They ve given so many people an opportunity. I think that we are finally becoming a destination series instead of a place that racers look at as a stepping stone. I think next year, with the Indy Lights running with us a few times, even more of those misconceptions will be overcome and people are going to see even more what kind of a series we have here. For Hemelgarn, the championship season is a way to repay the people that help he and his team go racing week after week. There are people that help the team run that never get within sight of a racetrack, and Hemelgarn is making sure that those people get their due rewards.
Today is a great day.
The people who really put this all together, they re all here and they re helping celebrate this. It s really been a long time coming. I m more happy for the people on my team than I am for myself. The team would go on to gain other honors on a chilly Saturday night in Indianapolis. However, all was not sunshine and lollipops for Hemelgarn after winning the championship.