OVERSEAS-BASED Guyanese Calvin Ming picked up his first podium of the Cooper Tires USF 2000series sponsored by Mazda yesterday when rounds five and six in the Championship got going in Indianapolis.
The Pabst racing driver, who qualified fourth on the grid in the earlier session made his move in the opening stages to get by Ricky Donison of Cape motorsports before holding him off over the remaining laps.
The 30-minute race lasted fifteen laps after an earlier incident had warranted the yellow flags on track for five laps.
When the green flag reappeared, Ming maintained his position throughout the remainder of the race, ending on the podium behind Cape’s Oliver Askew and former Pelfrey Team mate Kayleen Frederick.
However, there was a discrepancy with two of the Pelfrey cars, meaning initial second place finisher Frederick was disqualified, leaving Calvin second and Donison third.
He was quoted as saying, “It was a good race; It’s a start in the right direction for me, getting on the podium and it’s a result that me and the Pabst boys will welcome as we move ahead to day two tomorrow (today).”
He will return to action today with qualifying and the second race of the weekend.