LEXINGTON, Ohio — Just when it appeared Alex Lloyd’s dominance in the Indy Pro Series was going to last all season, a new driver arrived in victory lane for the second week in a row, with Richard Antinucci taking the victory.
Antinucci is Eddie Cheever’s nephew, and he gave Cheever Racing its first Indy Pro Series victory. Cheever joins Andretti Green Racing, Panther Racing and A.J. Foyt Racing as teams with victories in both the IndyCar Series and the Indy Pro Series.
Cheever is the former Formula One and IndyCar driver who won the 1998 Indianapolis 500.
After Lloyd led the first 15 laps of the race, Antinucci took the lead entering the Esses in turn four. Lloyd later dropped out on the 23rd lap with gearbox failure and finished 22nd.
 “We were very progressive, getting faster and faster,” Antinucci said. “I was worried after the restart. We struggled a bit compared to Wade Cunningham. I think he had higher tire pressures, which allowed him to be set up quicker.
“But we were there all weekend, and we finally won one.”
Cunningham finished second for his fifth-consecutive top-five finish.
“We opted to go for a light downforce setup, and it was great for passing,” Cunningham said. “But the car definitely was difficult to drive over the long run. Richard (Antinucci) was running more downforce than us. We were quicker down the straight. We had to take that gamble starting sixth and it got us second, so I’m pleased with that.”
 Stephen Simpson of Kenn Hardley Racing was third — the best finish of his IPS career.
“We were probably two- or three-tenths off Wade and Richard, so there’s a little more work to do,” Simpson said. “But all in all, it was a strong weekend.”
The finish:
Richard Antinucci, Wade Cunningham, Stephen Simpson, Andrew Prendeville, Hideki Mutoh, Bobby Wilson, Robbie Pecorari, Jaime Camara, Mike Potekhen, Logan Gomez, Ryan Justice, Sean Guthrie, Chris Festa, Brad Jaeger, C.R. Crews, Doug Boyer, Ken Losch, Joey Scarallo, Jonathan Klein, Daniel Herrington, Jon Brownson, Alex Lloyd, Tom Wieringa.