Davey Hamilton
Sat, 05/09/2009 - 01:31 — brian
Blog entry from May 8, 2009
DAVEY HAMILTON (No. 44 Hewlett Packard): "Today was definitely a learning day for us. We didn't gain the speed that we wanted even though we went a little bit faster. The good thing is we learned what not to do for qualifying. We tried a deal with the gearbox and some gearing that didn't work, and we now know what not to do, so we were changing it back when it started raining. I think we will be OK. It's still a long shot for us to be in the top 11, but we still have a slight chance."
Davey is 22nd
Qualifications just end. Davey wound up 22nd . Final qualification spot of the day. Next Saturday they will qualify positions 23 to 33. On Sunday the bump the slowest speeds. The time should be good to make the field. Typically the bump speed on the final Sunday will be below 220 mph.
Bill Adams
Davey Hamilton Racing
(208) 284-4108
Davey is in
10:49 MDT Davey Hamilton completed his 4 lap (10 mile) qualifying run for the 93rd Indianapolis 500. He ran an average speed of 221.9956 MPH. This currently places him 15th in the starting grid. His lap times were:
Lap 1: 222.227
Lap 2: 222.027
Lap 3: 221.778
Lap 4: 221.795
During practice this morning Davey’s quickest lap was 222.431
Sorry for the lack of info last night. Went to the local track and internet connection was a problem. I’m working on all the info from yesterday and will get out in the next couple of hours.
Bill Adams
Davey Hamilton Racing
(208) 284-4108
Indy Qualifying update
Due to the high winds in indy today (20+mph) Davey and his team decided to wait to Sunday to qualify. He did get some practice laps his best being 222.211 his fastest time of the month.