Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
107th Running of the Indianapolis 500
NTT INDYCAR SERIES
RACE DAY NOTES/QUOTES – May 28, 2023
HARVEY AND LUNDGAARD FINISHED 18TH AND 19TH IN THE INDY 500 AFTER THREE RED-FLAG STOPPAGES; LEGGE RETIRED IN 33RD AFTER DAMAGE FROM CONTACT IN THE PITS
JACK HARVEY, No. 30 PeopleReady Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “I think some really weird things happened in the race with tire blistering and we really haven’t suffered from that. I don’t know where that came from frankly because I thought our first stint was actually playing out quite well. We were plus five, had just gotten ahead of Christian and it was going well, and as soon as I started pushing after that, the tires just couldn’t hold it. So, it was an unusual day. Doing the 500 is a privilege so I’m not going to forget it but it’s a race weekend that I’m ready to move on from. I’m ready to go to Detroit and try to have a great result for myself, the team, PeopleReady, and Kustom Entertainment. We just want to get good results.”
KATHERINE LEGGE, No. 44 Hendrickson Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “The first stint, I was just riding around basically trying to figure out how to get a run because it was the first proper time I’ve ridden around in traffic. So, I was just getting comfortable, and I was feeling like we were okay. I was trying to chase under steer and ended up going too far and then the tires went away so I ended up in over steer. I was just figuring all of the things out. I came in for the stop, which is the part I was worried about because I hadn’t practiced stops at any time because we had other things to deal with. So, I was concerned about coming into pit lane and stopping in the box. I wasn’t really concerned about the launch, and I ended up just overcooking the launch and barely touched the wall but it did race-ending damage, unfortunately. I feel horrible for the guys. I feel massively grateful to the Hendrickson Honda crew for the opportunity and to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. They worked so hard, and I just feel horrible. It’s been a hell of a month.”
CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD, No. 45 Hy-Vee Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “It was a long race, it reminded me a bit of last year’s. I started and finished around the same area. I think we were a little unlucky on the first yellow and think we should’ve pitted the Hy-Vee Honda on that lap that Callum pitted. He circled to the front and we tried that later in the race and that didn’t work out. We had a broken front wing and it actually didn’t make a difference when we changed it. We just lost a lap for no reason at that point.”
NEXT UP: The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix will be Sunday, June 4. Coverage beings on NBC at 3 PM ET Sunday.