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Negri wins the 2nd round of the ILP

27 July 1998

    Brazilian driver Oswaldo Negri Jr. won the 2nd round of the
Panamerican Indy-Lights Championship in Guadalajara.
    Negri started on pole, but had problems with his engine and lost 2
positions. The brazilian driver overtook Argentinian Waldemar Coronas to
take 2nd place, and when tried to overtook US driver Alex Padilla,
Padilla closed the door and both crashed. Negri spun, came back on track
and overtook Padilla at the end of the race.

In the championship Negri is now 13 points ahead of nearest challenger,
Eduardo Galicia.

                 Race Standings:
                 1 Oswaldo NEGRI Jr - Brazil
                 2 Alex Padilla - USA
                 3 Eduardo Galicia - Mexico
                 4 Waldemar Coronas - Argentina
                 5 Cesar Jimenez - Mexico
                 6 Israel Jaitovich - Mexico
                 7 Andres DÁmbrosio - Argentina
                 8 Javier Lanadri - Mexico
                 9 Horácio Richards - Mexico
                 10 Rod McLeod - Scotland

                 Championship Standings:
                 1 Oswaldo Negri Jr. - 41 points
                 2 Eduardo Galicia - 28 points
                 3 Alex Padilla - 25 points
                 4 Cesar Jimenez - 16 points
                 4 Rafael Martinez - 16 points


Marc Zimmermann - The Auto Channel

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