American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 3 | Page 17

KARAM WELCOMES NHRA DRAG RACERS TO IMS GARAGE
INDIANAPOLIS – Sage Karam has been a busy host of
racers from other disciplines the past two days.
One day after greeting sprint-car legend Steve Kinser
to the Dreyer & Reinbold – Kingdom Racing garage,
Karam welcomed NHRA drag racers Shawn Langdon,
Tommy Johnson Jr. and Leah Pritchett to Gasoline
Alley at Indianapolis Motor Speedway prior to today’s
practice session for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil.

for it with the small amount of road-course racing I
have done. “I definitely don't suck, but I'm definitely
no professional at it. I think if I had the opportunity to
hone some skills that I would be OK, but these are
true professionals out here who have dedicated their
lives to this and I don't think I could hold a candle to
them by any means. But it'd be fun, there's no doubt
about it. For now, I'm just going to look on and watch
and cheer for Sage this month.”

Sage Karam, Tommy Johnson Jr. and Shawn Langdon,
all three enjoyed taking a turn stepping into Karam’s
No. 24 Gas Monkey Garage Chevrolet in the garage
and learning more about the intricacies of the car,
especially the steering wheel. Pritchett, a Top Fuel
winner earlier this year at Phoenix who drove Formula Fords as a youngster, said she would relish an
opportunity to drive an Indy car.

Karam, the 21-year-old looking to drive in his third
consecutive Indy 500, enjoyed meeting his fellow
racers. “It is way different, what they drive, compared to what I drive, but at the same time there are
a lot of similarities and it's cool hearing what they
have to say,” Karam said. “I've never sat in an NHR