IndyCar News

First Full Day of Practice Complete at Indianapolis

May 7, 2009

SCOTT DIXON (No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing, fourth): "It's good to be back out there. It was definitely a lot of fun. The weather was kind to everybody today. It was good to get some laps in, and I think a lot of people got a lot of laps in considering the short schedule. Tomorrow is already 'Fast Friday.' We had a lot of stuff to get through, and I think we got through a majority of our major changes. Tonight is going to be a lot of work, trying to sit down and going through it all. The No. 9 and No. 10 Target cars are both pretty consistent speed-wise. We didn't trim out as much as some of the others. Maybe that can help us tomorrow. All in all, it was a pretty comfortable day."

DARIO FRANCHITTI (No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing, fifth): "It was a long day, especially since we started early this morning. I think everyone expected it to rain, and the weather just improved as the day went on. The Target car definitely has the speed. We just need to make it a little more consistent. It's good to be back at Indianapolis. I was worried that I wouldn't be up to speed, but my second lap was above 220 (mph), so I was pretty happy."