Sting Ray Robb in the No.41 Goodheart AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet started Saturday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway 24th place and came through the carnage to finish the race in 9th place.
The result for Robb was his career-best result and speaking following the action he said:
I think next to the Indy 500, this was the highlight of the year–P9. By the end, I thought we were gonna be a little bit higher than that, but we were struggling on restarts just a little bit compared to the guys around us. I don’t know what the deal was there, but the car was great in the long run. I mean, we made up a lot of spots on the overcut, and the balance got better and better all the way through the night. So I’m really, really happy with that. It was a lot of fun, and we had a great group here. I think that we had over 50 people that came out to watch this weekend so, great support. It’s fun to put on a show for them, driving from the back of the pack to the front, and leading some laps, is always a highlight.”
Santino Ferrucci in the No.14 Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet started the race from 17th and was on course for a top-five finish but a pit-lane speed violation saw him fall down the order but he recovered to finish 12th.
“I think it was a solid recovery day,” Ferrucci said after climbing from the Bommarito Chevrolet. “It’s a bummer to throw away a top-five due to a technical issue, but hey, that’s racing. I’ve thrown away mine already once before this year with the team so, you know, can’t always be perfect every day we show up at the track. But the good thing is, we found a race car that was balanced incredibly well, and really looking forward to the rest of these ovals.”