{"id":6029,"date":"2023-06-03T09:51:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T13:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=6029"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:53:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:53:30","slug":"simon-pagenaud-set-to-start-eighth-for-meyer-shank-racing-in-detroit-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/03\/simon-pagenaud-set-to-start-eighth-for-meyer-shank-racing-in-detroit-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Pagenaud Set to Start Eighth for Meyer Shank Racing in Detroit Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marks MSR\u2019s best starting position of the 2023 NTT INDYCAR Season ahead of 100th IndyCar\u00a0start<\/em>
\nDetroit, Mich., (3 June 2023) \u2013 A brand-new racetrack provided a fresh start for Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) in downtown Detroit on Saturday as Simon Pagenaud (No. 60 AutoNation \/ SiriusXM Honda) set a season-best qualifying effort, earning an eighth place starting spot for Sunday\u2019s Detroit Grand Prix (3:00pm ET, NBC, SiriusXM Ch. 160).
\nPagenaud claimed eighth place on the grid with a time of 1:02.186-seconds on his last lap around the new 1.645-mile downtown Detroit street circuit that replaced the temporary Belle Isle road course.
\nThe Frenchman\u2019s best lap had him in position to move into the Firestone Fast Six with less than a minute to go in the session, but in the end, he fell just .126 seconds short of moving on. He finished fifth in the opening qualifying run with a time of 1:02.395-seconds to punch his ticket for the second qualifying session.
\nHelio Castroneves (No. 06 AutoNation \/ Cleveland-Cliffs Honda) will start 23rd<\/sup> after a rough opening qualifying session that saw the Brazilian\u2019s final qualifying lap end in a spin, negating his charge and leaving him on the inside of Row 12.
\nMSR will be making its 100th<\/sup> IndyCar start when the green flag flies on Sunday\u2019s race and will be seeking back-to-back top-10 runs in Detroit, following Pagenaud\u2019s ninth-place run at Belle Isle with MSR a year ago.
\nSunday\u2019s 100-lap Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix will air on NBC on Sunday starting at 3 p.m. ET. SiriusXM which is running it\u2019s \u2018Listen Free\u2019 event will host live IndyCar Radio coverage on XM Ch. 160. Sign up to listen free here: siriusxm.us\/MSRLF<\/a>.
\nMeyer Shank Racing Driver Quotes:<\/strong>
\nSimon Pagenaud: <\/strong>
\n\u201cIt\u2019s awesome to be fast and be running up front with everybody where we belong. I\u2019m glad we could show it today. We had some issues last night, the guys worked late and fixed it and I am really happy to reward them with this P8. It\u2019s an interesting track, it’s so technical, you have to hit everything perfect with the bumps and there\u2019s a lot of activity inside the car. I think we have a really good chance tomorrow as long as we stay clean and make it to the end.\u201d
\nHelio Castroneves:
\n\u201c<\/strong>Tough day. Yesterday we missed some of the second practice and we didn\u2019t know what to expect with the red tires. The session wasn\u2019t going that badly, I was actually doing pretty well, unfortunately I got a little aggressive on the throttle in Turn Two and spun out. But with this track and the way it can be so crazy, anything can happen so we\u2019ll keep our nose clean and try to make our way to the front.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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