The Carvana-backed #48 Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda driver has been very impressive in race during in the two practice days for the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500, finishing Tuesday in third and Thursday in fifth. He said too that he’s been learning “a ton” after turning more laps than anyone on both Tuesday afternoon and across the six hours of Thursday practice.
“The first lesson that I was reminded of is just because you had a good setup on Tuesday doesn't mean you're going to have a good setup on Thursday. This track [is] very temperamental, and you've just got to be on top of it. You can't put your guard down. Things change, and I'm trying to understand why there was a difference, because obviously on race day, you don't get a practice session beforehand to see where your balance is.”
