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Andretti Autosport Notes and Quotes, Post-Day 6 Practice, Indianapolis
Press Release
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NOTES AND QUOTES, POST-PRACTICE
INDIANAPOLIS 500
JOHN ANDRETTI, #43 TEAM WINDOW WORLD CAR
Ended the practice session with a best lap speed of 224.7 mph
“At least it didn’t rain today, so everybody got a lot of track time. Some people seemed to be doing race runs, and at the end there were people getting a lot of tows. Therefore it’s hard to get a good read on just how fast everyone really is. We’ll gauge it and find more speed but we feel pretty good about the Window World car. It is what it is when you get to Indianapolis. It’s always a fight to find that last little bit of speed.”
MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR
Finished the session with a fastest lap speed of 225.0 mph
“The Venom car is comfortable so it’s good in that aspect – but maybe a bit too comfortable because we just don’t have the speed. We’ll keep working at it and hopefully make some big gains tomorrow.”
Recorded a best lap speed of 222.4 mph
“I think we found a direction for tomorrow. The Hire Heroes/7-Eleven/Dr Pepper car felt pretty comfortable at the end there, so it’s just a case of finding what speed we have tomorrow. I just feel more comfortable now with the whole package that we have, so that’s good. Just more track time, really, is what I needed. I feel good from that standpoint; I just need to see what we have now.”
RYAN HUNTER-REAY, #28 TEAM DHL/SUN DROP CITRUS SODA CAR
Ended the practice day with a best lap speed of 224.9 mph
“Our progress today was pretty good. The DHL/Sun Drop car right now is very, very well balanced – probably the best car I’ve ever had at Indy. But, we need to find some more speed and tomorrow is the next opportunity to do that. The car is great; the guys have done an amazing job with it.
“This is the stressful time of the week for the drivers. We’re doing a lot of low-downforce runs right now and we’re only going to be doing more of that as we head toward pole day.”
DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR
Finished the practice session with a best lap speed f 226.3 mph
“I thought it was a productive day. We made slow, but steady changes in the GoDaddy.com car. We are still pleased with the speed at our downforce level, but there’s still work to do.”
- Andretti Autosport, Press Release
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