LEEDS, Ala. – Christian Rasmussen was a dominant force in Sunday’s second leg of the Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by Cooper Tires, but it was Hunter McElrea who claimed the victory spoils following a dramatic 30-lap contest. Rasmussen continued to extend his advantage to over six seconds before making an uncharacteristic mistake on lap 23 in turn five. Rasmussen put his head down and seemed to be on course possibly to overcome the time penalty as he completed lap 28 with an advantage of 3.8 seconds over McElrea after resetting fastest lap of the race – and his own lap record, which he had set on Saturday – at 1:16.6098 (108.080 mph). But his next lap was fully three-quarters of a lap slower, and McElrea was able to complete the final lap within 3.6 seconds of Rasmussen to assure himself of the win by 1.4102 seconds.

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