Sam Schmidt

An unbelievable experience. Coming here for 25 years with my parents, I always wanted to race here, but never had the opportunity so it's a really, really special day, it's a totally different experience sitting here. There's bumps you don't see from the TV and video games don't do it justice.

This is probably the most fun and less stress that I'll see all day, being on the stand is not as fun as this. To have a little confirmation from a guy like Mario (Andretti) and our drivers is fantastic. It speaks volumes. In the IndyCar Series it's a team effort and this is a team effort with this group of engineers. It's pretty nice to being to drive this car again.