No. 12 Verizon 5G Dallara/Chevrolet – Will Power
Start: 11th
Finish: 15th
Laps Led: 0
Point Standings: 4th (-24 pts)
Race Rundown: Will Power started 11th and finished 13th in the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. The driver of the Verizon 5G Chevrolet overcame a loose handling race car and lack of track position early in the race to finish inside the top-15. Power reported early the balance of his Verizon Chevy was not to his liking. The No. 12 crew would make significant front wing adjustments to help dial-in the handling. Following a stall on his second pit stop under caution, Power would charge from a race-low 30th to 13th at the race’s conclusion.
Power’s Thoughts: “When the car doesn’t work on an oval, it’s the worst day you can have. We slowly got it together, I would say the last two stints when the Verizon 5G Chevy was a lot better and drivable. But by that time, we had lost so much track position, it was just trying to salvage what we could. Stalling on pit lane early in the race didn’t help, but we only lost five laps with that. You know, it never helps, and it’s my bad on that one. Yeah, that is just one of those days that you white knuckle it for a long time because it’s pretty intense when a car is loose on an oval. It’s very tough. Terrific job by the team and all the guys to just hang in there. We were 15th with some of the contenders who were back there, so not as big of a loss as it could have been.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
