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IndyCar - Andretti Autosport Race Comments


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MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM DR PEPPER CAR

Finished the race in fourth place

"It was great to get the Dr Pepper car a fourth-place finish; especially considering we started 20th. We struggled with setups earlier in the weekend but then sat back and realized I was trying too hard to drive my teammates' setups - I credit them for being able to pull it off but I can't do it. My driving style is just too aggressive. We thought back to when we were last successful and tried to go back toward that type of setup. We're close and now we have a direction for the future. I feel for everyone who got taken out. Looking back, I think what happened to Oriol (Servia) was my fault, but that's the position we're put in with the double-file restarts. I tried to back out but was too committed and couldn't back out enough."

MIKE CONWAY, #27 TEAM @FOLLOWANDRETTI CAR

Recorded a 22nd place finish after an incident on lap 76

"I have to apologize to Ryan [Briscoe] for ruining his race; completely a brain fade on my part. Going into the turn, I tried to take my time and get to the inside, but it seemed to choke up a bit. There was nowhere to go. It was kind of a slow incident but it broke the left side suspension. End of a tough day for the team."

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

Secured a third place podium finish

"It feels good (to get a podium finish) and this wasn't a straight-forward way to get one, but that goes along with the way this season has gone for us. I'm just happy to get a good result for DHL, Circle K and Sun Drop. We're back on the podium with their colors, and hopefully, it will be the first of many this year." (ON THE CONTACT WITH GRAHAM RAHAL) "When Scott (Dixon) made his move, he got Graham really wide. There was a football field worth of real estate on the inside of the corner, so I went there and Graham just came down. I'm sure he didn't know I was there, but the track was wide open and I went for it. That's a product of Toronto and a first-gear corner like that. It's happened many, many, many times before at Toronto and it will happen again. It wasn't deliberate to do that. It's a part of racing at Toronto."

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

Finished the race in 19th place

"It was just a really frustrating day. I thought we had a good race car. After we would pit for new tires, it would feel really good, but we kept getting caught out by the yellows. I have to thank the GoDaddy.com crew for working so hard all weekend."