Alexander Rossi admits he was taken aback by his first day of IndyCar practice/qualifying/evening practice on an oval, but has been encouraged by his test at Barber Motorsports Park. The Andretti-Herta Autosport rookie qualified 14th at Phoenix International Raceway, some 2mph slower but only three places behind the fastest Honda-powered driver, his teammate Marco Andretti. Rossi explained to Motorsport.com: “We didn’t get our last new tire run [during morning practice] so we went into qualifying not sure about what we had. “I had only run with other cars in that practice session, so I wasn’t sure yet how big an effect the dirty air was making, so I went into qualifying thinking...
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