Matt Brabham, who will drive the Pirtek Team Murray-backed KV Racing entry, tested at Sebring Raceway today in preparation for the Grand Prix of Indy, before attempting to qualify for the 100th Indy 500. The Florida-born son of four-time IMSA champion Geoff Brabham ran 134 laps on the 1.67-mile version of the road course in Sebastien Bourdais’ car but re-branded in Pirtek colors and carrying the number 61. The race number is a tribute to Brabham’s grandfather, Sir Jack, who started Indy car racing’s rear-engine revolution at IMS in 1961 driving a Cooper. Sebring where Working with his engineer Andy Brown and an experienced crew from KV Racing, Brabham worked through a list of setup...
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