44 cars took the green flag in the first official practice session for Round One of the 2002 Star Mazda Series North American Championship at Sebring International Raceway.  Topping the timing sheets was Tim Jennings with a time of 2:10.546 around the 3.7 mile circuit.  The session was run under windy and partly cloudy conditions.

Driver Quotes

Tim Jennings, #70 Jennings Motorpsorts  - “We were running on bad tires yesterday in the track testing day but we think we have a good handle on the car now.  The headwind down the backstraight slowed everyone down a bit and I really think we’ll be chasing weather with our early qualifying time and afternoon race.  We’re just looking to fine tune the car now.”

Scott Speed, #11 Valley Motor Center – “The track was definitely slower today with the headwind, we were losing 3-4 miles per hour down the backstraight.  I was able to get some clean laps early in the session but only got one hot lap after we made a change that felt pretty good.  With some clean laps we’ll be significantly faster.”

Guy Cosmo, #45 Racers Edge Motorsports – “It felt like there was a 15 mph headwind coming down the backstraight buffeting my helmet, and the track definitely seemed slower but I think we’re in good shape to fight right now.”