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IndyCar - Andretti Autosports Practice Comments


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JOHN ANDRETTI, #43 TEAM WINDOW WORLD CAR

* Ended the Fast Friday session with a best lap speed of 224.91

"It was a pretty productive day for Team Window World. We made a plan and stuck to it. We wanted to try some different things so we did that first on used tires this morning. We feel really good about our last run. The car responds really well. I can honestly say that I'm looking forward to qualifying tomorrow. I don't have any grand expectations but I think in the big picture, we can get our goal accomplished-getting in the race the first day-and I think everything will go smoothly."

MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR

* Finished the practice session with a fastest speed of 226.85 mph

"We made some improvements with the Venom car today and now we're trying to see what we can get with what we have. I don't think we have the quickest car, so we're having to make it a bit harder to drive in order to go fast - but whatever it takes."

MIKE CONWAY, #27 TEAM HIRE HEROES USA/ 7-ELEVEN/DR PEPPER CAR

* Ended the session with a best lap speed of 223.56 mph

"The Hire Heroes car feels alright; there's just no speed in it right now. Hopefully, we'll get a direction tonight, go there tomorrow and see if it's any better. As the day has gone on, we've lost ground -- even though we've trimmed out -- so that doesn't really make sense. We'll have a look at the data tonight and see what we find."

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

* Finished Fast Friday's practice session with a best lap speed of 225.20 mph

"We're struggling to find the speed right now with the DHL/Sun Drop car. But, Marco and I both had promising runs at the end of the day - I didn't get a tow -- so hopefully that will roll over into tomorrow. "Qualifying will be interesting. We don't want qualifying weekend to be interesting, but it will be interesting for us."

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

* Ended the practice session with a fastest lap speed of 226.01 mph

"We are a little concerned with the speed right now. But at the end of the day, it showed us what we shouldn't do and sometimes that can be better for you. We aren't the fastest car, but the GoDaddy.com car is fast, and we are ready for qualifying tomorrow."