Dale Coyne Racing’s Rinus VeeKay in the No.18 askROI Honda had a fantastic qualifying for Sunday’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park as he starts the event from fifth place with a time of 01:07.9103s.
Speaking following the action he said:
“That was awesome, great qualifying. Qualified 5th on scuffed reds in the Fast 6, really saving everything for tomorrow. Really happy and really satisfied with this result. Great job to Dale Coyne Racing and Honda for giving me the tools I need to do what I can do and what I need to do to succeed. Big thanks to askROI for making it possible for me to be in the car. Just really excited for tomorrow, I love this place. I’ve gotten a pole here and we knew we were going to be quick if we made the right adjustments to get where we are right now. Really proud of everyone.”
Jacob Abel will start Sunday’s race from 25th place and speaking following the session he said:
“First off, congrats to Rinus and the team for getting into the Firestone Fast 6. As for myself, we’ve been struggling on the red tires a bit all week, but I’m confident that we’ve found the fix and made the right adjustments for race day. Barber is a track I know well, I won my first INDY NXT race here and it’s one of my favorite places, so I’m excited to move forward tomorrow in the race.”