The good news is that AJ Foyt Racing made gains in the performance of their cars. The bad news is that they weren’t able to capitalize on it due to some gremlins that surfaced before and during the GMR Grand Prix.

For Benjamin Pedersen, the issue was the radio which became evident during the pace laps when he couldn’t hear the team. The team switched out the car radio and the driver’s ear buds but it set the rookie back four laps before he could join the race.
Pedersen ran a clean race and was laying down fast lap times in the No. 55 Sexton Properties.
Chevrolet. However, with just one caution period, there was little opportunity to make up his lost laps. Although he finished 24th, Pedersen was driving more competitively as he continues to improve with each race weekend.
“Tough day,” Pedersen summed up. “We were super fast honestly. I think we were the seventh fastest average lap time the whole race, so unfortunately we went four laps down at the start due to the radio giving us issues. As a rule, we can’t be out there if the radio’s not sorted. Big bummer, just due to the fact we were really fast. I think the potential to be top-12 is there after starting P23, so we’re making huge gains from a driving perspective in car. That’s the most important thing. We’ve just got to get all the other little details for Indy.”