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« on: May 18, 2015, 09:31:12 AM »TAKUMA SATO (No. 14 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Honda): "The speed was not as high as we expected. The car's handling and balance was good so we need to figure it out. The engine seemed very strong throughout the practices. We just have to work a little bit harder."
GRAHAM RAHAL (No. 15 Steak 'n Shake Honda): "The car decided it didn't want to shift anymore. It was a pretty frustrating thing because the balance of the car was very good, very consistent. I thought we were looking at a really good run there and, all of a sudden, it didn't want to go anymore. I'm just frustrated because the car decided it didn't want to shift on the third lap, and our whole gear strategy was to shift. If it doesn't want to do that, you're going to hurt yourself. Unfortunately, the Steak 'n Shake machine isn't going to start as high up."
SEBASTIAN SAAVEDRA (No. 17 AFS Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet): "I think we need to adapt. That's what makes this sport so interesting. We need to adapt not only for the circumstances for a big race like this week, but you have to understand that we run street courses, ovals, road courses; that's the nature of our sport." (On safety as a priority over speed): "I completely agree. It's a situation that drivers want to keep safe and, of course, give the best show to our fans. At the same time try to get quicker, but at no risk."
CARLOS HUERTAS (No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda): (On the qualifying run): "Yeah, it was OK, I think. We trimmed the car as much as possible and see how fast it goes." (On the advantage of qualifying first): "We'll see. If it gets hotter, yes, if not, no."
TRISTAN VAUTIER (No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda): "The car felt good, but it was windy. It was windy when I got out. I didn't know what to expect. The car did really well. It was a pleasure to work with the Coyne guys -- a great experience. The goal was to get the car in the show for James (Davison). He's going to have to start last anyway. We were safe. The car handled really well. In fact, I think we might have had a little more in the car. I really enjoyed working with all of the guys and a big thanks to James and to Dale (Coyne) for trusting me for this. It was a pleasure. We'll see what happens in the race for James. I wish them the best of luck."
ED CARPENTER (No. 20 Fuzzy's Vodka CFH Racing Chevrolet): "I thought we would be out there qualifying for the last row if anything. When I was upside down in the car I wasn't sure if we would have a chance to qualify at all. I I'm thankful for the way the day turned out for us timing-wise. Especially thankful for the entire CFH team for thrashing and getting a car together that handled well and had a lot of speed. The other car we destroyed, we spent as much time as we had on it. Thanks to the fans for coming out and sticking with us for the last couple of days. I'm very proud of the team. It's been crazy; I'm glad it's over. "
JOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 21 Century 21 CFH Racing Chevrolet): "It's been a long week for all of us. We had our issue, we had to rebuild a brand-new car and get back up to speed, but we were fine. We have a good team. It's all about your adversity and how all three of our cars are solidly in the field. It goes to our team - it's a solid group. They built two new cars for Ed and me and JR has been flying all week. CFH Racing has had some ups and downs this week. We had some issues and unforeseen instances. It's been tough. We've had two cars we had to fix. They built my car on Thursday when we had our incident. They built a new car for Ed this morning in about two hours. It's amazing. I think we'll be pretty solid for race day." (On qualifying): "It wasn't like qualifying a race setup, it should be easy. It was still knife-edge. The boost was still turned down. It wasn't quite what we could've done, but 227 for Scott is still flying around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway."
SIMON PAGENAUD (No. 22 Avaya Team Penske Chevrolet): "I think we have a good chance here, the entire team. But the Indy 500 is a bit like the 24 Hours of Le Mans. You're never ready enough for this race. There's so many things, nine to 10 pit stops, a yellow can fall out at the wrong time, something can happen in pit lane. It can go all right up until the race and something can happen at the last moment where you don't expect it. I'm just going to keep being like I have been, like pretty non emotional about it, and do my job, even though I'm super excited."
TOWNSEND BELL (No. 24 The Robert Graham Special Chevrolet): "The car was fine and the balance was good. Wide open, I have no idea what happened to our speed. I'm incredibly frustrated to start that far back; just shocked, really. It's demoralizing. The first lap, you know, right? Coming across I saw 223 and you think there's a digit out on the steering wheel. I had it wide open all the way around. We have to figure it out. We started 25th last year. It's just tough; the guys worked hard. We went two miles an hour slower than we did when we had no tow and were on our own. It wasn't there today."
JUSTIN WILSON (No. 25 Andretti Autosport Honda): "It definitely helps being on the scoreboard. Qualifying was great, everything was just right. I was pleased when we got out there and there weren't any other cars around." (On the setup changes): "I understand the safety element and totally support INDYCAR. It's a shame they had to do that because we really wanted to go quick. We just wanted to focus on how to make our day as productive as possible. It was a little bit of a handful when we first ran this morning." (On starting in the second row): "It's good for your comfort level to be near the front. You want to get to the front and stick around there for most of the race. It was nice to get a good (qualifying) run in. It's been a long day."
CARLOS MUNOZ (No. 26 AndrettiTV Cinsay Honda): "It was a good run, you know, just a shame we lost so much speed on the last lap. We were counting on there being a little bit more there. You know qualifying is nice, for sure, but the real payoff is the race. If you have a good race car, you're going to go to the front. We'll see what happens and where I end up, but today you only have one shot, so now I'm
MARCO ANDRETTI (No. 27 Snapple Honda): "Honestly, I thought we maximized our package. We knew (teammate) Justin (Wilson) had a quick car all along, so he did a heck of a job hanging it out, as well. But like I said, we couldn't have expected much more out of that, so onwards and upwards to the race. Obviously, we're within striking distance of the front. I was happy in race trim, so hopefully that thing is as good as it was the other night."
RYAN HUNTER-REAY (No. 28 DHL Honda): "It's unfortunate that Honda had to change our cars, but that ship has sailed so we'll get on with the job, really. That's my job and everyone else's on the team. It was a reset and we lost some of the balance on the car. But our job at that point when they redid the configuration and the rule, it was just get to the job at hand and do the best you can in the short amount of time given." (Did it feel like anything you had during the week?): "No, it was a lot different. When you tune the car for six miles an hour quicker than what we're doing now, it's a lot different. You have to do different things to run the race downforce that we're going to run and trim it out in qualifying." (How crucial is Monday's practice now?): "Very crucial, it's an important one for us as a team because we need to get our strategy together for the race." (On the difference running today versus yesterday): "It was shocking just the difference in the car. But when you're handed temporary rules, as a team we just need to get on with the job. Really, when you look at it, it's a very short amount of time to react to a very serious situation. When we have three warning signs like that, you've got to do something. We were forced with a situation today and safety's first. That's what we did. At the same time, Indy comes with a lot of risk. It's always been dangerous, and we know that going into it. There have always been options. You don't have to qualify with the least amount of downforce. It's your call at that point. But dealing with the short timeframe we had today, it's very tough to make all the right calls in all the right places. Either way, we're going to go out and have a good show next week.
SIMONA DE SILVESTRO (No. 29 TE Connectivity Honda): "It's the trickiest four laps you have to do, you're always hanging on out there. I'm always more nervous for qualifying. I'm happy to be in the show, Andretti did an incredible job to get the car together again. Qualifying was OK, it's going to be really good in race trim, I think." (Strategy change after the morning?): "Quite a bit. For us, we worked so hard to get the car in balance for those four laps with the trims we had and the boost we had. All of a sudden we had to change that, but at the end of the day it was the same for everybody. We had a half-hour practice and we had to figure it out."
ORIOL SERVIA (No. 32 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda): "The run was good, solid. I've just been very happy with the car, honestly. The car this morning on normal qualifying configuration felt awesome, really fast, solid. But we all had to adapt to the new rules in half an hour's time and the team did a good job. As I said, the car felt great. I think we're going to be in a good position to start the race. As we all know, what matters is how you finish. I feel very good with how the car has felt the whole week, so we'll see. I think we did a great job with the qualifying car and the race car is even better, so I'm looking forward to Sunday."
JACK HAWKSWORTH (No. 41 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Honda): "We thought the day was going quite well and that we would be competitive, but then it went terrible. The car felt fine in the corners but we couldn't pull the gear down the straight for whatever reason. We didn't have any real speed. My car felt similar than it had before, it was slow on the straight. It would have been better in qualifying trim because you would have seen some high numbers."
CONOR DALY (No. 43 FUELED by BACON Special Honda): "The wind was picking up pretty big. I felt like we were dragging a parachute down the front straight. That was a shame, especially after this morning. I think this morning, we were really happy with the car with the more power and happy with it kind of on the edge. I think right now we're just missing a little bit. I don't know where that is, to be honest. It's pretty easy and comfortable flat but there's just not enough speed. I think the wind is a huge factor in that." (On Race Day): "Thursday, we were really happy with the race car; happy in traffic. We could duck and dive; could really move through people. I was really happy with it, so we'll just keep working tomorrow and on Carb Day."
ALEX TAGLIANI (No. 48 Al-Fe Heat Treating Special Honda): "The guys did a fantastic job to work on the car. It was a late deal, so it's nobody's fault. But obviously when you run so little, it's tough to get everything right. But I'm pleasantly surprised with the pace of our car, because I think we had a 225 in there. But we just missed on the gears, big time. Our biggest problem was gear, and that's what caused a problem with the wind. But other than that, the car was good. It's been good in traffic for the very little time we had. So hopefully we can do well with this car." (On working with legend A.J. Foyt): "You can see it - all the people gravitating around A.J.; the legacy; what he brought to this particular place. He's very special. It's intimidating at first, but the team made me feel very comfortable. They really worked hard and they took pride in preparing this 48 car."
PIPPA MANN (No. 63 Dale Coyne Racing Honda): "This is absolutely incredible; it's hard to describe how amazing the Dale Coyne Racing crew guys are. When I crashed the main car we didn't have a backup car. We didn't even have a spare tub sitting around. It was an absolute monumental effort. It's so important to have this car in the show with the money we are racing for the Susan G. Komen campaign. (On the qualifying setup changes): "The most important thing here at the Speedway is not only the safety of the drivers, but the safety of the fans. The additional downforce wasn't a bad thing for us. I'm so stressed. I'm so glad that I'm not part of the Last Row Party."
CHARLIE KIMBALL (No. 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet): "We needed every ounce of emotional energy and physical energy today. It's been challenging, but I'm really proud of the Novo Nordisk team and everyone at Chip Ganassi Racing. When such a diametric change in regulations comes out for qualifying day with one shot through -- you spend 364 days just thinking about how to qualify for the Indy 500, then you wake up on Sunday morning and it's a little different. It's been an interesting day, and I'm really proud of my guys. We were just kind of ready to handle whatever it was they threw at us. However it worked, we were going to try to maximize it, and the team did a good job."
BRYAN CLAUSON (No. 88 Jonathan Byrd's / Cancer Treatment Centers of America Chevrolet): "It's exciting. This place is magical, especially as a kid growing up here at the track. To be a part of it is something special. It's been a long three years. I'm glad to be back." (How was your qualifying effort?): "Not very good. We lost quite a bit of speed from practice. It's tough. These guys (other drivers) are very talented at what they do. Getting in and getting acclimated to Indy cars is tough, but it is something I've done before. I just need to keep working away at it." (After his Group 2 run): "It's been tough with everything that happened today, moving around, switching around from different packages. Obviously, we didn't get it right, kind of on a fundamental level other than (teammate Sebastian) Bourdais. He was pretty good. Us and Stefano Coletti both struggled quite a bit there just to find speed. We're still not real sure where it went, but we lost quite a bit from the qualifying practice at 1 to the run. We'll have to figure out what happened and obviously switch focus to the race setup tomorrow. I don't know that there's probably been an entry that waited longer. We announced it a year in advance and waited until 7 o'clock on qualifying day to get it in."
BUDDY LAZIER (No. 91 Wynn Iowa Vision Research Lazier Racing Chevrolet): "We broke an upright and an axle this morning in practice and, for us, that took every minute of the qualifying time to get that back on the car. Even though we got a late start and had one problem after another, yesterday morning I thought we looked pretty good or for the last day and a half. I don't know. I don't know what to tell you. It's just disappointing. Certainly we could do better than that. You get a late start and you are a small effort, you are really going to be up against it. No question." (Coming back next year?): "I hope so. Just not like this. Obviously, we don't want to roll in with one day of practice and go and qualify. So, I hope so. Owner and sponsor willing."
GABBY CHAVES (No. 98 Bowers & Wilkins / Curb Honda): "It was a good run. I think most importantly the car felt very good. I think our engine liked the higher boost; we were very quick on our own on Fast Friday. Now, back to the race configuration on the engine, I think we just lacked a little bit of overall performance from it. We've got the race engines coming in soon and the car feels very good in traffic. It's all about the race here and we're very confident in our car. The team's doing a great job." (On the decisions made today): "When you put safety first, whatever the choice is, it's going to be the right choice. Obviously it's disappointing not to see the speeds we were hoping for, but the big show is going to come next Sunday."
GRAHAM RAHAL (No. 15 Steak 'n Shake Honda): "The car decided it didn't want to shift anymore. It was a pretty frustrating thing because the balance of the car was very good, very consistent. I thought we were looking at a really good run there and, all of a sudden, it didn't want to go anymore. I'm just frustrated because the car decided it didn't want to shift on the third lap, and our whole gear strategy was to shift. If it doesn't want to do that, you're going to hurt yourself. Unfortunately, the Steak 'n Shake machine isn't going to start as high up."
SEBASTIAN SAAVEDRA (No. 17 AFS Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet): "I think we need to adapt. That's what makes this sport so interesting. We need to adapt not only for the circumstances for a big race like this week, but you have to understand that we run street courses, ovals, road courses; that's the nature of our sport." (On safety as a priority over speed): "I completely agree. It's a situation that drivers want to keep safe and, of course, give the best show to our fans. At the same time try to get quicker, but at no risk."
CARLOS HUERTAS (No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda): (On the qualifying run): "Yeah, it was OK, I think. We trimmed the car as much as possible and see how fast it goes." (On the advantage of qualifying first): "We'll see. If it gets hotter, yes, if not, no."
TRISTAN VAUTIER (No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda): "The car felt good, but it was windy. It was windy when I got out. I didn't know what to expect. The car did really well. It was a pleasure to work with the Coyne guys -- a great experience. The goal was to get the car in the show for James (Davison). He's going to have to start last anyway. We were safe. The car handled really well. In fact, I think we might have had a little more in the car. I really enjoyed working with all of the guys and a big thanks to James and to Dale (Coyne) for trusting me for this. It was a pleasure. We'll see what happens in the race for James. I wish them the best of luck."
ED CARPENTER (No. 20 Fuzzy's Vodka CFH Racing Chevrolet): "I thought we would be out there qualifying for the last row if anything. When I was upside down in the car I wasn't sure if we would have a chance to qualify at all. I I'm thankful for the way the day turned out for us timing-wise. Especially thankful for the entire CFH team for thrashing and getting a car together that handled well and had a lot of speed. The other car we destroyed, we spent as much time as we had on it. Thanks to the fans for coming out and sticking with us for the last couple of days. I'm very proud of the team. It's been crazy; I'm glad it's over. "
JOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 21 Century 21 CFH Racing Chevrolet): "It's been a long week for all of us. We had our issue, we had to rebuild a brand-new car and get back up to speed, but we were fine. We have a good team. It's all about your adversity and how all three of our cars are solidly in the field. It goes to our team - it's a solid group. They built two new cars for Ed and me and JR has been flying all week. CFH Racing has had some ups and downs this week. We had some issues and unforeseen instances. It's been tough. We've had two cars we had to fix. They built my car on Thursday when we had our incident. They built a new car for Ed this morning in about two hours. It's amazing. I think we'll be pretty solid for race day." (On qualifying): "It wasn't like qualifying a race setup, it should be easy. It was still knife-edge. The boost was still turned down. It wasn't quite what we could've done, but 227 for Scott is still flying around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway."
SIMON PAGENAUD (No. 22 Avaya Team Penske Chevrolet): "I think we have a good chance here, the entire team. But the Indy 500 is a bit like the 24 Hours of Le Mans. You're never ready enough for this race. There's so many things, nine to 10 pit stops, a yellow can fall out at the wrong time, something can happen in pit lane. It can go all right up until the race and something can happen at the last moment where you don't expect it. I'm just going to keep being like I have been, like pretty non emotional about it, and do my job, even though I'm super excited."
TOWNSEND BELL (No. 24 The Robert Graham Special Chevrolet): "The car was fine and the balance was good. Wide open, I have no idea what happened to our speed. I'm incredibly frustrated to start that far back; just shocked, really. It's demoralizing. The first lap, you know, right? Coming across I saw 223 and you think there's a digit out on the steering wheel. I had it wide open all the way around. We have to figure it out. We started 25th last year. It's just tough; the guys worked hard. We went two miles an hour slower than we did when we had no tow and were on our own. It wasn't there today."
JUSTIN WILSON (No. 25 Andretti Autosport Honda): "It definitely helps being on the scoreboard. Qualifying was great, everything was just right. I was pleased when we got out there and there weren't any other cars around." (On the setup changes): "I understand the safety element and totally support INDYCAR. It's a shame they had to do that because we really wanted to go quick. We just wanted to focus on how to make our day as productive as possible. It was a little bit of a handful when we first ran this morning." (On starting in the second row): "It's good for your comfort level to be near the front. You want to get to the front and stick around there for most of the race. It was nice to get a good (qualifying) run in. It's been a long day."
CARLOS MUNOZ (No. 26 AndrettiTV Cinsay Honda): "It was a good run, you know, just a shame we lost so much speed on the last lap. We were counting on there being a little bit more there. You know qualifying is nice, for sure, but the real payoff is the race. If you have a good race car, you're going to go to the front. We'll see what happens and where I end up, but today you only have one shot, so now I'm
MARCO ANDRETTI (No. 27 Snapple Honda): "Honestly, I thought we maximized our package. We knew (teammate) Justin (Wilson) had a quick car all along, so he did a heck of a job hanging it out, as well. But like I said, we couldn't have expected much more out of that, so onwards and upwards to the race. Obviously, we're within striking distance of the front. I was happy in race trim, so hopefully that thing is as good as it was the other night."
RYAN HUNTER-REAY (No. 28 DHL Honda): "It's unfortunate that Honda had to change our cars, but that ship has sailed so we'll get on with the job, really. That's my job and everyone else's on the team. It was a reset and we lost some of the balance on the car. But our job at that point when they redid the configuration and the rule, it was just get to the job at hand and do the best you can in the short amount of time given." (Did it feel like anything you had during the week?): "No, it was a lot different. When you tune the car for six miles an hour quicker than what we're doing now, it's a lot different. You have to do different things to run the race downforce that we're going to run and trim it out in qualifying." (How crucial is Monday's practice now?): "Very crucial, it's an important one for us as a team because we need to get our strategy together for the race." (On the difference running today versus yesterday): "It was shocking just the difference in the car. But when you're handed temporary rules, as a team we just need to get on with the job. Really, when you look at it, it's a very short amount of time to react to a very serious situation. When we have three warning signs like that, you've got to do something. We were forced with a situation today and safety's first. That's what we did. At the same time, Indy comes with a lot of risk. It's always been dangerous, and we know that going into it. There have always been options. You don't have to qualify with the least amount of downforce. It's your call at that point. But dealing with the short timeframe we had today, it's very tough to make all the right calls in all the right places. Either way, we're going to go out and have a good show next week.
SIMONA DE SILVESTRO (No. 29 TE Connectivity Honda): "It's the trickiest four laps you have to do, you're always hanging on out there. I'm always more nervous for qualifying. I'm happy to be in the show, Andretti did an incredible job to get the car together again. Qualifying was OK, it's going to be really good in race trim, I think." (Strategy change after the morning?): "Quite a bit. For us, we worked so hard to get the car in balance for those four laps with the trims we had and the boost we had. All of a sudden we had to change that, but at the end of the day it was the same for everybody. We had a half-hour practice and we had to figure it out."
ORIOL SERVIA (No. 32 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda): "The run was good, solid. I've just been very happy with the car, honestly. The car this morning on normal qualifying configuration felt awesome, really fast, solid. But we all had to adapt to the new rules in half an hour's time and the team did a good job. As I said, the car felt great. I think we're going to be in a good position to start the race. As we all know, what matters is how you finish. I feel very good with how the car has felt the whole week, so we'll see. I think we did a great job with the qualifying car and the race car is even better, so I'm looking forward to Sunday."
JACK HAWKSWORTH (No. 41 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Honda): "We thought the day was going quite well and that we would be competitive, but then it went terrible. The car felt fine in the corners but we couldn't pull the gear down the straight for whatever reason. We didn't have any real speed. My car felt similar than it had before, it was slow on the straight. It would have been better in qualifying trim because you would have seen some high numbers."
CONOR DALY (No. 43 FUELED by BACON Special Honda): "The wind was picking up pretty big. I felt like we were dragging a parachute down the front straight. That was a shame, especially after this morning. I think this morning, we were really happy with the car with the more power and happy with it kind of on the edge. I think right now we're just missing a little bit. I don't know where that is, to be honest. It's pretty easy and comfortable flat but there's just not enough speed. I think the wind is a huge factor in that." (On Race Day): "Thursday, we were really happy with the race car; happy in traffic. We could duck and dive; could really move through people. I was really happy with it, so we'll just keep working tomorrow and on Carb Day."
ALEX TAGLIANI (No. 48 Al-Fe Heat Treating Special Honda): "The guys did a fantastic job to work on the car. It was a late deal, so it's nobody's fault. But obviously when you run so little, it's tough to get everything right. But I'm pleasantly surprised with the pace of our car, because I think we had a 225 in there. But we just missed on the gears, big time. Our biggest problem was gear, and that's what caused a problem with the wind. But other than that, the car was good. It's been good in traffic for the very little time we had. So hopefully we can do well with this car." (On working with legend A.J. Foyt): "You can see it - all the people gravitating around A.J.; the legacy; what he brought to this particular place. He's very special. It's intimidating at first, but the team made me feel very comfortable. They really worked hard and they took pride in preparing this 48 car."
PIPPA MANN (No. 63 Dale Coyne Racing Honda): "This is absolutely incredible; it's hard to describe how amazing the Dale Coyne Racing crew guys are. When I crashed the main car we didn't have a backup car. We didn't even have a spare tub sitting around. It was an absolute monumental effort. It's so important to have this car in the show with the money we are racing for the Susan G. Komen campaign. (On the qualifying setup changes): "The most important thing here at the Speedway is not only the safety of the drivers, but the safety of the fans. The additional downforce wasn't a bad thing for us. I'm so stressed. I'm so glad that I'm not part of the Last Row Party."
CHARLIE KIMBALL (No. 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet): "We needed every ounce of emotional energy and physical energy today. It's been challenging, but I'm really proud of the Novo Nordisk team and everyone at Chip Ganassi Racing. When such a diametric change in regulations comes out for qualifying day with one shot through -- you spend 364 days just thinking about how to qualify for the Indy 500, then you wake up on Sunday morning and it's a little different. It's been an interesting day, and I'm really proud of my guys. We were just kind of ready to handle whatever it was they threw at us. However it worked, we were going to try to maximize it, and the team did a good job."
BRYAN CLAUSON (No. 88 Jonathan Byrd's / Cancer Treatment Centers of America Chevrolet): "It's exciting. This place is magical, especially as a kid growing up here at the track. To be a part of it is something special. It's been a long three years. I'm glad to be back." (How was your qualifying effort?): "Not very good. We lost quite a bit of speed from practice. It's tough. These guys (other drivers) are very talented at what they do. Getting in and getting acclimated to Indy cars is tough, but it is something I've done before. I just need to keep working away at it." (After his Group 2 run): "It's been tough with everything that happened today, moving around, switching around from different packages. Obviously, we didn't get it right, kind of on a fundamental level other than (teammate Sebastian) Bourdais. He was pretty good. Us and Stefano Coletti both struggled quite a bit there just to find speed. We're still not real sure where it went, but we lost quite a bit from the qualifying practice at 1 to the run. We'll have to figure out what happened and obviously switch focus to the race setup tomorrow. I don't know that there's probably been an entry that waited longer. We announced it a year in advance and waited until 7 o'clock on qualifying day to get it in."
BUDDY LAZIER (No. 91 Wynn Iowa Vision Research Lazier Racing Chevrolet): "We broke an upright and an axle this morning in practice and, for us, that took every minute of the qualifying time to get that back on the car. Even though we got a late start and had one problem after another, yesterday morning I thought we looked pretty good or for the last day and a half. I don't know. I don't know what to tell you. It's just disappointing. Certainly we could do better than that. You get a late start and you are a small effort, you are really going to be up against it. No question." (Coming back next year?): "I hope so. Just not like this. Obviously, we don't want to roll in with one day of practice and go and qualify. So, I hope so. Owner and sponsor willing."
GABBY CHAVES (No. 98 Bowers & Wilkins / Curb Honda): "It was a good run. I think most importantly the car felt very good. I think our engine liked the higher boost; we were very quick on our own on Fast Friday. Now, back to the race configuration on the engine, I think we just lacked a little bit of overall performance from it. We've got the race engines coming in soon and the car feels very good in traffic. It's all about the race here and we're very confident in our car. The team's doing a great job." (On the decisions made today): "When you put safety first, whatever the choice is, it's going to be the right choice. Obviously it's disappointing not to see the speeds we were hoping for, but the big show is going to come next Sunday."