Thursday, 6th March 2008

It's official...

The Indy Pro Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in 2007 has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the closest margin of victory ever seen in a car race.

The 67-lap, 100-mile race was decided by 0.0005secs as Logan Gomez edged Sam Schmidt Motorsports team-mate Alex Lloyd to the finish line by mere inches, flashing under the chequered flag at approximately 190 mph.

The previous closest margin of victory in the Indy Pro Series was 0.0170secs, at the Chicagoland event in 2003.

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"It's a great honour to be recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records," said Gomez, who will return for his second full season in the Indy Pro Series with Guthrie Racing in 2008.

"I was happy just to get my first win at Chicagoland but, if you're going set a world record, I can't think of any better way than to win a race - even if it's by a very slim margin."

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