COLTON HERTA
NO. 26 GAINBRIDGE HONDA
Entered the race with a goal of executing a three pit-stop strategy but ultimately completed four stops with the red flag mixing up the evening
“We didn’t really have much pace today, unfortunately. On a straight-up strategy in pace, we probably maybe could’ve fought into the top 10. Just shy a little bit; we’ll look at what we did wrong and how we can make it better and hopefully perform stronger next year.”
START–11th
FINISH–11th
CHAMPIONSHIP–10th (334 pts)
Andretti Autosport showed consistency in the first half of the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Positions within the field of 26 remained largely unchanged until Alexander Rossi had a mechanical issue in pit lane, putting the driver multiple laps down. With 217 of the 260-lap race completed at Worldwide Technology Raceway, rainy conditions caused a red flag. The restart brought the cars and track back alive with cooler temperatures as the sunset. However, with only 36 laps remaining, the Andretti Autosport foursome would stay in position for the remainder of the race.
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
