Mario Romancini Joins Conquest Racing

An onslaught of driver signings continued today with Indy Lights driver Mario Romancini announcing he will join Conquest Racing for the 2010 Izod IndyCar Series season. The 22-year-old captured two wins (Milwaukee and Homestead) in the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights season for RLR/Anderson Racing in 2009, and placed sixth in the final standings.

We are thrilled to announce we have reached an agreement with Mario for the full year,” said Conquest Racing owner Eric Bachelart. “He is a young, talented driver who performed exceptionally during his 2009 rookie year in the Firestone Indy Lights Series, with particular excellence on ovals. Mario fits in well with our quest to develop new and promising drivers in the next step of their career. We look forward to helping him advance successfully in the Izod Indy Car Series this season.”

"I couldn’t be more excited to move up to the Izod IndyCar Series with a team like Conquest,” said Romancini. “I have been talking with a few teams since last October when the season ended, but after my first contact with Eric I knew we could make something really good happen. We know we will have a lot of work to do. We will be competing against very strong teams and experienced drivers, but with all the support from Eric and the Conquest team, I am confident that with every race we will get better.”

The Brazilian continued, "Moving up to the IndyCar Series is already a feeling that is difficult to describe. I’ve been working really hard to be here since I started in go karts, To have my first race in my hometown, in front of all my people, my family, and friends will be amazing! I am very excited for this moment and for sure couldn’t ask for a better place.”