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Charlie Kimball, driver of the No. 83 Tribecca Chevrolet, will start the Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the front row in second. He has had a relatively good weekend and looks to have a strong finish in the race tomorrow.
“Yeah, reasonably happy,” Kimball said. “Kind of the first session that really counts here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May. Nice to start up front. Although a couple of people have reminded me since qualifying that I think last year in the melee, second place was not the place to be. But I can’t control what happens behind me, I can only really look forward.
“I felt good that the car was good all weekend, at least from yesterday afternoon and this morning. We just found that last little bit of balance, little bit of grip. A lot of credit to Simon for being on pole because I think it would have taken a perfect lap for us to be close. We didn’t quite get it done and he did. It’s pretty impressive, that lap time. A full second faster than I think we were last year around here, so…
“I’m pretty happy. I was in the 68s there at the end. Last year I think I qualified in the mid 70s, so that’s a big step forward from last year. Means that starting tomorrow, I’ll have at least clear air for a little while and see what we can do with it.”
So far this year, Kimball is off to a good quiet start with no finishes outside of the top-15, with a best of ninth at Barber Motorsports Park. He has also done well at the GP of Indy over the past two years, posting a pair of fifth place finishes.
Perhaps Kimball will have a break-out run on Saturday.
