Ron McQueeney/IMS
A. J. FOYT IV (#2 Vision Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone): (Does it feel good to finally get it in? )
Yes, it does. I have always had exciting qualifying runs around here. I put four laps in the books; it still is not 6 o’clock yet, so I am not in the show. “
A. J. FOYT IV (#2 Vision Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone): (How hard is it to put in four good laps around this speedway? ):
“It is not easy. Each corner you have to approach a little bit differently. It is really tough, especially the speed that you carry around here, is not easy at all. “ (Describing the last 24 hours here at the track): “Yes, it was very frustrating the last 24 hours. That is the way it works around here. Just glad to get out there and put four laps in. We can get more out of it if we have to. We have to work on race setup but be ready to go if we have to qualify again. It is good to have two teammates that have worked on race setup the last two days so we will have a good head start. You hate starting on the last row. It is going to be a tough race starting back there. We know we can get more out of the car if we have to. It’s been a long last couple of days, couple of weeks. It’s been frustrating. “
A. J. FOYT IV (#2 Vision Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone): (Describe this month, what have been the issues? ):
“It’s been hard to get a hold of. The weather conditions, just when you think you are going to get some track time, it starts to rain. We just never had a good grip on the track. We need the track time that we were missing, but that is the way it works. We finally got a handle on it, put in four decent laps, and we will have to wait to see what happens. “ (About working with your teammates): “We have been working really well together. Every car is a little bit different, every driver likes something a little bit different, so you can’t just totally copy what they are doing. Pretty much our cars are the same, the exact race setup they have on their cars to qualify with. It is good having those two teammates out there doing race setups because we’ve have not had much time to do it, get us a good head start doing that. ” (How much of a relief is it to get the qualifying run done early in the day? ): “It is a big relief, as we all know the weather just starts getting worse. It gets hotter, the track conditions get even tougher the more the day goes along. “
MARIO DOMINGUEZ (#96 Visit Mexico City/PCM Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone): (Can you describe how you’re feeling now? ):
“No. It’s not possible. I feel terrible for me, for my sponsors, for the team. The only thing that makes me feel good is that we tried until the end. We tried as hard as we could. And that’s the only thing that makes me feel good. We gave it our best effort. At the end, we just trimmed the car out, and the car didn’t take that downforce, and I just lost it. ” (About team): “It’s a great team. I think it’s the best team out there. We’ve been together since we’ve started the year, and they’ve done a fantastic job. I feel terrible I could not qualify for this race. ”
