Perera to Partner Manning for Chicago Finale

Indy Lights winner, Franck Perera, will partner Darren Manning to make his third Indy Car start at this weekend’s season finale in Chicago, it was announced today. Perera had started off the season driving for Conquest Racing at the Homestead and St. Petersburg rounds. The team dropped the Frenchman due to sponsorship issues.

Franck Perera (seen here in his Guthrie Racing Indy Lights ride) will partner Darren Manning at Foyt Racing in the Indy Car season finale at Chicago. (Photo: Zach Wenzel stock photo)

Perera’s test could give him the priority for a potential second seat at Foyt Racing for the entire 2009 schedule.

Indy Lights Sidenote: This weekend is also the season finale for the Indy Lights championship. The close points race between AFS-AGR driver, Raphael Matos, and Sam Schmidt Motorsports’s Richard Antinucci will come down to this weekend’s final race. Matos leads Antinucci by just three points.

I was originally planning on heading to this weekend’s race, but, due to a conflict in my academic schedule, cannot make the 12 hour drive to Joliet.