Will Power in the No.12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet says it was a good day in Long Beach on Sunday.
The Australian started the 90-lap race from 13th on the grid and came through to finish the race in fifth place.
Speaking following the action he said:
Very good day. Very good day. Just methodically getting to it, but it was methodical. I was driving very hard, biding my time, used up the perfect amount of push-to-pass in the race to finish it off on the last pass. Love those sorts of days. I didn’t feel very good, to be honest. Felt sick. I could feel myself getting achy in the car but drove the crap out of it. Man, we have a good Verizon Chevy, we just have to start at the front. On days like this, get the points. Pretty cool we got a top five.”
Scott McLaughlin in the No.3 DEX Imaging Chevrolet started the race from 6th and that is where he finished.
Speaking following the action, the New Zealander said:
We were just locked out a little bit there early, and then getting caught up with some guys that came out of pit sequences and stuff like that. So, lost some track position where we were in a really good spot at the start, but it is what it is. I mean, that was the most solid race I’ve had at Long Beach for a long time. So, it’s a P6 for me. I got a little bit of work before we come back here next year to be better. I feel like I’ve always had a couple of bad results to start the year. So, if we go to Barber with a formula we’ve had in the past, and have a win, we’ll get ourselves right back in it and see where we’re at. It’s like big focus. I can’t wait for it. Yeah, we’re ready for that place.”
Josef Newgarden in the No.2 Astemo Chevrolet started the race in 15th place and came home in 27th after an issue with his seat belts which became undone during the race.
Speaking following the action, Newgarden said:
“That was one of the best cars I’ve had at Long Beach, no doubt and it is terrible to be talking about finishing in last place with it. The Astemo team executed extremely well today and did everything right. We were moving forward and to have this happen with the belts is just a punch in the gut. We have Barber next to get back on the right side of the momentum before the month of May.”