IndyCar
IRL: Phoenix Pagan Racing Report
Pagan Racing MCI Worldcom 200 March 27, 1999 Qualifying Driver: Jeff Ward Car: Pagan Racing No. 21 Dallara/Aurora/Goodyear Qualifying Position - 5th 20.682 / 174.064 Quotes: -Jeff Ward- With the amount of time I've ...
Edited: Mar 27, 2008, 5:47 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Pagan Racing
MCI Worldcom 200 March 27, 1999 Qualifying
Driver: Jeff Ward
Car: Pagan Racing No. 21 Dallara/Aurora/Goodyear
Qualifying Position - 5th 20.682 / 174.064 Quotes: -Jeff Ward- With the amount of time I've had in the car, I'm pleased with qualifying fifth. We're doing pretty good. We had a fuel pick up problem and we had to run about twenty gallons in qualifying which hurt us a little bit. We usually run eight so that hurt us a little bit with grip and the extra weight. I dropped three-tenths from practice time so I'm happy. We know we have a good racecar.
(On having Mitch Davis as crew chief) It helps a lot. He knows what I like in the car. There are a lot of things that I like differently from a lot of drivers. He knows what it is and we can fine-tune the car to where I like it. If I had to go into a team not knowing anybody it's a pretty tough deal. The series is so competitive right now that we need more time in the car, the Dallara, to learn what it takes and its limits. I held back and I'm extremely happy with what I left on the table.
(On tomorrow's race) I feel a lot of confidence right now in this car than I did in the other car. I'll be happy to trade last year's pole position for a win this year.
(Keys to Phoenix Int'l Raceway) Traffic. It's a good place to pass. If your car is working well, you can go high around three and four. You can go underneath in turn one and get a good drive off turn two. It's a good track to pass on if your car is working well in traffic. If it's not working well you can't get near anybody through three and four to make the pass in one and two. The key in three and four is to run under somebody's rear end so you can pass them in turn one.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article IRL: Robby Gordon Enters Indy500 as Owner, Driver
Next article IRL: Kenny Brack, Eddie Cheever Make Strong Showings at Talladega
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Jeff Ward
Third annual Global Rallycross Washington DC returns to RFK Stadium July 29-30
Global Rallycross
Global Rallycross
Washington, DC
Third annual Global Rallycross Washington DC returns to RFK Stadium July 29-30
Two-wheeled superstar makes a splash at Daytona
Global Rallycross
Global Rallycross
GRC: Daytona
Two-wheeled superstar makes a splash at Daytona
Eriksson dominates second Daytona final
Global Rallycross
Global Rallycross
GRC: Daytona
Eriksson dominates second Daytona final
Latest news
New WRC constructor offers update on 2027 car development
WRC
WRC WRC
Rally Saudi Arabia
30 min
New WRC constructor offers update on 2027 car development
Why the 2026 WEC season has proven to be challenging for Ferrari
WEC
WEC WEC
Monza
48 min
Why the 2026 WEC season has proven to be challenging for Ferrari
Marc Marquez jokes Alex would be a 'bad brother' if he risked title fight
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Qatar GP
59 min
Marc Marquez jokes Alex would be a 'bad brother' if he risked title fight
Ferrari set for crunch meeting as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc tension reaches Brazil
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Sao Paulo GP
1 h
Ferrari set for crunch meeting as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc tension reaches Brazil
Feature
Discover prime content
How Spanish engineering and Alex Palou brought IndyCar to Barcelona
Feature
IndyCar
Feature
IndyCar
By Joey Barnes
How Spanish engineering and Alex Palou brought IndyCar to Barcelona
Inside AJ Foyt Racing’s transition: Hauger’s arrival, Ferrucci’s future, and the Pierson waiting game
Feature
IndyCar
Feature
IndyCar
By Joey Barnes
Inside AJ Foyt Racing’s transition: Hauger’s arrival, Ferrucci’s future, and the Pierson waiting game
You Ask The Questions: David Malukas
IndyCar
By Joey Barnes
You Ask The Questions: David Malukas
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe