AJ Foyt Racing’s David Malukas in the No.4 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet and Santino Ferrucci in the No.14 Sexton Properties Chevrolet had a solid opening day if practice at the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg presented by RP Funding on Friday.
David Malukas was 21st while Santino Ferrucci was 17th. Speaking following the action, David Malukas, No. 4 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet:
“Overall, seemed like a pretty good session other than the chaos that is INDYCAR. We had very few laps today that we could do. We had a few issues with the brakes here or there, but we managed to fix it all up. So, at the end, I think we got around 10 laps in total between alternates and primaries, maybe one or two here or there. We also had that unfortunate yellow flag, so track time was rough. I think from a first session being back, I we kind of went through our checklist of things I wanted to go through. So now, we get to hone in, look at lap times, try to find the time from my side heading into Practice 2. I think from the car, Chevy, the Foyt guys, really good job. We’re heading into tomorrow.”
Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet says:
“Solid first day back in St. Petersburg. Everything went really well with the team. Got a couple of overnight changes we’re excited about. Our Chevrolets feel awesome. Lot of power. Very happy with the offseason changes. I feel we’re going to have some good gains race day.”