In only a handful of races on pavement Alex Pruett has established himself as a talent to be dealt with. In his first attempt on pavement he qualified 15th of 42 at the prestigious Night before Indy USAC race at Indianapolis Raceway Park in front of a sellout crowd of 15,000 open wheel fans. He ran 9th of 20 in his qualifying race but fell out of the main event early with a flat tire. His next three races were in the UMARA National Midget Series where he achieved 10th, 6th and 4th place finishes against a tough pavement crowd on their home racetrack in Morris Illinois.
In only his fourth pavement attempt he stepped up to the Milwaukee Mile and finished 15th after coming from the back and challenging for the top ten three different times during the day. Despite a few Rookie mistakes he was fast and made a total of 30 passes on the day. This was the best first time, mile finish by a Rookie in USAC in 2005. With straightaway speeds at over 145 mph and average laps of 125 mph this is considered to be one of the most challenging mile tracks in professional racing.
Dan Drinan USAC master car builder and driver has signed Alex to a development deal for the rest of 2005. Drinans most famous development driver is Ryan Newman. Drinan says " His talent is impressive and he has accomplished a lot with very little experience"
