Mid-Ohio: Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Friday report

McDONALD'S DRIVER RAHAL FIFTH FASTEST IN OPENING PRACTICE FOR THE HONDA INDY 200 AT MID-OHIO; SERVIA 11TH IN HIS FIRST SESSION ON A ROAD/STREET COURSE SINCE OCTOBER

Graham Rahal, No. 02 McDonald's Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "It's always nice to come back to Mid-Ohio, the track is a lot of fun. The McDonald's car was getting progressively better there at the end. We were getting pretty close and I'm definitely happy with that. If we had a little bit newer tires like some of those guys had on there at the end we would have been looking pretty darn good. It's always nice to be here and it's nice not to have to travel far to get to the track. Its relaxing here and there is a lot of fan support and that's always exciting for me."

Oriol Servia, No. 06 Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "It was fun and challenging, honestly, to get back in a car on a road course. You want to get things done quickly and get used to the car and get a feel for the car and we did that. The team gave me great car that was fast right away. The car was faster than me but I will get there. I was happy with how everything felt and I just have to get used to it to be able to get the best out of it because this is a track where every little thing counts at the end."

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