Indy Lights: Pigot scores dominant win at Barber

Spencer Pigot

Juncos Racing's Spencer Pigot scored a dominant win in Race 1 of the Legacy Indy Lights 100 today at Barber Motorsports Park.

Starting from pole, the Orlando native quickly established a gap over second-place Jack Harvey, went on to lead every lap, and ultimately scored his first Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires series victory by a 6.7 second margin over Harvey.

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' R.C. Enerson was third, as the New Port Richey, FL native held off a hard charge by series championship leader Ed Jones and his Carlin teammate Max Chilton. Jones and Chilton finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Sean Rayhall, making his debut for 8Star Motorsports, also was involved in a skirmish at Turn One on the opening lap, forcing him into the pits for repairs. He returned one lap in arrears and later took advantage of a fresh set of Cooper tires to shatter the existing race lap record with a best of 1:13.8312 on Lap 24.

From left, Harvey, Pigot and Enerson

The weekend's second race for the Legacy Indy Lights 100 will take the green flag tomorrow for a 60-minute contest at 12:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Live timing and commentary will be available on the new Mazda Road to Indy App with live streaming at racecontrol.indycar.com. The race will air on NBCSN later that evening at 11:00 pm CDT.

Spencer Pigot (#12 Mazda/Doug Mockett & Company/Rising Star Racing/The Stutz/BAD/OMP-Juncos Racing): "I made a good jump at the start and I knew Jack wasn't beside me so I could take a good line into Turn One. It's a very difficult place to pass anyway, but especially when you're close to each other in speed. I knew that first lap would be really important to get out in front and stay in front. I worked at hitting my marks, using up all the road and not looking in my mirrors too much. This is a track I enjoy – I've had a lot of success here, as has the team. It's very satisfying to be up here with these other guys who have won championships all over the world. We're really competing against top-quality competition, which makes this all the more satisfying."

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