CHEVROLET RACING IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES 103RD RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY DAY 4 PRACTICE RECAP – FAST FRIDAY MAY 17, 2019 INDIANAPOLIS (May 17, 2019) – Weather shortened Fast Friday by over 1 and one half hours, but as usual the last 30 minutes saw a scramble to put up some very fast speeds, and do as much work as possible final preparations for tomorrow’s qualifying. ·

Spencer Pigot led the charge for Chevrolet with a lap at 230.471 MPH · Kyke Kaiser had a crash in turn three similar to Patricio O’Ward with the No. 32 Chevrolet sustaining significant damage o Juncos Racing is working hard to repair the car for tomorrow’s qualifying · Fernando Alonso returned to the track, and by the end-of-day, was turning solid no-tow laps · Ed Jones remains fastest no-tow driver NTT IndyCar Series practice starts at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday with qualifying set to kick-off of at 11:00 a.m. TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES: Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Shell V-Power Nitro Plus Team Penske Chevrolet: “It was a pretty productive day. We learned a lot out there. I think the Shell V-Power Chevrolet feels fast. I know it looks fast out there. We will see what we got for tomorrow. I think we got a good shot to be in the top nine and that is what you really want, which is to give yourself a chance to go for pole on Sunday. We will go back tonight, crunch the numbers and just do our job tomorrow. If we do that, we will be in the running for Sunday and get to go for pole.” Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Pennzoil Team Penske Chevrolet: “I feel pretty good. The track kept changing, but we used to as a day to try a lot of different things. Even if sometimes you don’t have a clean run or a perfect lap or a perfect four laps, it is a time to try things. We know what our teammates have, but at the end of the day, it is a different car. We are all working together. At the moment, I feel really good. Overnight, we will do the adjustments and see where we draw. I hope we will get a draw early and that will give you a good shot of being in the top-nine.” Matheus Leist, No. 4 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet: “Busy day here at the track. A lot of stuff going on most of the day. Just getting as comfortable with the car as I can for tomorrow. We did a lot of changes through the day and the last two runs I felt way more comfortable with the car than I did earlier. I think we had a pretty decent day. I think we are in the mix and we just have to go through qualifying tomorrow and do a clean, smooth run and see where we qualify.” Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet: “I think by the end of the day we finally found something we can be comfortable with for tomorrow and the first run of the day. We will see how it stacks up and a lot of it depends on where we draw for qualifying. The day was just so different. Every part of the day was so different with winds and sun and clouds and tow laps and clean laps. So I’m not sure exactly where we stack up, but I think we should be in the mix – at least I hope so.” Tony Kanaan, No. 14 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet: “It was an okay day, this day is always nerve-wracking. You try to judge what you’re going to have for tomorrow. You’re on the edge because you have to run qualifying runs but at the same time you don’t want to crash the car because you don’t want to give the guys extra work. To me this is the worst day, A.J. didn’t even show up today, that’s how nervous he was. I’m glad we went okay. We’re decent and I believe with the early draw, we have a pretty good chance. If we’re top four rows, I’ll be extremely pleased because I think we can win from there.” Ed Carpenter, No. 20 Preferred Freezer Services Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet: “Today didn’t go as well as I had hoped, but the good thing is we have a fast car. We lost the balance of it through the middle of the day and had a couple technical glitches that made it hard to get a run in. When we got it sorted, the balance wasn’t really where it needed to be so I had to bear down a little bit at the end. The guys did a good job – with an hour to go, I wasn’t really happy but we finished up with a balance I feel good about. I think we’ll be in good shape going into tomorrow! All in all, it was a little bit more of a roller coaster of a day than I had hoped for, but at the end of the day, I think we’re in a good spot for tomorrow.” Spencer Pigot, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet: “Overall, it was a positive day. We did quite a few runs and made some solid improvements over the course of the day. It was challenging at times to get a clean track. For the most part, we feel really good about what we have and I’m looking forward to day one of qualifying tomorrow!” Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet: “Qualifying here is a love/hate relationship. It’s a daring challenge. You are right on the limit of grip, because you are trying to trim the wings to go as fast as you can. But it was an intense day today and that’s what we knew it would be. It was good preparation toward qualifying tomorrow with our Menards Chevrolet. I’m really happy with what we have in our car. I think we will be fighting for the fast nine tomorrow, but like everyone it all depends on the draw that we get tonight. So we will just wait and see.” Charlie Kimball, No. 23 Fiasp Carlin Chevrolet: “I love it when they turn the boost up here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fast Friday is extremely stressful, but it’s also a lot of fun going that fast around this place. The No. 23 Fiasp Carlin Chevrolet has been okay off and on all day today, but I think we have a solid baseline and foundation to make even better for tomorrow for qualifying. If things go right, we might be looking inside the top nine but we just really need to focus on putting it in the show.” Sage Karam, No. 24 DRR WIX Filters Chevrolet: “It was definitely an interesting day for the 24 guys. I went out this morning and the first step of qualifying trim was not good. I didn’t have the confidence in the car. JR’s car seemed good. Our car’s setups were pretty similar. I can’t really explain what I was feeling in the car. Then the team made the decision to put JR in my car this afternoon, which I thought was really good. It was a win-win for our team. If JR could go ‘flat’ in my car, then I knew I could do it. And if something was wrong, they we could fix it. And JR felt the car was pretty good. I went back out and got over the hump of going ‘flat’ around here. Then once you can do it once, you can continue to go ‘flat.’ It was a quick turnaround after JR drove the 24 but the team did a great job getting the car setup for me in a short time. We were able to continue to trim out the car and I feel confident going into Saturday. I want to thank JR, his Salesforce team and m WIX Filters team for helping me through the day. I feel good now, but a few hours ago I was an edge a little. We had a good meeting today and everything looks very good.” Patricio O’Ward, No. 31 Carlin Chevrolet: – “I want to start out by saying how proud I am of the Carlin team for working so hard yesterday, last night, and into this morning to get the No. 31 Carlin Chevrolet up and running again today. They did a really great job and they just put their heads down and got done what needed to be done. We’re obviously a bit behind right now with our run plan with how much time we lost yesterday, but I’d say we’re feeling pretty good with how we ended practice today. We have a long day of qualifying tomorrow, but I’m confident in the team behind me that we’ll get it done.” Kyle Kaiser, No. 32 Juncos Racing Chevrolet: “I’m feeling fine right now. Obviously, just very disappointed. Hoping we’ll be able to analyze the damage and see what can be salvaged and what we can do for qualifying. I want to be in the race more than anything.” (About what this might mean for their chances at qualifying tomorrow): “Like I said, we’ll have to be back and see what the options are right now. I’m extremely proud of what the team has done the whole week. I think this shouldn’t take away from what we’ve accomplished. I think we can keep pushing and we’ll find a way.” Pippa Mann, No. 39 Driven2SaveLives Clauson-Marshall Racing Chevrolet: JR Hildebrand, No. 48 DRR Salesforce Chevrolet: “It was a good day for us. We rolled early and got through the information we needed to complete. The conditions fell in the middle of the day when our setup was very good. We still feel pretty good in the ‘No Tow’ report when we ran our qual sim. We didn’t run much after that. I feel like there is still something left in the tank. Everyone with the team will be prepared for Saturday. Obviously in qualifying, there is tension all the way around. But I feel like we are in a good spot. We have a good handle on the car. Honestly overall the years I have looked forward to qualifying. I have embraced qualifying that it is it’s own unique challenge from the race. It’s one of the only times of the year that the team and driver can put the car on the limit. Often, you are testing where that limit is with the car. But you have to run just a little bit under it. There is always many variables with the weather and conditions, i.e cloud cover, wind, humidity, etc.” Max Chilton, No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet: “We worked through a lot of different things today and we made some steps forward in some places and backward in others, but I’d say we’re feeling decent heading into qualifying tomorrow. Even with the rain delay, we got quite a few laps in with the No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet. I think we’ll make a couple of little tweaks overnight that we’ll test in the morning practice, but we’re feeling good about what we have for qualifying.” Ed Jones, No. 63 Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet: ” The conditions have been really difficult today, including the temperatures and the wind, but car seems to be running really well. We just have to keep on top of how the conditions change, as tomorrow looks to be even hotter. Temperature will definitely play a big part in how qualifying goes. In the end, we just have to finalize a few small things and get ready for tomorrow.” Fernando Alonso AND Gil deFerran, No. 66 McLaren Racing Chevrolet: End of Day Press Conference Transcript THE MODERATOR: We will get started with our post- practice Fast Friday press conference. Joined now by Fernando Alonso, driver of the No. 66 McLaren Racing Chevrolet and 2003 Indianapolis 500 champion Gil de Ferran and sporting director for McLaren Racing. Fernando, we’ll go ahead start with you. You got to run, I believe I saw the number was 77 laps today, a good number of laps, more than most of the other drivers. After a challenging past couple of days, what did you feel from the car and throughout this Fast Friday practice? FERNANDO ALONSO: Yeah, it was a positive day for us, and we were able to put the car on track, yeah, and try different directions on the setup and learn a little bit about the track and the day. Obviously the boost was up today, so the speeds were higher, and it was more a qually preparation than race setups. But yeah, we had a lot of new tires from the last couple of days. So we were able to do a lot of runs, and yeah, hopefully that information will give us tomorrow a little bit of confidence into qualifying.  THE MODERATOR: I like that positive thinking, new tires, you have fresh tires. Q. Gil, you’re an Indianapolis 500 champion. You’ve been through the ups and downs of the month of May. Your role as sporting director on the team, how have you been advising them throughout this process? GIL DE FERRAN: Well, I think we’ve been going through everything together, you know, the whole team. You know, although I think you heard me say that before, that individually we all have — there’s a lot of guys with experience. I think as a crew we’re very new together. And obviously we have to step through things very calmly, very slowly in a very determined manner, and today was actually all about that. We had a nice clean day, as Fernando said. We had a lot of tires. We were working through changes in the setup and slowly trying to trim out the car towards the latter half of the day. But I think in the situation we find ourselves, it’s important to stay calm and continue to improve the car little by little. Q. Fernando, was Thursday probably the most frustrating day for you because it was a day where you expected to get out? And then every other little problem started to happen with the car? FERNANDO ALONSO: It was. Yeah, definitely. I cannot lie to you. I was changed at 11:00. I was with the right suit, and I was supposed to be out at that time, and it was supposed to be at 1:00, then 2:30, then 4:00, and then it rained. Yeah, it was frustrating. But yeah, nothing we could do at that point, just, yeah, getting ready for today, and yeah, having that extra time to check everything and to be ready. It was frustrating, but at the same time, as I said before, we saved a lot of tires that we were able to set up the car today maybe in a more — in a better way. And also the track kept changing. Every day the temperature is completely different. Today, tomorrow, than Tuesday, Wednesday, things like that. Maybe things that you learn on Tuesday, Wednesday, they are not necessarily good for the race week. So I think in a way, it was not too compromised, the performance of the car or how we felt. But yeah, more laps you do, better it is, so hopefully in the next couple of days we can run more. Q. And for Gil, I’ve known you a long time, and yesterday about 3:30, 4:00, you were walking through Gasoline Alley and the look on your face was like you had the weight of the world on your shoulders. How difficult was it yesterday because it almost seemed like ground hog day for you guys. GIL DE FERRAN: Yeah, I mean, I think certainly yesterday, as you said, was a difficult day for everyone. Like I said earlier, we’re a new crew. We respect this place a lot. So we wanted to make sure that we put the car together the best way possible. Obviously that took longer than we expected, and I guess having been here before, I’m very aware — I was very aware of the importance of being out on the racetrack, both from Fernando’s perspective and for the development of the car. But like I said earlier, even under those circumstances, I also know it’s very important to keep your cool, you know, so that you don’t make bad decisions going forward. Sometimes you can’t affect certain things, and you’ve got to make sure that you’ve got your game head on when things are ready to go. That’s what we tried to do last night. Obviously as Fernando said, it was frustrating for everyone, but you know, today we’ll go back together. Fernando did a great job. The crew did a good job. We’re stepping through it and getting better together. Q. When you look into the colorful history of McLaren Racing, F1, IndyCar, et cetera, et cetera, they always build their own cars. Now it’s different. You have a spec chassis. How long ago was the chassis delivered to your headquarters in England and did you work with Dallara to understand the technology? GIL DE FERRAN: Well, I don’t recall exactly the date, to be honest, we had the car. And you know, like I said earlier, we had a few guys in the crew that have done Indy car before. Dallara was very helpful throughout. But still, there’s a lot of things that we had to learn, and we’re still learning. Certainly not being a team that does this full-time, we’re in a very steep learning curve despite all the support that we’ve been getting from many different places. Q. You mentioned your team, that you are relatively new. The crew for Fernando here at Indianapolis, the majority, are they coming from the Formula 1 world from McLaren? GIL DE FERRAN: Actually it’s a bit of a mixture. There’s a lot of guys that came from McLaren in the UK. You know, some guys from here. So it’s a little bit of a mixture. And then, like I said, frankly, it’s kind of normal for a team to learn to work with each other and get used to the car and being track side and so on and so forth. I guess in my view, we’re going through the normal process of gelling the team together. Q. What will happen after the Indy 500 with the cars, when they go back to England? What will you do with the car? GIL DE FERRAN: We haven’t made that decision yet. Q. Fernando, have you enjoyed talking to Johnny Rutherford and having him in your pit? FERNANDO ALONSO: Yes. Yeah. Well, he doesn’t talk much, but yeah, he’s always interesting, you know, to hear what he says and his recommendations. I think maybe the cars he drove, they are not maybe behaving the same as we have now in terms of aerodynamics and traffic management. But he’s obviously a very experienced driver and he’s trying to help as much as he can, and yeah, I’m enjoying having him on board. Q. Fernando, I think we heard you complaining about understeer issues, and I wondered if there was — out on the radio, and I wondered if you were tempted to trim out a bit more and equalize the car a bit more, or how much was today just confidence building after missing action in the last day and a half? FERNANDO ALONSO: No, it was more about, yeah, setup of the car, not necessarily on the trimming or on the aerodynamic side. Also sometimes you can — sometimes you can solve all the problems on the mechanical side. Once you are happy with the car, maybe you start trimming a little bit more. Yeah, we work a lot on the mechanical grip, and we found a better direction through the day than what we started. So yeah, we need to look through the data tonight and hopefully have an even better starting point tomorrow. There is only one shot, so yeah, let’s try to make it right. Q. On the no-tow rankings, I think you’re 31st. Are you worried at all about qualifying? FERNANDO ALONSO: I am, yes. I do. I think it’s the same for everyone. Tomorrow, as Conor said now, I think the pick-up order and when you will do the run is going to be a big factor if it’s a hot day. So yeah, if we are in the wrong moment of the day, which it seems that the luck will put us in that moment this week — FERNANDO ALONSO: Yeah. Let’s see how it goes tomorrow. But yeah, there is nothing guaranteed. But I think it’s the same for everyone. You know, we saw also last year that surprises can happen, and hopefully tomorrow we are a good surprise and not a bad surprise Q. Question for Fernando and also for Conor. Fernando, you were here two years ago, different car, now we have the universal aero kit which is less downforce, and in a press conference this morning with the Penske team, Rick Mears said his philosophy is more horsepower, less downforce to make the cars harder to drive. How have you adapted to this car, and how do you feel compared to two years ago’s car versus this one? FERNANDO ALONSO: Well, I didn’t have enough laps probably to really comment on this, especially in traffic. I think today didn’t feel too bad compared to 2017 Fast Friday, let’s say. Qualifying, I think the cars are light in general, and the downforce you feel always low, with whatever package you put on the car. I think in traffic, what I heard is that it’s much more challenging now than 2017, so yeah, as long as it’s the same for everyone, it makes a good show, and if the direction is this one, what INDYCAR is taking for the future and more horsepower or whatever, yeah, maybe you’ll see a better show. As long as you can follow somehow, which I think is quite important at the end of the day because you can remove the downforce but you cannot follow closely, you miss the action and you miss the overtaking in the race. So you need to be able to follow to a certain point to have a good show. So hopefully they take into account that.