Today was not the best day for us on the track, in so many ways. Frustration tried to overtake us. In the end our crew chief Owen was wise to keep things in perspective for our team, to help us remain calm and focused to what our task was for that day; and not to worry about the entire week ahead.

A competitors desire to be fast is something that controls a burning instinct which makes us all pull from places not known, making the ability to keep the focus vital to succeed. All of us are competitors... everyone in a crew, and every owner watching their cars shuffle on the speed charts. When the stakes are high, the tension and demands escalate. The value of this trying day of practice brought information that did give us a some new direction, opening another another door to needed speed. We are looking towards building a new set-up package to return our #98 IndyCar to the track on Thursday. I hope to have set aside during the days to come, the discouragement of running wide open throttle at only 218 mph; turning into an experience that will give us stability of grip, a neutral set up, another negative setting in rear wing, ease of steering input that reflects the speed necessary for each car and driver seeking to make the Indy 500.

Stanton

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