Sting Ray Robb won the Indy Pro 2000 cup championship, culminated by another win this weekend in Tampa, Sting Ray won seven races this season.
WON HIS SEVENTHINDY CAR RACE OFTHE SEASON THISWEEKEND IN TAMPA.THE PAYETTE NATIVEHAS DAZZLED ON THERACETRACK IN ABREAKOUT YEARWHERE STING RAYCAPTURED THE INDYPRO 2000CHAMPIONSHIP.SPORTS REPORTERSTEVE DENT HASMORE ON THIS UPAND COMING RACERWITH A UNIQUENAME."WELL WITH MY NAMEBEING STING RAYYOU CAN KIND OFFIGURE OUT THAT MYPARENTS WERE BIGCORVETTE FANS."STING RAY ROBBWON THE INDY PRO2000 CHAMPIONSHIPTHIS YEAR BUT LET'SREWIND BECAUSESTING RAY WASBORN TO RACE ANDIT ALL BEGAN INPAYETTE IDAHO."WHEN I WAS FOURYEARS OLD I ASKEDMY PARENTS FOR AGO CART FOR MYBIRTHDAY AND WHENI TURNED FIVE I GOTMY FIRST GO CARTAND FROM THERE ITWAS KIND OF LIKEGAME OVER."AFTER WINNINGCHAMPIONSHIPS INHIS GO CART STINGRAY MOVED TO INDYCARS."IT'S BEEN KIND OF ALONG ROAD TO GETTO THIS POINT IN MYCAREER THE LASTFOUR YEARS HAVEKIND OF BEEN A TRIALBY ERROR."IN HIS 49TH STARTSTING RAY WON HISFIRST RACE THEN HEWOULD SWEEP ALLTHREE RACES AT THEINDIANAPOLIS GRANDPRIX.
ONE OFTHOSE WINS CAMEON HIS 19THBIRTHDAY."IT'S PRETTY SPECIALTO HAVE MY FAMILYALONGSIDE FOREVERYTHING YOUKNOW I THINK A LOTOF MY SUCCESS ISBECAUSE OF THEPEOPLE I'MSURROUNDED BYAND IT IS NICE TOHAVE MY PARENTSAND MYGRANDPARENTSSHARE THATSUCCESS ALL THEWAY THROUGH MYCAREER."STING RAY RACESFOR JUNCOS RACINGHIS CAR HAS A 2LITER MAZDA MOTORWITH 300HORSEPOWER."THAT DOESN'T SEEMLIKE A WHOLE LOTUNTIL YOU CONSIDERTHE FACT THAT THECAR ONLY WEIGHS1200 POUNDS WITHME INSIDE SO WECAN DO ABOUT 175ON THESTRAIGHTAWAYS."STING RAY IS ON THEROAD TO INDY ANDNEXT YEAR HE WILLMOVE UP TO THEINDY LIGHTS CIRCUITA MOVE HE TOLD MERESEMBLED GOINGFROM AA TO AAA INBASEBALL WITH THEINDY PRO SERIESBEING THEEQUIVALENT OF THEMAJOR LEAGUES ANDHIS ULTIMATE GOAL"WE ARE RUNNINGEVERY WEEKENDJUST ABOUT WITHTHE INDY CAR GUYSAND RUBBINGELBOWS WITH THOSEGUYS IT IS PRETTYCOOL TO SEE THE BIGSHOW WHILE I'MPROGRESSINGTHROUGH THERANKS."AND MAKING HISACCOMPLISHMENTSEVEN MORE AMAZINGIS BEING FROM IDAHOBECAUSE STING RAYTRAVELS ALMOSTEVERY WEEKEND OFTHE YEAR TO RACEBUT DESPITE NOTHAVING RACES INIDAHO HE HAS THESUPPORT FROM HISHOMETOWN AND THESURROUNDING AREA."THAT'S WHAT HASGOTTEN METHROUGH IN THELAST FEW YEARS WEHAD A LOT OF GREATSUPPORT FROMPEOPLE WE DIDN'TEXPECT TO JUMP ONBUT I JUST WANT TOSAY THANK YOU TOEVERYONE OUTTHERE THAT KEEPSSUPPORTING ME."STEVE DENT IDAHO
Sting Ray Robb won the Indy Pro 2000 cup championship, culminated by another win this weekend in Tampa, Sting Ray won seven races..