Rice looks to build on the momentum he and his team have built having finished in the top ten in the previous two races of this season (10th in Milwaukee, eighth at Indianapolis).
Duno looks to put together a solid finish after having shown to be competitive at Kansas before a pit mishap and running on the lead lap at Indianapolis before being taken out.
The first practice session for the Bombardier Learjet 550 takes place on Thursday at 8:40 p. m. edt. and will last for 90 minutes. The second practice takes place on Friday afternoon at 3 p. m. edt., and the split group session will last for 90 minutes. Qualifying will take place later that evening at 6:45 p. m. edt. All practice sessions and qualifying can be seen live via streaming video on indycar.com.
#15 DREYER & REINBOLD RACING Honda Dallara Driver Buddy Rice
On Milwaukee: “A pretty good day for Dreyer and Reinbold Racing. I have to thank Dennis (Reinbold), J.D. (John Dick), the Honda and Firestone guys, and all my crew guys for a great job. It was also cool to see Townsend’s Emu car on the track for the first time this year. That and the William Rast car were some nice looking cars. In the race, I made a mistake coming into the pits for the first pit stop, and that cost us a bunch of track position. The crew kept working with me and the car with some small changes, and at the end, we were pretty good. We managed to keep our nose clean and pick up some spots as the race was ending. What was looking like a bad weekend turned out to be pretty good. I can’t thank my guys enough for their effort.”
On Texas: “Texas is going to be interesting with 28 cars on the track. There’s a lot of inexperience out there, and we just need to make sure we all take care of ourselves and have a safe race. I’m looking forward to the race because we’ve been on a good run as of late, and I think we can build on that momentum here. I’m looking forward to a good result.”
#23 EMU/DREYER & REINBOLD RACING Honda Dallara Driver Townsend Bell
On Milwaukee: “That was a long day out there. I got a really good start in the beginning, passing 11 cars or so. Our car was decent throughout the day, but I had to fight very hard for every position. It was a struggle all weekend, but we managed to come out with a decent finish. I have to thank my crew and sponsors. We had a neat car at Indy with William Rast, and I’m glad we got to show off the Emu Australia car in Milwaukee. It’s gotten a lot of attention, and I’m sure we put on an exciting show for everyone out there.”
#23 CITGO/DREYER & REINBOLD RACING Honda Dallara Driver Milka Duno
On Texas: “This is going to be an exciting race for the drivers and fans at Texas Motor Speedway, and I am looking forward to competing in the Lone Star state again. My determination and the support from my amazing team with Dreyer and Reinbold Racing will give me the confidence to see a good result.”
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