Roger Yasukawa's first day at Indy

After reaching a deal to drive the No. 98 car for Beck Motorsports, Roger Yasukawa turned his first laps for his new team on a rainy day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday.
His top speed was 212.349 mph on a day when he only got an hour of track time.
"For a shakedown I think it was pretty good," Yasukawa said of his No. 98 Curb/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports entry. "We got a couple of runs out of it, but we still need to short out the arrow balance for (Thursday). It's good to get the shakedown out of the way. I'd certainly love to have more track time, but it is what it is.
Yasukawa, a driver from Los Angeles, has started five Indianapolis 500s. He was in the No. 77 car for Wellman Racing for the Indy Racing League race at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan and finished 14th in a 18-car field.
"It's great to be back here again," Yasukawa said. "Every lap you get to go around here (is worth it). You don't get to do this every day. You have to really appreciate it and I'm just smiling in the car every turn that I go through."
Rain has washed out two days of practice, part of Wednesday's practice and the second day of qualifying. Yasukawa will be one of the drivers trying to secure one of the final 22 spots in the Indy 500 field.
"We're probably going to focus more on the race setup from here on," Yasukawa said. "It's very important to have a good platform that you can work with and there's no need to keep trimming the car out without having that platform. You're probably risking a lot at that point. We're just going to have to play it by ear with the weather and do the best we can."