Charlie Kimball became the fourth different first-time winner in the IZOD IndyCar Series last time out at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, recording his first win for the Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing squad.
One of the opportunities Kimball had in the aftermath was a chance to participate in Verizon’s @PaddockInsider #AskInsider Twitter chats with IndyCar fans and observers. He’s the second straight Ganassi driver to participate; Scott Dixon also did so after his Toronto doubleheader weekend sweep. Paddock Insider takes fans into the IndyCar paddock and world at the track.
Before this weekend’s GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma (Sunday, 4 p.m. EST, NBCSN), Kimball took time to answer these questions for a Twitter interview.
We’ll get things started with Q1: @RaceWithInsulin what are you most loooking forward to at @RaceSonoma? #AskInsider #GoProGrandPrix
— Paddock Insider (@PaddockInsider) August 15, 2013
#AskInsider A1: Carrying momentum from our win at @FollowMidOhio to another good result at @RaceSonoma. We’ll test first so lots of prep!
— Charlie Kimball (@racewithinsulin) August 15, 2013
Q2 from @IrocRacingPs3: @RaceWithInsulin what was your biggest hurdle in moving up the ranks to #IndyCar? #AskInsider
— Paddock Insider (@PaddockInsider) August 15, 2013
#AskInsider A2: #IndyCar is so competitive–so many talented drivers out there. You really have to be on your game & completely focused.
— Charlie Kimball (@racewithinsulin) August 15, 2013
Q3 from @Ericwiegand33: @RaceWithInsulin you have your 1st win, what track do you think your strongest at to get your 2nd? #AskInsider
— Paddock Insider (@PaddockInsider) August 15, 2013
#AskInsider A3: We were strong at @BaltimoreGP in ’12 & with this year’s result at Pocono, we’re looking forward to 500 miles in Fontana!
— Charlie Kimball (@racewithinsulin) August 15, 2013
Q4 from @SHELBYB03: @racewithinsulin Who/what was your biggest influence in getting into the career of being a race car driver? #AskInsider
— Paddock Insider (@PaddockInsider) August 15, 2013
#AskInsider A4: My dad–former F1 championship & #Indy500 winning engineer/ race car designer. Spent a lot of time watching racing as a kid!
— Charlie Kimball (@racewithinsulin) August 15, 2013
Q5 from @Nytewynd1812: @racewithinsulin does the adrenaline of drivng affect your glucose levels? #AskInsider
— Paddock Insider (@PaddockInsider) August 15, 2013
#AskInsider A5 I prep during race week before I step into the car so it’s not really an issue. Training, nutrition, insulin management, etc.
— Charlie Kimball (@racewithinsulin) August 15, 2013
Q6 from @SandraMJS: @RaceWithInsulin which tracks do you think better suit your driving style? #AskInsider
— Paddock Insider (@PaddockInsider) August 15, 2013
#AskInsider A6: Had experience on road circuits in Europe but enjoy unique challenges of ovals as well. Good balance on @IndyCar schedule.
— Charlie Kimball (@racewithinsulin) August 15, 2013
Q7 from @ColleenBates: @RaceWithInsulin: What does your workout routine contain? #AskInsider
— Paddock Insider (@PaddockInsider) August 15, 2013
#AskInsider A7: I train w/ @PitFitTraining — lots of reaction training; focus on functional strength, core, balance, visual concentration.
— Charlie Kimball (@racewithinsulin) August 15, 2013
Okay, LAST question for @RaceWithInsulin: What is a guy to do with TWO Rolex’s? 🙂 #AskInsider
— Paddock Insider (@PaddockInsider) August 15, 2013
#AskInsider A8: Ha! One on each wrist? Switch off every other day? Maybe you guys have better ideas… 🙂
— Charlie Kimball (@racewithinsulin) August 15, 2013
