AGR IRL TEST - HOMESTEAD - February 26, 2009
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Danica Patrick Position: 15th Speed: 209.333 mph Time: 25.5383 sec Laps: 231
Danica Patrick: "I was pleasantly surprised these past two days, since we have had five months off, I think I acclimated faster and better than in the past years at the Open Test. Of course I wish I would have had some more speed but we really wanted to use these two days to work on different set ups. I feel really good about going into the season and look forward to Kansas to see if we were able to make the appropriate changes so we can have a great race and a strong finish for the Motorola car."
Driver: Tony Kanaan Car: #11 Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone
Tony Kanaan Position: 4th Speed: 210.819mph Time: 25.3582 sec Laps: 199
Tony Kanaan: "(Wednesday) was another productive day. We found some good things during this test. We never really worry about speed during a test like this; it's mainly about getting the motions down and getting the team back together. After five months of not driving it is really important just to get everybody back to work. It was a positive test; we ran all four cars both days and had no problems. Now it's time to go back to the shop and sort things out so we can be ready to go."
Driver: Marco Andretti Car: #26 Meijer Dallara/Honda/Firestone
Marco Andretti Position: 3rd Speed: 211.274 mph Time: 25.3036 sec Laps: 212
Marco Andretti: "I'm really happy. We were able to test different setups that are going to benefit the Meijer car and the entire Andretti Green team. It definitely has been a productive couple of days. I'm so confident in the setup we found that I wish we were racing tonight or tomorrow. We had a decent time, but that aside I think we are strong overall. I'm looking forward to (testing at) Barber (Motorsports Park) in a few weeks and a great start to the season."
Driver: Hideki Mutoh Car: #27 Formula Dream Dallara/Honda/Firestone
Hideki Mutoh Position: 11th Speed: 209.995 mph Time: 25.4578 sec Laps: 224
Hideki Mutoh: "We struggled a bit in the first half of the session on Wednesday, but after the break I think we found a really good racecar. I'm very happy with everything we learned this week and I feel good moving forward. Overall I think the team is very happy as well. We are very ready for the season to kick off in St. Pete."