HONDA INDY GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA
QUALIFYING REPORT 04.22.17
Qualifying for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama is complete as Saturday’s on-track activity concludes. Tomorrow will bring a final warm-up session in the morning followed by the 90-lap race beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Race coverage will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network at 3 p.m. ET.
No. 28 DHL Honda
Qualified fifth
Competed in his second consecutive Firestone Fast Six
“Not a bad place to start, considering last year we qualified 18th – it’s a good turn around. I definitely had my hands full out there. We need to try to make some changes for the race tomorrow that could potentially settle the car a little bit and make it a bit more predictable to get that DHL Honda its third victory here. That’s the goal.”
No. 27 Andretti Autosport Honda
Qualified 13th
“I was just a bit loose, but with the margin I had this morning there is really no excuse – I should’ve had it through. I don’t know what to say, this one definitely hurts to miss (Round Two) by a hundredth (of a second) over fifth. I’m going to need a start like I did last year to help us gain ground during the race.”
No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda
Qualified 14th
“Tough qualifying. It looked really close – a few hundredths of a seconds through the top positions. Obviously disappointed, the boys have done a great job to recover the speed today. We are just going to have to build a good car for tomorrow, have a solid warm up and hopefully we will have a strong race.”
No. 98 Andretti Autosport / Curb Honda
Qualified 18th
“It’s pretty disappointing. We’ve been struggling for pace all weekend. I was hoping we’d be able to pull something out with the Firestone reds (alternate tire), but the car balance isn’t there. We’ve run through a lot of different configurations and we can’t seem to find one that works. It’s always tough when it’s like that, but we’ll just keep pushing forward and try to come up with something for tomorrow.”
