IndyCar - HVM Qualifying Report

Motegi, September 17, 2011: After an exciting week of travel to the other side of the world, Simona De Silvestro and her HVM Racing team completed their qualifying run for Sunday's race at Twin Ring Motegi.

On a road course that the IZOD IndyCar Series has never run on, the Nuclear Clean Air Energy team did some experimenting to find speed during the three practice sessions. Unfortunately, the perfect lap just didn't come together for De Silvestro as she ran in the second, and more challenging, qualifying group. She will start Sunday's competition from P26.

"I really like the track here at Twin Ring Motegi," said De Silvestro. "It feels like a European race course and suits my style. We struggled this weekend but I'm confident that we'll be able to make up positions during the race. I'm proud of the Nuclear Clean Air Energy team for working so hard to make changes as we experimented this weekend. I'll be doing my best tomorrow to show them it was worth the effort they put forth."