2011 Purdue Grand Prix (25 images)

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  • The running of the 2011 Purdue Grand Prix. Second-place driver Ronny Nelkenbaum prepares to take the track for a warm up run. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • The running of the 2011 Purdue Grand Prix. Nathan Keene's crew prepares his cart for a practice run. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Grand Prix Alumni Board president Scott Harmon confers with 2007 Grand Prix winner Liz Lehmann prior to taking a few laps around the track as part of the Alumni Fundraiser " A Lap Down Memory Lane". (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • 2007 winner Liz Lehmann rounds the first turn, driving to raise funds for the Grand Prix Alumni Organization. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Liz Lehmann offers a few words of advice to celebrity driver Professor Maureen McCann. McCann drove a few laps as part of the Alumni Fundraiser. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Professor of Biological Science Maureen McCann settles into the drivers seat before her fundraising laps. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Pablo Malavenda celebrates after posting the fastest lap by a Purdue Associate Dean. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Alumni Board president Scott Harmon watches celebrity driver Pablo Malavenda's progress around the track. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Associate Dean of Students Pablo Malavenda comes out of a turn during the Alumni Organization fundraiser. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • An ROTC color guard marches onto the field prior to the singing of the National Anthem. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • ROTC color guard (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Justin Penix gets some last minute encouragement from his crew prior to the start of the race. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)



  • Purdue President France Córdova watches as a yellow flag signals a warm-up lap prior to the start of the race. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Winner Justin Penix leads the pack as he comes out of a turn. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Second-place finisher Ronny Nelkenbaum (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)



  • John Marlin flips his cart coming out of the first turn. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Justin Penix makes it two in a row as he crosses the finish line to win the 2011 Purdue Grand Prix (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Penix celebrates at the conclusion of the 2011 Purdue Grand Prix. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Penix takes a victory lap holding the checkered flag. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Penix raise his first-place trophy to the crowd. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

  • Second-place driver Ronny Nelkenbaum and his crew pose for the crowd with his trophy. (Purdue University/ Mark Simons)

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