INDYCAR: Conquest Signs Francesco Dracone

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INDYCAR: Conquest Signs Francesco Dracone

In an ode the final years of ChampCar, Conquest Racing signs a paying driver from Europe that no one has heard of.

Media Release | Posted August 03, 2010

Promising Brazilian rookie Mario Romancini will step aside for the 23rd-place finisher in the 2006 Euro F3000 championship, seen here hovering over the Silverstone circuit after making contact with another car. (LAT)

Conquest Racing has signed Italian racecar driver Francesco Dracone to pilot its #34 Dallara for the next two rounds of the IZOD IndyCar Series schedule.

Dracone will be making his Series debut this weekend at the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance, the same track where he passed his IndyCar Series rookie test last week.

The Italian will also take part in the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway in two weeks.

For both races, La Pasta, a leading Italian pasta company that boasts its low fat content and organic ingredients, as well as Halkin Jet, a premier business jet service which operates a fleet of Cessna Citation jets across Europe that is also in the process of expanding its market to cross Atlantic flights, will be the primary sponsors on Dracone’s car.

“I’m very excited to be making my IZOD IndyCar Series debut this weekend at Mid-Ohio with Conquest Racing,” expressed Dracone. “I had my first taste of an Indy car last week during a test session and it was a great experience. I want to use these two races with Conquest Racing as preparation for a possible full season next year.

“I had a good test with the team and I really enjoyed working with everyone. I’m looking forward to this weekend to get back in the car and to continue my learning experience.”

Dracone began racing go-karts in 1997 and moved to the Formula 3 Club Championship in 2001. In 2003, he made his debut in the Italian Formula 3 Championship where he competed for three seasons. More recently, the Italian has participated in the European Formula 3000 Series.

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