INDY 500: Lazier shrugs off Carb Day frustration

Buddy Lazier is optimistic that the Lazier Burns Racing Chevy will be competitive for Sunday's Indy 500, despite completely writing off Carb Day due to a front wing problem.

Lazier completed just 19 laps with a fastest of just 209.921mph, more than 10mph slower than the 220.559mph effort that left Matt Brabham in P32. But the 1996 Indy 500 winner insists that there will be no repeat of the problem on race day.

"We're glad that this was Carb Day, because we certainly wouldn't want this to have happen on race day," he said.

"After rebuilding the car, running here today we had a front wing issue. An adjuster on the front wings failed. Whatever angle was set in the pits, out on the racetrack the wing wouldn't hold. So, we have zero data from this run. It's frustrating, but I have a lot of faith in my guys, and we'll have this problem solved by race day. We're going to race them hard on Sunday, and I'm confident that we're going to be very competitive."