Today was an awesome experience to have driven on the INDY 500 race track in an IndyCar. A race track with 100 years of heritage and worldwide admiration by both fans and drivers. By the time we resolved several of the issues that we had during the day, the team stayed focus and on track for our goals. Today it was a relaxed atmosphere around the facility, the only cars on the track were rookies or drivers who have not been on the track in some time. Just the whole experience was enjoyable to have stepped on the pavement so many have walked, heading to the place where victory is sought after.

Our number 98 CURB / INTERUSH race car made its way by tow to pit road. Quickly we took action to get on the track, putting on my Bell helmet, Oakley gloves and climbing in the car with only the view of turn one. The vibration and powerful sweet sound a high-performance Honda engine makes, was all you could hear and feel. We had only 35 minutes left in the day to get our first laps. Keeping things in-perspective is not always easy with such little time in the day and so much at stake. We know that intermittent weather is prominent for the week to come, there is allot that needs to be done in the next day of the rookie test. Otherwise I will not get the opportunity to run the month of May.

Leaving pit road was something that made all the reality being a race car driver come to true sight, and an enormous feeling of pride came over me. Keeping that quickly in check to realize there is a whole month of May, of trials, of learning, all in efforts to drive with speed to sit on the grid of the incomparable Indy 500.

Stanton

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