“We had sticker tires for the start and that helped; I think that gave us an edge for the first five or 10 laps. The Firestone Firehawk tires performed great. Our car ran smooth. It was good in traffic. I was sort of glad for that first yellow because I think I hurt the tires a bit moving up from 21st to 12th. “
Only fourth-place finisher Jaime Camara advanced more positions (20) than Prendeville, who moved up 12 spots by Lap 5.
“For his first-ever oval race, Andrew showed amazing poise, ” team owner Dan Andersen said. “He was slicing and dicing and he moved right up to finish fifth. I’m proud of him and I’m proud of the team for giving him a fast race car. I think this proves that Andrew is a natural talent. ”
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