Max Angelelli

Obviously I'm very happy to start the race on the front row. I think I had a good qualifying session read more

Obviously I'm very happy to start the race on the front row. I think I had a good qualifying session and I really pushed hard, especially in the last five laps when Bill Riley was telling me to push harder to avoid ending up in the back. I just kept pushing and pushing and finally got a good lap together. And it was my best. I don't think I could have done any better than that.

All I saw was this black thing, and I couldn't understand what it was. When I hit it, I thought read more

All I saw was this black thing, and I couldn't understand what it was. When I hit it, I thought it should have been bigger because it was big hit. It moved the car, and the steering wheel. I had nothing at the end, and I'm sure Scott pushed it just as hard as me. This race was really tough, but it was for the championship and this was a win we really, really wanted.

We had great team strategy and a really good run to make it to the head of the pack. Unfortunately read more

We had great team strategy and a really good run to make it to the head of the pack. Unfortunately now it is over for us.

We will have an even better car in Phoenix than [the rebuilt car] at Mid-Ohio when the crash compromised the read more

We will have an even better car in Phoenix than [the rebuilt car] at Mid-Ohio when the crash compromised the vehicle and limited us. I'm confident we can do even better in Phoenix. We don't want to change anything or our attitudes and will go with the same frame of mind as we always have and try to win.

The testing went quite well with the new rules that add this extra weight. It makes the car a bit read more

The testing went quite well with the new rules that add this extra weight. It makes the car a bit more difficult and challenging for us. Because it was just testing, I'm curious to see how the car is and things are during the race with everyone out there.