Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist in the No.60 Creed Honda says his car was really quick in the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday.
The Swede started the race from fifth and that is where he finished.
The CREED wagon was really quick. It was a good race, we had two restarts where we lost a lot, kinda just got stuck on the inside. We also had some really good restarts as well. Everyone kind of went through the same thing and we were hanging in the same group. It was hard to pass and I feel like we were a bit quicker than the guys in front. I felt like I was just risking the car every corner to try to get a run and I wasn’t even close to get around Pato. We started fifth and finished fifth. As much as I’m disappointed for having the opportunity to win, I’m super proud of my group – the 60 car crew did a masterclass execution with good pit stops and good strategy and that’s what we need for the rest of the season.
Helio Castroneves carved his way through the field from 22nd to finish the race in 13th place and speaking following the action he said:
Wow, the No. 06 Cleveland-Cliff’s machine, setup-wise was really good, I was having a blast out there. We had a couple of issues unfortunately but we had a phenomenal car to be battling in the end, but unfortunately, as I said, those issues cost us a little bit. I’m so proud of this MSR group, Felix did a phenomenal job in the top 5, I feel that Marcus learned a lot today, and I want to come back. I want to come back next year and we can have three fast cars again and with a better ending.”
Marcus Armstrong started the race from 30th and came home in 22nd and speaking following the action he said:
I’m sorry to the team for getting a questionable penalty on the restart. We went a lap down because of that. Otherwise, we were kind of in the game. It was a trying week, after the accident and everything, but I think we handled everything really well. We went forward several places, so good job to the team, the car was strong.”