"It was a pretty good qualifying session for Marlboro Team Penske with
Gil (de Ferran) and I starting in the top-five (Castroneves qualified
third; de Ferran qualified fourth).  I thought we could go a little
faster but the car had a lot of understeer on the second lap so we
weren't able to improve our time.  Our performance on mile-and-a-half
ovals has been better this season so hopefully we can execute tomorrow.
Patience will be key.  It should be a very competitive race and we need
to score as many points as possible."

-- Helio Castroneves, Marlboro Team Penske, 2001 and 2002 Indianapolis
500 Winner

Qualified third - 219.309 mph (24.2945 sec.)

"The Marlboro Team Penske car was handling well all day and I'm happy
with our qualifying run. They have been working very hard to improve the
track over the last year and have done a great job. It's still difficult,
but much better. I think we're in good shape for tomorrow as we've got a
very competitive racecar. It'll be a long, hot day and there should be a
lot of tough racing, so we just have to make sure we stay focused.
 Hopefully, we'll earn some valuable points in the Championship."

-- Gil de Ferran, Marlboro Team Penske, 2003 Indianapolis 500 Winner and
Two-Time CART Champion

Qualified fourth - 219.297 mph (24.2958 sec.)

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