In case you missed it: Wallace, Potekhen on teleconference: Iowa Speedway designer Rusty Wallace and Indy Pro Series driver Mike Potekhen were the featured guests on the Indy Racing League teleconference today. Selected quotes are listed below.
Wallace talked about the IndyCar Series’ upcoming inaugural visit to Iowa Speedway.
Q. Do you think with the compound banking, that the IndyCar Series cars will be able to run side-by-side consistently through there?
RUSTY WALLACE: “Oh, absolutely. I’ve talked to Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, and Scott Dixon, and all three of them said, ‘My gosh. I never drove on a track that had this much grip. ’ You can run all over the racetrack - from the bottom, the middle, the top of the track. In fact, when I was talking to Tony Kanaan, Tony told me that, you know, ‘I know I’m running close to 230 miles an hour at Indianapolis, but I feel like I’m running faster here at Iowa because the G forces are so high. ’”
Potekhen discussed the upcoming Liberty Challenge on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Q. Now you’ve not only made ten starts in the series, but essentially you’re coming full circle. Your debut came at the Liberty Challenge in Indianapolis. Tell us about coming back to Indy, especially, since it’s a place that you’ve raced on before in this car, and this time for two races on the road course.
MIKE POTEKHEN: I’m definitely excited about the weekend. We had last year, I actually ran really well. We were running in the top five when I ended up getting into it with a back marker on that final restart. So the result didn’t show the performance that we had that day, unfortunately.
“But, you know, we had a really good car last year, and I’m looking forward to actually coming back to a track that I have been on. Up until this point, every race that we’ve done has been a new track in this car. So, definitely looking forward to getting back on the road course here and see if we can’t come away with another podium finish this weekend. ”
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