The first day of on-track action for the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES kicked off today at Barber Motorsports Park with two practices followed by qualifying for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Alexander Rossi topped Practice 2 and finished quickest overall in practice for the day before going on to grab his highest career starting position (P2) at Barber, missing out on the pole by only .0707 seconds.
A 30-minute warm-up session will kick off the morning followed by the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama on NBC at 3 p.m. ET.
| ALEXANDER ROSSI No. 27 NAPA AUTO PARTS / AUTONATION HONDA | |
| STARTING POSITION | QUALIFYING TIME |
| 2 | 01:05.9177 |
| OF NOTE: Earned career-best qualifying result of second at Barber Motorsports Park besting his previous highest starting spot of eighth (2018, 2019) // Missed out on the pole position by only .0707 seconds // Led combined practice time charts with time of 01:06:0797 in Practice 2 | |
| “It was a really good day one of 2021 for the 27 NAPA Andretti Honda team. Barber has never really been a great track for us in the past and we started the weekend really strong. I’m incredibly thankful to Andretti Autosport and to the whole 27 NAPA team for the car they gave me. Hopefully we can execute tomorrow and go one spot better.” TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK! |
