Meijer Indy 300: NHLR Drivers’ Qualifying Notes & Quotes

Meijer Indy 300: NHLR Drivers' Qualifying Notes & Quotes

Meijer Indy 300: NHLR Drivers' Qualifying Notes & Quotes

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Graham Rahal, No. 02 McDonald’s Dallara/Honda/Firestone:
“It’s definitely disappointing because I felt like we would have been able to qualify much higher than tenth given our pole in Kansas and progress on ovals. The McDonald’s car should be pretty good here and I felt pretty confident so it’s awfully frustrating to not even get a shot to go out there and see what we’ve got. It’s disappointing.”

Fast Facts:
Will be his second race here. He started 20th and ran as high as 12th in the opening laps before gearbox failure ended his race after 28/200 laps and he retired in 25th…Highest start this season is two poles (St. Pete/street & Kansas/oval) and highest finish is third place at Richmond…Is ranked 10th in series points with 235.

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Robert Doornbos, No. 06 Dallara/Honda/Firestone:
“Looking forward to the race, I think this track suits us. In Kansas obviously we were very competitive and both cars started on the front row but unfortunately we had no chance to prove that today and it looks like we just have to show it tomorrow in the race.”

Fast Facts:
Will be his second race here. He started 20th and ran as high as 12th in the opening laps before gearbox failure ended his race after 28/200 laps and he retired in 25th…Highest start this season is second at his oval debut in Kansas and highest finish is 9th in Long Beach, Richmond, Watkins Glen and Edmonton… Is ranked 12th with 197 points and leads the Rookie of the Year standings by three over Matos (197-194).

NHLR in Kentucky:
The team competed here for the first time in 2008. Graham Rahal started 20th and ran as high as 12th in the opening laps before gearbox failure ended his race after 28/200 laps and he retired in 25th. Justin Wilson started 19th and ran 16th before gearbox failure after 82/200 laps.

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