IndyCar
Graham Rahal, No. 02 McDonald’s Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “The McDonald’s boys have been working awfully hard this entire time and we’ve had the pace and it’s nice to get our first podium on a super speedway and second of the season on an oval. It’s such an interesting track and a change from what we’re used to with the classic super speedway shape. The McDonald’s boys did a great job in the pits today and we saved a lot of fuel which put us in that position.”
· FAST FACTS: Was his first race here but came with his father, Bobby, in 1999 as a spectator…Highest start this season is two poles (St. Pete/street & Kansas/oval) and highest finish is third place at Richmond…Is ranked 7th in series points with 366 (only -15 to Patrick, 381).
Oriol Servia, No. 06 Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “It was a very good race. I’m extremely happy for the team to finish just behind Ganassi is very good. I’m very pleased but obviously I would have preferred to be on the podium but Graham had a run on me there at the end and he got the best out of it. I’m happy with the performance, I’m happy that the team gave me the opportunity. We had a good four races and definitely gained momentum and I hope we can continue the momentum next year. I think we can be contenders for the championship if we start together from Day 1. That’s what I really hope will happen. I’m happy how things have gone. I want to thank Carl and Bernadette Haas, Mike Lanigan and McDonald’s for the opportunity.”
· FAST FACTS: Was his fourth race here. In 2000 he competed in only his third oval race as a rookie in CART’s headline series where he started 13th and finished 24th with PPI Motorsports. In 2001 he started 18th and finished 14th with Sigma Autosport. In 2002 he started 20th and earned his highest finish here of sixth place with PWR Championship Racing…At the previous oval race in Chicago he ran as high as third and finished seventh. In his two oval races with NHR in 2005 as the replacement for the injured Junqueira, he finished on the podium both times (third in Milwaukee, second in Las Vegas)…After only four races this season, he is ranked 21st with 115 points (105 with NHLR).
