Photo courtesy Kenneth Plotkin, motorsport.com
Qualifying for the Richmond Times-Dispatch 100 at Richmond International Speedway was rained out, so the starting line-up was determined by combined practice times. Unfortunately, Thiago's first practice session was cut short due to engine problems, and he missed the second session while the PDM team changed the engine.
Thiago will start from the 10th position for Saturday night's race.
Here's what Thiago had to say about Friday practice:
"Friday was the first time I'd been on track at Richmond. Considering that we only did 10 laps before we had the engine problem and we were still only half a second off the pace, it wasn't that bad. The first time I went out, the car was pushing. Then when we came in and made a change, the car was loose on entry. I saw a problem with a valve and knew something was wrong with the engine. Luckily, I was able to pull in before it blew up. I actually did my best lap on the last lap when the engine was already losing power. For the race, we're running the same engine we did at Kentucky, which didn't have any problems. It will be a long race, so we'll see. It should be good."
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