SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS (#2 McDonald's Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone)
"I think the McDonald's crew did an awesome job. We had a great car today. We
knew that doing the pole position was a big advantage. I had a moment at the
start with Paul, he tried really hard. He moved to the left before I could even
take the race line, so I had to stay inside and brake inside at turn three,
first lap. I had to save fuel as much as I could. The target from the time was
really high. I was struggling to keep up with the mileage and to keep Tracy in
my back. It worked out really, really well. The team did a great job at figuring
out what was the right figure because we stopped one lap later than Paul, and we
still have been able to hold him up. You know, I just push really hard and try
to pit early on the second stop to make sure that we were not going to get
stopped by a yellow. I put a very good lap, 60.3, just pulled away, and after
that was a pretty easy race except we had a lot of restarts. I think we did a
really good job today."
JIMMY VASSER (#12 Gulfstream Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone)
"We were focused on keeping our nose clean. I was snipping to the outside to
gain positions. We were able to make it through Turn 1 with no problems, and I
was able to pass several cars. It was a great finish and we got good points. It
was the first podium for the team and Gulfstream, so that is great. I am really
happy with the energy in the team. I have been working with them and it (the
team) is really starting to come around. It is a great effort, we just need to
work on the technical side of the team to really improve our car and get me
faster out there on the track."
