Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
Round 4 of 17 in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES
PRACTICE NOTES/QUOTES – Friday, April 28, 2023
LUNDGAARD, RAHAL AND HARVEY MAKE THE MOST OF A BUSY PRACTICE 1 FOR THE CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA INDY GRAND PRIX
1) Scott McLaughlin 1:06.6610 / 124.211 mph
6) Christian Lundgaard 1:07.0200 / 123.545 mph
12) Graham Rahal 1:07.3181 / 122.998 mph
20) Jack Harvey 1:07.7399 / 122.232 mph
GRAHAM RAHAL, No. 15 One Cure Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “It was a really messy session for us. On the black tires, we didn’t get a new-tire run. Every lap was in traffic. I wasn’t even within two seconds of pushing so that was frustrating. And actually, the alternate tire run was the same. I didn’t do my lap until lap four or five which was way, way too late. Traffic was a battle for everybody. We made some improvements on the One Cure car but we need to hone it in a little more. It’s a little uncomfortable still.”
JACK HARVEY, No. 30 AMADA Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “It was a little bit of a scruffy session, honestly. I had a little bit of a spin on the first run and there was a red flag that came out so I didn’t get to finish that. We went back out and I think it looked okay, I just had a couple of flat spots and vibrations. I went out on reds and didn’t even get a chance to do a proper lap. Everyone was backing off and I was trying to get a gap. It was scruffy but we’ll be okay.”
CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD, No. 45 Hy-Vee Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “Practice 1 was good. We were more competitive, which is a big positive. It was a good start to the weekend and starting off strong means everything. I went out and it felt great.” Obviously having had the test here helped. We were competitive then too so it means a lot now but we’ve got to keep that going into qualifying tomorrow. We always want to roll off the truck competitive because it sets your weekend up right from the start. We struggled a lot in Practice 1 in St. Pete and I never felt like we really recovered from that so this is a great start of the weekend for us and we’ll see what it leads to.”
RLL AT BARBER: In 2019, the team qualified 1-2 for the race here, which was the first time the team locked out the front row of an Indy car race since the September 11, 2005 race at Chicagoland when Danica Patrick won pole and Buddy Rice started second. Sato led 74 of 90 laps en route to victory. The 2023 Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix will mark the 11th INDYCAR SERIES race for the team at Barber Motorsports Park (BMP).
NEXT UP: Practice 2 will take place from 12-1 PM and qualifying from 3:00-4:15. All times eastern. The Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix will be televised on NBC from 1:00-3:00 PM ET Sunday, April 30.