The NTT IndyCar Series held the Chevrolet 275 at Virtual Michigan International Speedway this Saturday, round three of the six-race iRacing IndyCar Challenge.
NBCSports.com normally publishes a ‘What Drivers Said’ with driver quotes from postrace interviews at real-life IndyCar and NASCAR races.
Here’s a roundup of how drivers reacted postrace on social media — some in “interview” videos with themselves.
Simon Pagenaud - Winner:
What a fun race today! Strategy was king & we had an absolute blast. You can watch full replay on my Facebook to see how the drama unfolded: https://t.co/K2FvjTiZTT #indycarchallenge #indycar pic.twitter.com/Y6pvVzpu4c
— Simon Pagenaud (@simonpagenaud) April 11, 2020
Scott McLaughlin - Finished 2nd:
Another podium this week. Finished P2 after being rolled over at the start, in a massive strategy call! Thanks to @Snapon_Tools for their support this week! @IndyCar @IndyCaronNBC @PenskeESports @Team_Penske pic.twitter.com/09UYsAdpJ4
— Scott McLaughlin (@smclaughlin93) April 11, 2020
Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Finished 3rd:
Fun afternoon racing with the @IndyCar gang on @IndyCaronNBC
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) April 11, 2020
P3 with some great fuel strategy by CC @stevensteffentv. Honestly we lucked into that. 😂
Glad to carry out @Nationwide colors to a top 5. Hope to join them again soon. pic.twitter.com/HwmY9sIduk
Will Power - Finished 4th:
P4 today ... fun race, led a lot of laps but lost on strategy again. Congrats to @simonpagenaud, @smclaughlin93, and @DaleJr. Let's see what happens next week! 👊🏁
— Will Power (@12WillPower) April 11, 2020
// #INDYCAR / #INDYCARChallenge pic.twitter.com/V7pb6XGsyd
Graham Rahal - Finished 5th:
Race Recap: disappointed with 5th after a great race up front in the @TOTALUSA car. 85 laps toward #Turns4Troops! Congrats to @DaleJr and @Nationwide on the podium 💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/xV1W4euWzy
— Graham Rahal (@GrahamRahal) April 11, 2020
Jack Harvey - Finished 6th:
How about that ✌🏻 P6 from P29. Only my second @iRacing event. Strategy was on point @MeyerShankRac 🙌🏻 Let’s do it again sometime 😉 pic.twitter.com/mbocq3Q9oG
— Jack Harvey (@jack_harvey93) April 11, 2020
Ryan Hunter-Reay - Finished 8th:
Had fun today, had some fuel calculation issues. Learning as we go. Not bad for taking this all on couple days ago. Had to pit with few laps to go, gave up the lead & finished P8. @iRacing @indycar & @NBCSN did a heck of a job. Thanks to all the fans for tuning in pic.twitter.com/uHFNYardNV
— Ryan Hunter-Reay (@RyanHunterReay) April 11, 2020
Alex Palou - Finished 10th:
OH BOYYYYY 🙈
— Alex Palou Montalbo (@AlexPalou) April 11, 2020
Leading the race 10 laps to go and... had to stop to add a bit of fuel. 😅
What an event. What a series. I love it. 😍
Can’t wait to start the real thing. Be safe out there people. 🙏#IndyCar #FinishedTop10 pic.twitter.com/zEtAOomebg
Zach Veach - Finished 11th:
Very nice article done by @jimayello. 2 races to go to keep the trend going upwards and then bring on 2019! https://t.co/vR2FVqeUam
— Zach Veach (@ZachVeach) August 29, 2018
Kyle Kasier - Finished 12th:
WE DID IT! https://t.co/GH4rF80hKT
— Kyle Kaiser (@KyleKRacing) May 19, 2019
Conor Daly - Finished 13th:
Well that was exactly the opposite of most of our practice races 🤔 such a shame the race spread out like it did I thought we had a great chance to put on a show... Strategized our way from P25 to P13. Thanks for tuning into the @Twitch stream! At least the start was.. explosive pic.twitter.com/c1FvTQwjiX
— Conor Daly (@ConorDaly22) April 11, 2020
Sage Karam - Finished 14th:
Just short today. First yellow kind of took the leaders out of it but it is what it is. Really fun battling with @12WillPower @GrahamRahal just wish I coulda got the @WIXFilters @DRRIndyCar @TeamChevy indycar back in victory lane!! Looking forward to next week! #INDYCARChallenge
— Sage Karam (@SageKaram) April 11, 2020
Dalton Kellett - Finished 16th:
Our team recap from the #Chevrolet275 #INDYCARChallenge:
— AJ Foyt Racing (@AJFoytRacing) April 11, 2020
P16 @Dalton_Kellett pic.twitter.com/JYJ91rHmvG
Felipe Nasr - Finished 17th:
Oh man, that #31 was flying today! Great fight up front with @SageKaram and @12WillPower before I blew it up on that pit entry. Sorry 😐 but until then was a lot of fun for my first “oval” race. Thanks to everyone @CarlinRacing . #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/3pkctFEhBi
— Felipe Nasr (@FelipeNasr) April 11, 2020
Tony Kanaan - Finished 18th:
P18 @TonyKanaan pic.twitter.com/wGV7Tim3xL
— AJ Foyt Racing (@AJFoytRacing) April 11, 2020
Marcus Ericsson - Finished 19th:
🚨🚨 Put the @HuskiChocolate #8 @CGRindycar @HondaRacing_HPD on pole position today with a perfect lap @MISpeedway in the @IndyCar @iRacing Challenge. Unfortunately in the race we lost a lot of time in the pits so finished P19 at the 🏁 #ME8 #INDYCARCHALLENGE pic.twitter.com/mslXGmG0ag
— Marcus Ericsson (@Ericsson_Marcus) April 11, 2020
Sebastien Bourdais - Finished 20th:
Another weekend that didn't go our way for the Tresiba car #4 powered by @TeamChevy but we will keep trying! @AJFoytRacing pic.twitter.com/EiS3ojcUR8
— Sébastien Bourdais (@BourdaisOnTrack) April 11, 2020
James Hinchcliffe - Finished 22nd:
▶️ WATCH: @Hinchtown had it up to 9th late in the @iRacing #INDYCARChallenge at @MISpeedway and felt like the Genesys @FollowAndretti 𝟮𝟵 had a top 5 finish within reach! Hear what happened.#RacetotheCloud
— Genesys (@Genesys) April 11, 2020
🎥 via @IndyCar on NBC pic.twitter.com/8lzCikKXGu