Tag: Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

It was a bumpy race for Josef Newgarden's second Indianapolis 500, as the driver of the No. 21 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (SFHR) Century 21/Dallara/Honda/Firestone car finished 28th, completing 191 of 200 laps.

"We're not sure what happened," Newgarden said. "We still have to investigate things, but something happened in the first stint and it was all about working to try and regain everything. It was really difficult to drive with the rear and almost felt impossible in traffic. It was just really tough."

Newgarden, who started 25th on the grid, steered his way into 22nd before slowly slipping to the back of the pack.

"We kept our heads down and kept chasing it the best we could," he said. "These are the days you work the hardest and also the days you get no reward for it. It was a rough day but we'll have to try and figure out what happened."

The No. 21 car pitted on lap 66 in hopes of fixing the problem, but the extended stop resulted in lost time and laps.

"It's one of those days where you learn the most," Newgarden said. "Detroit is coming up next weekend so we're going to get right back into it. We won't slow down at all."

With only three laps remaining, Tony Kanaan took the race lead. Under caution he won the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, which featured 68-lead changes between 14 drivers, both race records.

Rounding out the top five were Carlos Munoz, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti and Justin Wilson.

The IZOD IndyCar Series keeps up the pace as the teams travel north for the Indy Dual in Detroit next weekend. The back-to-back races will run Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2. For the latest updates from SFHR follow @SFHRindy on Twitter.

Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (SFHR) announced this morning a long-term sponsorship agreement with Genie Products LLC, the owners of POWERQUBE.

"We're excited to bring on POWERQUBE as a new partner to the team," SFHR team owner Sarah Fisher stated. "It's neat to be a part of an industry that's technologically advanced and innovative. We are excited about our long-term agreement with the POWERQUBE team, and look forward to supporting this revolutionary product as it is launched in the United States and throughout the world."

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Scott Weaver, President of Genie Products LLC and owner of POWERQUBE is proud to partner with SFHR.

"Our agreement with SFHR is a partnership that we look to build upon for many years to come," Weaver said. "We could not be more excited to be a part of the SFHR team as we partner to bring the POWERQUBE to consumers throughout the world."

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Josef Newgarden flew to the top of the speed charts on Bump Day for the 2013 Indianapolis 500 in his first and only qualifying attempt in the second day of qualifying.

Driving the No. 21 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Century 21/Dallara/Honda/Firestone car, Newgarden drove a four lap average of 225.731 mph to secure the 25th starting position in next Sunday's Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

"We knew we would be fine," Newgarden said. "I think we would have been okay yesterday if we had another shot at it and then we would have had more opportunity to just work on the race car, but that wasn't the case so we came here today and got a nice run in."

"We're in the show so it's good," he said. "There's no speed loss in the car in my opinion. We had a little bit of a bobble yesterday and we weren't able to show our representative speed, but we did a little bit better today and I think we have even more to come for the race. We've got a lot of confidence."

Not only does Newgarden believe in himself, but he also has faith in his team as he prepares for his second Indianapolis 500.

"Everyone works really hard at Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing," Newgarden said. "We have some of the most talented guys out there. They built a fast car and I think we had a quicker car than we showed, but just getting the car in the show right now is the priority. We weren't contenders for pole so now we want to focus on the race."

The 97th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing will begin next Sunday, May 26 at 12 p.m. ET and will air live on ABC. For the latest updates from the Century 21 car follow @SFHRindy on Twitter.

Josef Newgarden set out to contend for the coveted pole position on Pole Day for the 97th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, but the cards were not in his favor.

Driving the No. 21 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (SFHR) Century 21/Dallara/Honda/Firestone car, Newgarden was bumped from the top 24 positions with less than one minute remaining in Segment 1 of qualifying.

"It's a shame because we have plenty of speed in the Century 21 car, we just got the process wrong today," Newgarden said.

SFHR hoped Newgarden's first and only qualifying speed of 225.210 mph would be enough, but James Jakes, driver of the No. 16 car, knocked Newgarden off the bubble, leaving no time for a second qualification attempt.

"Qualifying is important in that it's a big part of the whole event and obviously we try our best to do well and we'd love to get the pole, but I don't think it's in our cards this year to be right up front," Newgarden said. "What is in the cards for us is to do well in the race and that's exactly what we're going to focus on."

Though Newgarden's qualification speed fell short of expectations, the Century 21 driver has proven he is fast, turning a lap at 228.609 mph earlier today during practice.

"We were not the fast guy out there and we lost a lot of speed from practice," he said. "I don't know where the speed went, but qualifying is not the most important thing at this track when you think about the race next Sunday."

The second year driver will work to claim his spot in the 2013 Indianapolis 500 field during Bump Day on Sunday, May 19, beginning at 12 p.m. ET. NBC Sports Network will air live coverage starting at 12 p.m. ET. For the latest updates from the Century 21 car follow @SFHRindy on Twitter.