Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix – Phoenix Raceway
Verizon IndyCar Series
QUALIFYING NOTES/QUOTES — April 28, 2017
RAHAL TO START 17TH IN THE DESERT DIAMOND WEST VALLEY PHOENIX GRAND PRIX
POLE: Helio Castroneves 2-lap avg. speed of 194.905 mph (L1: 18.8837, L2: 18.8701)
17th: Graham Rahal 2-lap avg. speed of 189.786 mph (L1: 19.4304, L2: 19.3417)
GRAHAM RAHAL, No. 15 United Rentals Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “It was tough today; the wind played a lot of games. We didn’t get a qualifying sim in during practice due to the conditions so we took a flyer, a complete guess, and the rear of the car was actually better than it has been. After what we had been struggling with all day, which was rear-end related, to go into qualifying with a lot of understeer was a shocker. I just didn’t anticipate it enough and get the tools adjusted enough. The United Rentals guys are working hard. They will give me good pits stops tomorrow and we’ll try to work our way forward.”
NEXT UP: There will be a 10 minute pit stop practice session from 5:00-5:10 p.m. MST Saturday and the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix will take the Green Flag at 6:35 p.m. Live coverage will begin at 9:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
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