Thiago Finishes Sixth in Milwaukee 100; Qualifies 10th for Silver Crown Event

Thiago finished sixth in Saturday's Indy Pro Series Milwaukee 100, despite being slowed by an engine misfire throughout the race. The 100-lap event marked the end of an extremely busy day for the 23-year-old Brazilian, who earlier in the afternoon had qualified 10th for Sunday's USAC Silver Crown series race.

Thiago's hectic Saturday schedule:

9:15 - 9:45 a.m. -- Silver Crown series practice
10 - 10:15 a.m. -- Indy Pro Series warm-up
2:15 - 3 p.m. -- Silver Crown series qualifying
3:15 p.m. -- Indy Pro Series pre-race activities
3:40 p.m. -- Milwaukee 100 Indy Pro Series race

"Today was a long day," said Thiago about his return to the Indy Pro Series. "The car was very loose, especially at the beginning of the race. Then, whenever I'd catch up to (Nick) Bussell, I'd have some kind of misfire, so we'd drop back again. Still, it was fun being back in a Pro Series car, and I want to thank (team owner) Gary (Peterson) and the AFS crew for letting me drive for them this weekend.

"Unfortunately, qualifying for the Silver Crown race didn't go very well. One of the tires on the golf cart in pit lane rolled onto the track and USAC threw the yellow flag, so I only had one flying lap. Now we just have to focus on raceday. It will be a long race -- 100 miles -- so tires are going to play a very big role."

The green flag for the Milwaukee Silver Crown series race, only the fourth Silver Crown start of Thiago's career, will drop at 10:45 a.m. Sunday.