Quotes of the Day

Indy 500 Practice Quotes -- Friday, May 9

BILLY BOAT (No. 98 Pedigo Chevrolet Panther Racing Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone): “We're really fighting conditions today. The track is windy, the track is hot, and we lost a handle just a little bit. We put in a different engine, and we don't know where we are right now, so it's going to be a bit of a guessing game. Yesterday, I would have said we were right there, but today is a different day. It is hard to gauge where we really are. Panther Racing is a good team. We are going to give it 110 percent, and hopefully we will be right there tomorrow.”

Indy 500 Practice Quotes - Thursday, May 8

BILLY BOAT (No. 98 Pedigo Chevrolet Panther Racing Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone): "Probably not a lot of stuff left to try. We just have to hope that we can really squeeze everything out of our engine program that we can. We are, daily, getting new engine parts, so hopefully Chevrolet's going to be able to find us a little bit more at the end and we'll be able to add to our speed in addition to what we've gained thus far. I think a lot of it is going to depend on everyone else. Our biggest concern is to be as close to the front as we can get. I doubt we'll be one of the first cars to qualify. We'll have to see how the speeds go, look at the weather and make a decision."

Indy 500 Practice Quotes -- Wednesday, May 7

BILLY BOAT (No. 98 Pedigo Chevrolet Panther Racing Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone): “We've been able to come right back to our good baseline, so that's always encouraging. Hopefully, over the long run, we'll be able to have a good, solid race car. We're not as fast as we want to be. Until you're at the top of the speed chart, you're never as fast as you want to be. We have to be as good as we can be. I still think we have a little bit left with the package we're working with. We'll try to squeeze every bit out of it.”

Indy 500 Practice Quotes -- Tuesday, May 6

BILLY BOAT (No. 98 Pedigo Chevrolet Panther Racing Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone): “We definitely made progress on our overall speed today. It's a long week, and we want to take it a little bit at a time. It's all about trying to peak on Friday and not about being overly concerned about being at the top of the speed chart. Everyone wants to be there, but you have to run your own program and know what's going to be the best for the team.”

Indy 500 Practice Quotes -- Monday, May 5

BILLY BOAT (No. 98 Pedigo Chevrolet Panther Racing Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone): “Panther Racing has a very specific program each day that we’re trying to get through. We have a lot of aerodynamic and mechanical changes we’re making to the car. Right now, it’s really about finding information and finding out what the race car likes and doesn’t like. We mileaged out this engine. So we’re going to put in a different engine with a little bit different specification for tomorrow. Hopefully, that will pick up a little bit (in speed). Overall, we feel we’re headed in the direction we need to be. It’s still only Monday, and it’s a long week, so we’re going to try to pick up a little bit each day and try to peak around the end of the week.”

Indy 500 Practice Quotes -- Sunday, May 4

BILLY BOAT (No. 98 Pedigo Chevrolet Panther Racing Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone): “It was great being back in the race car and especially great working with the Panther team. Our initial goal was to get me comfortable with the car and not to worry about going fast, just try to run some smooth laps. Right now the car is fantastic. We’re not going very fast, but we will get the car solid and stable.”