Marco Andretti (No.26 Team Venom Energy, fastest):
“It’s definitely a good start. It definitely shows that we have the speed. On our own, we’re still not quite sure. We got a lot of tows today, which is a good thing, but a lot of times we don’t know where we truly stack up. But I’m really happy with the car balance. And I think that’s the key - getting the balance right and being able to take a trim. That’s the name of the game. We’ll have to see if we can keep up with it, if not get a little better.”
Helio Castroneves (No.3 Team Penske, second):
“Just to be here again in Indianapolis, it’s a dream come true. It’s much more special this year, everything that happened the last six months. Just to be here, I appreciate it so more, the fans, especially. I feel welcome, as always. The Team Penske boys did a super job. The car is just superb out of the truck, just super good. We wanted to take advantage of the day; it was just awesome. It started a little cooler, progressively warming up, and we decided to keep going. Right now we feel very solid, and it’s going to be very tight every day the next few days, especially qualifying. It’s four laps, not only about one lap, so you’re going to see a lot of pole positions, but on the last lap it might not be the pole position, so Saturday’s going to be very exciting.”
Ryan Briscoe (No.6 Team Penske, third):
“I’m happy with how today went. We got a ton of laps in, and I think we’re in good shape. We were able to do quite a bit of setup work during the session, which gave us the opportunity to really pick away at it. I felt good coming into the month of May, and after today I’m definitely satisfied with how the Team Penske car is handling.”
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Scott Dixon (No.9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing, fourth):
“It’s good to be back out there. It was definitely a lot of fun. The weather was kind to everybody today. It was good to get some laps in, and I think a lot of people got a lot of laps in considering the short schedule. Tomorrow is already ‘Fast Friday.’ We had a lot of stuff to get through, and I think we got through a majority of our major changes. Tonight is going to be a lot of work, trying to sit down and going through it all. The No.9 and No.10 Target cars are both pretty consistent speed-wise. We didn’t trim out as much as some of the others. Maybe that can help us tomorrow. All in all, it was a pretty comfortable day.”
Dario Franchitti (No.10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing, fifth):
“It was a long day, especially since we started early this morning. I think everyone expected it to rain, and the weather just improved as the day went on. The Target car definitely has the speed. We just need to make it a little more consistent. It’s good to be back at Indianapolis. I was worried that I wouldn’t be up to speed, but my second lap was above 220 (mph), so I was pretty happy.”
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Dan Wheldon (No.4 National Guard Panther Racing, sixth):
“It was reasonably productive. I think the National Guard Panther Racing No.4 car has got some good speed. We got a couple of inherent little things that we need to fix certainly if we’re going to be up front for qualifying. I think the team is capable of doing that. It’s great to have Scott Sharp on the team, too. He’s got a lot of valuable input. And I think, as we’ve seen before, he’s very good around here.”
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