INDYCAR driver Benjamin Pedersen posted his best qualifying run on a street/road course to date in the NTT INDYCAR Series this afternoon. Driving the No. 55 Sexton Properties Chevrolet, the 24-year-old rookie will start 19th in the 27-car field after posting a lap time of 1:03.1599.
The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix will be run on a brand new venue in downtown Detroit. The 1.7-mile, 9-turn temporary track also features a unique, double-sided pit lane which will make the pit stops in tomorrow’s race more exciting than usual. It is the first time for this pit lane configuration in the history of INDYCAR.
“Tremendous recovery in qualifying,” said Pedersen. “Definitely the best the car has felt since we showed up. We rolled out of the truck pretty far out of the window but managed to get ourselves back in, honestly, it’s a very good car. Qualifying felt very good on my part with nailing every lap. It was the best we could get out of it. We’ll keep improving. We always seem to find even more pace for the race. It’s going to be an exciting race tomorrow.”