Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Sonsio Group Grand Prix at Road America
NTT INDYCAR SERIES – Round 8 of 17
RACE NOTES / QUOTES – Sunday, June 12, 2022
RAHAL, LUNDGAARD AND HARVEY FINISHED EiGHTH, 10TH AND 13TH IN THE SONSIO GRAND PRIX AT ROAD AMERICA
GRAHAM RAHAL, No. 15 Fifth Third Bank Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “We were P8 (position eight) on the day here with really good strategy, good pitstops, and the Fifth Third Bank guys kept their heads down. We spent most of the day fuel saving but we were able to get some really good lap times considering and I think that’s what really made the difference in the race for us today. We don’t want to be P8 but we will take this. As I just said to the boys it’s great to get a decent result today, not only for me but Christian at 10th and Jack just behind him. Overall, it was just positive momentum for us. We’ve got two test days before we race next. One in Iowa and one in Sebring, Florida. In the heat of the summer in Sebring, we will try to work on our dampers a little bit, try to find some more. We want to win, but this is refreshing to at least have a decent result.”
CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD, No. 30 Fleet Cost & Care Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “We got to lead a lap at Road America which is obviously nice. It was a long race with a lot of yellows. It’s a tough one honestly, I think we had more – I thought we had more than what we ended up having so I’m a little disappointed in that. You know it’s racing. Graham did a good job making the strategy work. He was lucky with the yellow at the end of the race. But we got a solid top 10 with two two cars in the top-10 so that’s definitely very important for the team as well. The Fleet Cost and Care car looked amazing out there. I love the blue color. Even though red is my favorite color I love the blue, it’s fantastic.”
JACK HARVEY, 45 Hy-Vee Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “We started 20th and finished 13th so we obviously made some progress during the race here at Road America. I think we went a good step with the car and direction. I think there’s maybe one or two small bits in strategy that I would tweak for next time, but it was a day of progress anyways so let’s carry that on to Mid-Ohio.”
NEXT UP: The series will take its first weekend off since May 7-8 next weekend and will return to action for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, July 1-3. The team will test at Iowa Speedway on Monday, June 20 and at Sebring International Raceway on Monday, June 27.