Ryan Hunter-Reay was unsatisfied with his qualifying position for  today's Bridgestone Monterey Grand Prix, and he proved his point when  he passed two drivers for the fifth position on the first  lap. Hunter-Reay ran has high as fourth and was headed for a potential  podium finish. A late race yellow flag cost him a position on his  mandatory stop. Hunter-Reay came in for his planned race strategy stop  when he entered the pits on lap 54 during the mandatory pit window.  Robert Gonzalez ran out of fuel on track, causing a yellow  flag. Hunter-Reay was already committed to the pit lane and was forced  to chase the pace car with cold tires, while the rest of the competitors remained on track and were able to do an extra lap at race  pace.

Ryan Hunter-Reay, #4 Herdez/Lola/Ford-Cosworth
Started: 7th      
Race Result: 5th
Best  Lap: 9th  

Ryan on the Race:"I am happy to get the points for fifth. Unfortunately  we were hurt by the yellow flag, but we pitted, as we were already  committed to the pitlane when it came out. If it weren't for the bad  timing with the yellow, I think we could have finished third. We put a  decent finish to the end of an up and down weekend and I am certainly  looking forward to Las Vegas."

Keith Wiggins, Owner/Managing Director: “We had two fast cars and the  potential for a good result, but a number of factors didn't go our  way. The results are not what we wanted, but, on to the next race.”