Josef Newgarden in the No.2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet had a strong start to his Road America weekend on Friday.
The Tennessee native showed no ill affects from his scary crsah last time out in St Louis as he ended the day in fourth place with a time of 01:45.2228s.
Speaking following the action, Newgarden said:
Yeah, I mean, hybrid obviously compared to last year, trying to understand the weight difference. A little bit more of a lap time loss at this track relative to others because of the distance. You’re going to see a little more lap time loss, a second and a half to last year’s would be my guess. Just trying to understand the traits of the PPG Chevy, what we need to do with the tires.”
Will Power in the No.12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet who was third commented saying:
Yeah it was definitely nice to come here after last weekend and continue to have speed in the Verizon Chevy. We’ve had speed all year and it feels like this could be the weekend where it all comes together. Lots to do between now and then and the heat is only going to rise. Qualifying is always important here as well so we need to get a solid starting spot tomorrow and go from there.”
Scott McLaughlin in the No.3 XPEL Chevrolet ended the day in 6th and speaking following the action he said:
“It was good to see how the hybrid reacted here as the last track – at least until next year – where we haven’t used it. Everything seemed good to go there. Really want to get a win here for XPEL and Chevy. I think all Chevy drivers are chomping at the bit to get that done. Road America is as good a place as any for that.”