Christian Lundgaard describes desirous to 'write my very own chapter' at Indy 500

Christian LundgaardSpecial to FOXSports.com

This primary-person essay is a part of a particular collection main as much as the 109th working of the Indianapolis 500 on Might 25 on FOX wherein INDYCAR drivers penned letters about what the historic race means to them. Learn all of them right here.

To the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,

I used to be all the time instructed this place is in contrast to the rest. That it is greater than only a observe — it’s a sense. A presence. A legacy. And yearly that I come right here, I really feel it.

There’s a weight to this place. You possibly can really feel it when the engines fireplace, while you stroll by Gasoline Alley, and within the eyes of the followers who return yr after yr, rain or shine, to be a part of one thing that’s larger than all of us.

I’m not simply right here to witness it. I’m right here to be in it. To compete. To battle for it.

Coming into this season, I knew we had potential. We’ve began the yr robust. That momentum is actual, and we’ve introduced it right here with Workforce Chevy. I’m surrounded by individuals who imagine in what we’re constructing. Arrow McLaren has given me a shot, not simply to be on the grid, however to actually chase the entrance.

Make no mistake — I do know what this race calls for. It doesn’t simply hand out respect. You earn it. Lap by lap. Pit cease by pit cease. And that’s precisely what my crew and I plan to do — deal with it stage-by-stage.

I used to be all the time instructed this place is in contrast to the rest. That it is greater than only a observe — it’s a sense.

To the followers — thanks! On your power. On your custom. For making this race what it’s. I really feel your presence already, and I see the blurs of papaya within the stands. It means every thing.

To the Speedway — I’m right here. Prepared to write down my very own chapter.

Let’s go do one thing unforgettable.

– Christian