The two-time IndyCar champion from Hendersonville, Tennessee, led all but 42 of 250 laps en route to his fourth IndyCar victory of 2022 in the first of a Iowa Speedway doubleheader feature.
Wright on his run at Pocono: “Our No. 44 F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet Silverado struggled to find the right balance early on, but we continued to work on it every chance we had. We showed solid speed at times. Unfortunately it wasn’t our day and we’ll focus our attention on Indianapolis next weekend.”
Thompson on the No. 40 team’s effort at Pocono: “We faced adversity early today at Pocono following a spin in Stage One, but I’m really proud of the fight from our No. 40 Worldwide Express team to get us back in the hunt for a top-20 finish late in the race."
Alan on his run at Pocono: “Our No. 45 AUTOChargit Chevrolet Silverado showed solid speed and we were able to take advantage of the early cautions to make adjustments to find the right balance. We were trending in the right direction all afternoon as the race went on and we’ll build off of thin heading into Indianapolis.”
Hocevar on closing out the regular season with a third-straight top-five finish: “It’s tough to win these races. We suffered from a little bit of damage to the right rear that hurt our straightaway speed.
Three Chevrolet drivers qualified their Camaro ZL1’s into the top-10, led by Chase Elliott and the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL1 team in the third position. This marks Elliott’s fifth top-10 start at Pocono Raceway; and his 12th top-10 start of 2022.
Quote: "First and foremost, I've got to say thank you to everyone that supports us - Champion Power Equipment, Maury Gallagher, Mike Beam, Ron Booth, everyone at GMS Fabrication; they built a brand new truck for here, but we weren't able to see what it could do."
Hunter McElrea earned his second consecutive Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires victory Saturday, elevated to first place at Iowa Speedway after a post-race penalty was levied on Linus Lundqvist.
