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Headline: Indy 500 Pole Day Quotes -- Sunday, May 11

Message: TONY RENNA (No. 32 Cure Autism Now/HomeMed Dallara/Toyota/Firestone): "I think we're pretty satisfied with that. Really and truly, at the end of the day, that's pretty much where we figured we'd be. We had put in some bigger laps earlier in the week. We ran a 229 (mph) on the first lap, and we could do that pretty much with every run this week when we were in qualifying trim. We focused our efforts all this week on race setup so we put a day and a half into qualifying trim. To be where we're at (is) pretty good. We're solidly in the show. Qualifying wasn't too big of a concern for us. We knew weren't going to go for pole. Obviously, we were a little concerned about the wind this morning - it was really, really gusty. I think a lot of guys were looking at one another saying, 'What the hell's going on out there?' But the car was great, we had no issues with the wind, and it performed well." (About his expectations for the race as a rookie): "I think, ultimately, we're here for the same reasons as everyone else, to win the race. Certainly, as a rookie I feel I have a lot to learn. My goal is to go out there and complete every lap of the race, stay on the lead laps, be flawless in the pits. I haven't been in the car as much as other guys, but this is nothing new to me, getting in at the last minute. I just want to focus on going out there and getting my first '500' under my belt, certainly with hopes that there are many more to come, and if things go our way, maybe we can be a dark horse in this deal. Kelley Racing has a history here at the Speedway as being very successful and very quick."ROBBIE BUHL (No. 24 Purex/Aventis/Dreyer & Reinbold Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone): "During the whole week leading up to today 224 was the target we had set for ourselves. We would have struggled with a 223. Sure, it's disheartening to see the other guys do 229's, but we have the car as trimmed out as much as we can and that's it. We did what we wanted to do in the window that we had. Now it's time to focus on getting the car set up for the race. Qualifying for this race is like no other experience in motorsports that I've ever had. I usually hold a little back for qualifying, but this week I didn't do any of that, I gave it everything I had. I can sleep tonight with a 224 average. I don't know, maybe I'll be getting my backup car out next weekend. We'll see."

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