IndyCar - Andretti Autosports Iowa Practice Comments

MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR

* Qualified in P17

"After running well with the Venom car in the morning warm-up, I was a bit disappointed with the qualifying results. I think there's a bit less grip on the track than last year and some of that could be in the tires. We're sliding more this year for sure and just weren't able to get the speed we needed in qualifying."

MIKE CONWAY, #27 TEAM ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT CAR

* Will start tomorrow's race in P9

"The car felt OK. It felt pretty 'stuck.' It felt similar to this morning. I thought there would be a little more speed there, but it was OK. Hopefully, we'll be able to race well from there tomorrow night."

RYAN HUNTER-REAY, #28 TEAM DHL/ CIRCLE K/SUN DROP CITRUS SODA CAR

* Starts the race in P8

"I think that was a good first run for the car with Circle K on it, along with DHL and Sun Drop. It's great to have all their support. But, we can work from there. Last year, we qualified 12th and we were up to the top five within the first 10 or 15 laps, so hopefully we're headed in that direction again. The guys did a great job preparing the car and we're looking forward to getting things going tomorrow night."

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

* Qualified in P2

"It feels really good to have the GoDaddy car in position to be able to guard up front and have the opportunity for a solid race day. On short tracks like this it's nice to start near the front because you can gain ground more quickly. If you start near the back of the field you could be a lap behind very quickly. I haven't started on the front row in a long time so it's a good feeling."