Although Andretti Green Racing have all but confirmed their four-car line-up for the 2007 Indy Racing League, Indy Pro Series front runner Jamie Camara earned a run in one of their cars during a test at Homestead-Miami Speedway to help in preparations for next season.
With Tony Kanaan, Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti confirmed and Dario Franchitti expected to return to the fold, Camara was nonetheless given the chance to sample more powerful machinery compared to the Sam Schmidt Motorsport car he drove to sixth place overall in the feeder category.
"This was my third test in an IndyCar Series car, and it was a lot easier," said Camara, a three-time winner in the Indy Pro Series during the last two seasons. "I put in more than 300 laps in the three tests, and I feel like I really know the IndyCar Series car now. I was really satisfied with myself."
"The great thing about working with Andretti Green Racing all season was working with the team, the engineers, the drivers. I was learning all year long."
Lapping alongside Kanaan, co-owner of Andretti Green Racing, Kim Green, was happy to be getting some early testing in long before the start of the 2007 in their quest to wrestle back the title they lost in 2006.
"We've seen a lot of value in the testing program this year on the IndyCar Series side as well as the Indy Pro Series side," said Kim Green, co-owner of Andretti Green Racing. "Obviously, testing is limited in the Indy Racing League, so any additional track time is critical for the continuing development of our IndyCar Series program.
"At the same time, giving an Indy Pro Series driver a chance to get some time behind the wheel of one of the IndyCar Series cars is good for their development as drivers. It gives them an opportunity to experience the horsepower, downforce and feel of one of those cars and lets them learn how to work with one of those cars with full engineering support in a real setting."