Edmonton Indy Post-Race Report

EDMONTON, Alta, Canada (July 24, 2011) - Andretti Autosport drivers fought their way through a tough field Sunday at the City Centre Airport circuit in Edmonton to collect three top-ten finishes in the 10th round of the IZOD IndyCar Series.

Ryan Hunter-Reay finished seventh in the 80-lap Edmonton Indy in the new 2.25-mile circuit followed by his Andretti Autosport teammates Mike Conway and Danica Patrick, eighth and ninth respectively. Marco Andretti drove the No. 26 Team Dr Pepper machine to 15th at the checkered flag. Andretti remains seventh in the current point standings, just 12 markers out of fifth place.

Starting seventh, Hunter-Reay battled in the top three in the middle of the race in his No. 28 Team DHL/Circle K/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry before making contact in turn five with second place Takuma Sato. The Florida driver was attempting to take the second position on lap 35. The IZOD IndyCar Series officials determined Ryan forced the contact and hereceived a "drive-through-the-pits" penalty. Hunter-Reay, a podium finisher at Toronto two weeks ago, then charged from 13th to seventh at the new 13-turn track.

Conway, at the controls of the No. 27 Team @FollowAndretti car, came from his 20th starting position to take eight at the finish, while Patrick drove the No. 7 Team GoDaddy machine, from 22nd to ninth. Patrick's 13 passes tied with J.R. Hildebrand for the most of any driver in Sunday's Edmonton Indy. Patrick is currently 11th in the point standings.

After two consecutive Canadian races in July, the four Andretti Autosport drivers return to the U.S. this week for day of testing this Thursday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the next stop on the 17-race IZOD IndyCar Series. The Honda Indy 200 is scheduled for Sunday, August 7, at the picturesque 2.258-mile, 13-turn permanent road course. The 85-lap, 191-mile Mid-Ohio contest will be televised at 2 p.m. EDT on VERSUS TV.

DANICA PATRICK, #7 TEAM GoDaddy.com CAR

Secured a ninth place finish

"We had a really solid race. We had some strong restarts and my crew was fantastic in the pits. Near the end of the race, I just didn't have the speed to hold my position. At the end of the day, it was a good top-10 finish for the GoDaddy.com car, which is great momentum heading into Mid-Ohio."