Andretti Autosport Pre-Race Quotes - June 3, 2010

MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR

* Finished fourth at Texas last year and threatened to win the 2008 event before being sidelined by a late-race incident.

"Texas is a fast track that really forces drivers to be on their game. We've been able to run well there in the past and the Venom car had a strong run in Indy, so I'm optimistic that we'll be competitive this weekend."

RYAN HUNTER-REAY, #37 TEAM IZOD CAR

* Will race at Texas after undergoing surgery on Monday to repair torn ligaments in his left thumb.

"Everything with my thumb has gone as well as it can so far and I'll be ready to go this weekend at Texas. The medical staff has done a great job and I have all the faith in the world that they'll have me in a position to race the way I need to at Texas."

TONY KANAAN, #11 TEAM 7-ELEVEN CAR

* Owns a win (2004), five top-threes and six top-fives in nine career Texas starts.

"I'm ready to go. Indy was very tough, obviously, but I think we learned a lot about ourselves and we can take a lot of that with us going forward, beginning this weekend. Racing at Texas is always very mentally demanding, but it's also going to be very hot, so it's going to be physically tough, as well. I think we're up for the challenge, though."

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

* Has scored one top five and three top 10s at Texas in three starts for Andretti Autosport.

"I always like getting back to Texas. It's a great track and the fans are always excited to see us. The GoDaddy.com team is coming off a good weekend at Indy, so we plan to use every bit of that as motivation for a strong run at Texas."