Dale Coyne Racing’s Rinus VeeKay in the No.18 askROI Honda says it has been a comsistent season to date as he starts the Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix today from 13th.
VeeKay went into this weekend off the back of a top ten finish at the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg presented by RP Funding.
Reflecting on qualifying, VeeKay said:
Well, it’s been a consistent season so far. We are starting P13 for The Thermal Club Grand Prix tomorrow. Looking at yesterday, we made an incredible jump performance-wise—huge thanks to the whole Dale Coyne Racing team for making it possible. In the end, there was a little more possible. We definitely could have advanced into the Fast 12; we left a little bit on the table, but compared to yesterday, we should be proud. A top 10 finish is possible tomorrow—that’s my goal to keep that streak going for the team. I’m excited to improve. I also have to say thank you to askROI for being such a great partner and making everything we do here possible.”
Jacob Abel in the No.51 Abel Construction Honda starts the race from 23rd and speaking following the action he said:
Practice started off a little bit rough we went in a different direction than the 18 car. We were both a bit off in Practice 1, but they found some good stuff, so we implemented that for our car. However, it was a bit too much to maximize all at once for qualifying. The car was drastically better, but I think there was a little bit of me trying to maximize everything all in one session. All in all, we made great progress, and I feel a lot better for the race