Driver: Simona de Silvestro
Car: #78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy
Primary sponsor: Entergy Nuclear
Event title: Indy Japan 300
Location: Twin Ring Motegi - Motegi, Tochigi
Track: Two-mile permanent road course
Practice sessions: Friday, September 16 at 3 p.m. (local); Saturday, September 17 at 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Qualifying: Saturday, September 17 from 3-4:20 p.m.
Race: Sunday, September 18 at 1 p.m. (airing on Versus in the U.S. on Saturday at 11:30 p.m.) - 63 laps
Driver quote:
"I'm really looking forward to the Indy Japan 300 this weekend. It's great to be back in Japan. The fans are always so excited to see us and after doing the track walk, I'm ready to get out there and turn some laps. The Nuclear Clean Air Energy team has worked hard to get the car ready for this race and I think it will be a lot of fun this weekend."
About HVM Racing
HVM Racing was founded by Keith Wiggins and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. HVM enters 2011 as its tenth year of competition since forming in 2001 and has earned six victories, two pole positions, and an additional 16 podiums. They earned "Indianapolis Rookie of the Year" honors with driver Simona De Silvestro at the 2010 event and since joining the IZOD INDYCAR Series in 2008, the team has earned nine top-10 finishes. HVM finished fourth and third, respectively, in the Champ Car World Series in 2006 and 2007, and earned drivers Mario Dominguez and Robert Doornbos Rookie of the Year honors in 2002 and 2007, respectively. Follow HVM Racing at www.hvmracing.com, on twitter at www.twitter.com/HVMracing, and on facebook at www.facebook.com/HVMRacing.
About Entergy
Entergy is the second largest owner and operator of U.S. nuclear energy plants. They operate or provide management services to 12 reactors at 10 sites. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity and delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and more than 15,000 employees. Follow at www.NuclearCleanAirEnergy.com and www.entergy-nuclear.com; on Twitter at www.twitter.com/EntergyNuclear and www.twitter/NuclearCleanAir, and on facebook at www.facebook.com/Nuclear Clean Air Energy.
For more information, contact:
Monica Hilton, Public Relations
HVM Racing, LLC
Phone: (608) 669-3211
Email: mhilton@hvminc.net
Web: www.HVMRacing.com