MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR
Finished in 13th place for the first race and 6th for the second race
“The two race format made things interesting today and hopefully good for the fans. We came away from the first race decent but were able to make some positive changes between the two races. For me the difference between the first and second race was being able to use the third lane in the second race. The Venom car ran well and was handling good - it would have been nice to have had a better draw than starting 27th, but we were able to make up all the ground on the track we could.”
MIKE CONWAY, #27 TEAM HIRE HEROES USA/7-ELEVEN/DR PEPPER CAR
Ended the first race in 24th position; ended the second race in 17th place
“The first race we managed our way through the field, but we lost what we had gained during the first pit stop. From there, it was just trying to get through the back. We tried to get the car better for the second race. The Hire Heroes car was feeling good; we managed to get the car up to 12th place, but we lost it in the pits again. I thought we had a top-12 car, but it was good to get some mileage in on an oval. Hopefully we can build on this and take it to Milwaukee.”
RYAN HUNTER-REAY, #28 TEAM DHL/SUN DROP CITRUS SODA CAR
Finished the first race in 19th place; ended the second race in 9th place
“During the first race, we just completely missed the balance. The car had no grip at the front, so it was just survival getting through that first race. We had a better car for the second race, but just didn’t have the outright speed we needed to stay up front. We’ll regroup and get the DHL/Sun Drop car to the podium soon.”
DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR
Ended the first race n 16th place and the second race in 8th place
“It was a lot of work, both of them, especially the first one. My car was a little more inconsistent during the first race. Once we cranked up the front wing, it was OK. We started from 20th for the second race and made our way up to 8th. The first stint was a struggle, but we pitted early and picked up some positions. It’s a little disappointing because I ran so well here last year, and I know I can do well here. I was hoping to have a better finish for the GoDaddy.com car.”
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