Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Hy-Vee Homefront 250 Presented by Instacart
Hy-Vee One Step 250 Presented by Gatorade
Iowa Speedway
NTT INDYCAR SERIES
PRACTICE NOTES/QUOTES – Friday, July 21, 2023
LUNDGAARD, HARVEY AND RAHAL SET THE SEVENTH, 11TH AND 20TH FASTEST TIMES IN THE LONE PRACTICE FOR THE HY-VEE INDYCAR WEEKEND AT IOWA SPEEDWAY
1st: Josef Newgarden 00:18.2420 / 177.428 mph
7th: Christian Lundgaard 00:18.4579 / 174.364 mph
11th: Jack Harvey 00:18.5287 / 173.698 mph
20th: Graham Rahal 00:18.7234 / 171.892 mph
GRAHAM RAHAL, No. 15 Blue Compass RV Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “Our only practice of the weekend here was a pretty average practice for me. I didn’t think we had as much pace as I would’ve liked to see and I didn’t think we had as much lateral grip as I was expecting. I think our tire degradation is good in the long run but is concerning a little bit with pace. We’ve got some work to do tonight. Qualifying is at 8:30 a.m. so it will be interesting to just go out and throw it around and see what we’ve got. Certainly, we’ve got a little bit of work to be solid and get the Blue Compass RV car to the front.”
JACK HARVEY, 45 HUB International Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “I think the practice session was good, I’m pretty happy with the No. 30 HUB International Honda. I feel like we can have great qualifying tomorrow and that’s not trying to find optimism, that’s just how I feel. The car is in a good window to try and make it happen. I thought we had pretty good progress for the session. We probably didn’t unload how I would have but we stuck at it, worked through it and I’m hoping for a good day.”
CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD, No. 45 Hy-Vee Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “We finished P7 in the only practice session, which was great for the No 45 Hy-Vee Honda. At the beginning of the session, I thought the car was a little out of the window but we dialed it in which is always positive. We will see how qualifying goes tomorrow and if we can nail two laps in a row and have two consistent qualifying laps. Then we will see how it goes the rest of the weekend. High hopes for now.”
RLL AT IOWA: The 2023 Hy-Vee INDYCAR Weekend will mark the 15th and 16th events for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) at Iowa Speedway. The best finish for the team is third place (2020 Race 2 by G. Rahal, 2018 by Sato and 2007 by Scott Sharp). Sharp also earned the top start for the team of fourth in 2007.
NEXT UP: Qualifying for both races will take place from 8:30-9:30 AM CT. The Hy-Vee Homefront 250 Presented by Instacart will be televised on NBC beginning at 3 pm ET on Saturday, July 22. Timing and Scoring information is available for all sessions from www.indycar.com and includes commentary by the INDYCAR Radio Network.