Grand Prix of Indianapolis Saturday Morning Report

Pagenaud gets his ring for winning the inaugural GP of Indy

Under partially cloudy skies in Indy, the Indy cars have just finished practice. talked with Simon Pagenaud and got a peek of his ring from winning last year's Grand Prix. I asked him if he thinks he could make it a second win today. He replied, "Yes, I think I can do it". when I asked him about the rain coming, he replied "I hope it does rain this afternoon. I am good in the rain".

Sebastian Saavedra was happy with his car. The Pole sitter from last year's inaugural race is starting 8th today in the Number 8 car.

As Sage Karam, the other driver for the number 8 car of Ganassi Racing sits by looking a bit bored. I talked with Sage, who is sporting a playoff beard.

For those who don't know, when the NHL starts their playoff games, the players grow a beard during the rounds. I asked Sage which team he was supporting and he replied " the Anaheim Mighty Ducks". Not what I expected from a native Pennsylvania boy.

The sun is shining here now as the temperatures are rising. I will keep you posted as we get closer to race time. Lucille Dust reporting from Indy