RYAN HUNTER-REAY
No. 28 DHL HONDA
STARTING POSITION-7th
QUALIFYING SPEED-230.499 MPH
“(Firestone) Fast nine is a wrap. We ended up qualifying P7, so we moved up a position. All-in-all really happy with the result. Forty-eight hours ago we didn’t know if we were going to make it in the top 20. The 28 DHL team did a great job rebounding and we kept after it and now we are starting seventh, only six cars in front of us. We’ve won from 19th so I know we can do it from there. I’m looking forward to it.”
Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway proved to be action packed as nine qualifiers left it all on the line to capture pole position for the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge. Ryan Hunter-Reay by and Colton Herta represented Andretti Autosport each with one attempt to capture a front row seat for next Sunday’s Green Flag.
DHL driver Hunter-Reay put in a solid four-lap effort but came up short of pole and settled for a starting spot on the inside of row three. Results came down to the wire for Colton Herta and his Gainbridge team with Scott Dixon edging only .0197 seconds over Herta to claim the NTT P1 Award.
With the field of 33 set, track time is winding down as only four hours of practice remain, split between this evening and Friday’s Carb Day session.
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
