Andy Lally Car Quotations

Our car ran great. We adjusted on it slightly throughout the day, and it really responded well to change. We fell back early, but were able to rally back and run at the front. The team did a great job on the pit stops and everything went according to plan.

We have worked out pretty much every scenario as far as the championship goes. When we tested at VIR three weeks ago we were able to improve the car overall which showed at Watkins Glen and we were also able to get a good setup for this weekend's race. Marc and I are going to focus on winning; if we do the points will take car of themselves.

The race was really going our way at the beginning. Marc did an excellent job and brought the car into the pits in second place. We had trouble with my seat insert and we took too long getting me belted in, we gave away a win today. It is nice to leave with the points lead, but we left win on the track.

I feel bad for Ron and Paul; they were doing so well. For myself, it was a heated battle with the #21 BMW and we couldn't get by. I think we had the faster car, though. You hate to lose when the win could have been yours but we gained some ground in points and it's a big help towards the championship. We're also proving how competitive this car is - Jan and Paul won the last race - and we've had two other fourth place finishes so far. Not bad for starting mid-season.

For the long haul, I'm actually excited because the balance is good and it's tunable. I like that a lot. Through the night I like it because the car runs better in the cold. It was doing really well in the cooler air - we've run fast.