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After track crews dried the Chicagoland Speedway from a torrential morning rain Aug. 2, Eddie Cheever Jr. quickly heated up the 1.5-mile track during the one-day Indy Racing Northern Light Series Open Test in preparation for the Delphi Indy 300 on Sept. 2.

1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Cheever turned a lap of 24.9176 seconds, 216.714 mph in the last hour of the abbreviated test on the 1.5-mile oval. Cheever recorded 121 laps in the #51 Cheever Indy Racing Dallara/Infiniti/Firestone.

Second to Cheever was Jeff Ward in the No. 35 Heritage Motorsports Firestone Menards G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone. Ward produced a lap of 25.0863, 215.257.

Eight teams completed a total of 825 laps during the three hours of testing.

“It looked like the weather was going to get the best of the day before things cleared up,” said Brian Barnhart, Indy Racing League vice president of operations. “Once the track went green, the teams were all business. A lot of good laps were run with even a few full-tank runs completed. The Delphi Indy 300 is going to be a great event for the series.”

Barnhart noted that teams and officials had similar feelings after a test at Kansas Speedway earlier in the year.

“According to track officials, the grandstands are going to be packed, and the facility is first class in every area,” Barnhart said. “That combination inspires everyone to put on a good event, which I’m confident we will. Everyone is excited to come back here.”

The eighth driver participating in the Open Test was rookie Scott Mayer, driving the No. 9 PDM Racing Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone. Mayer completed his Indy Rookie test this week but has not been cleared to compete in Indy Racing events. He completed 58 laps Thursday.

The Delphi Indy 300 is scheduled for 4 p.m. (EDT) on ABC. Tickets for the weekend may be purchased at the Chicagoland Speedway ticket office, online at www.chicagolandspeedway.com or by calling (815) 727-7223.

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