Ryan on the race:
Finishing 11th is a bit of a tough pill to swallow because the Ironclad car was running really strong before our gearbox problem. I had a lot of confidence in the car, it was good fun. It was a good decision to get back out there after they fixed the car because with everything that happened today we were able to get an extra two positions out of it and the championship points can be crucial. So I have mixed emotions, we had a top five car today, but our goal of course was to finish our first race and the team did that on both sides today so were happy for that.
Tyler Tadevic, Team Director:
What a great finish, we are so pleased. The crew did a great job. At the start of the race Alex had some rookie issues, he though he had made some mistakes but come to find out he had some problems with his gearbox which made his race a challenge but he persevered to finish eighth and be the most improved on the grid which is one heck of a run for his rookie race. Our strategy was perfect with Ryan and he was running very strong. Had we not had the problem with his gearbox we feel he could have finished in the top five. Ryans crew managed to fix the car and get him back out on track to pick up a few more places, they did a great job. If you had told me heading into our first Champ Car race that we would finish eighth and 11th, I would not have believed it. I am very, very pleased.
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