Their boss wanted them to qualify in Stewart and Vasser's backup cars. They said there was nothing to do today. I was going out and had just reached 16 th Street, and the phone was ringing. Junqueira and Minassian each got a few laps of practice Sunday morning and went to the qualifying line. The calmer winds were perfect for speed, much better than MBNA Pole Day.
Chip wants to win the race.
That doesn't make you feel very good. I just have to do it. Junqueira said he didn't expect such a fast qualifying speed, but the car ran smoothly through the first three laps before picking up a little push on the final lap around the historic, 2.5-mile oval. The speed on that one slipped 1 mph and trimmed his average. The '500' is the biggest race in the world.