,? Cunningham said. ?Once Alex (Lloyd) got the lead, he controlled the race. I gave it everything I could.?
In finish third, rookie Daniel Herrington earned his career best IPS finish. He started from the front row. ?I tried to get a jump on the field at the start, but I couldn?t hold off Alex (Lloyd) or Wade (Cunningham),? the North Carolina State student noted. ?Finishing third is a good one for me.?

Indy rookie Phil Giebler took fourth place ahead of Richard Antinucci.

Sixth through tenth places went to Hideki Mutoh, Mike Potekhen, Andrew Prendeville, Jonathan Klein and Jaime Camara.
Wilson bounced back from his opening lap incident to finish 12th.

24 cars started the race and all but three were running at the end.

One yellow flag slowed the race for three laps. The slowdown took place after Jon Brownson struck a tire barrier in the inner loop.

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