began a strong defense of his Indianapolis 500 crown by pacing the opening day of practice on Tuesday The Spaniard, who was the first driver to go out and kickstart the six-hour session, was relatively quiet due to what he called a “balancing issue.” However, he returned in the final 10 minutes and he threw down a 225.937mph flyer to go fastest in the #10 Chip Ganassi racing Honda Meyer Shank Racing’s Marcus Armstrong also made his presence felt and held the top spot for the majority of the day with a quick lap of 225.895mph, which held until being bumped late by Palou.
Conor Daly, driving the #23 Dreyer & Reinbold racing, was the fastest Chevrolet in third at 225.838mph Two-time Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden, also a two-time IndyCar Series champion, was fourth on the speedcharts at 225.121mph in the #2 Team Penske Chevrolet Six-time series champion Scott Dixon, the 2008 Indy 500 winner, was fifth at 225.087mph in the #9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.
Graham rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) was sixth, ahead of Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Global) in seventh. Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) was eighth, followed by Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing) ninth, and David Malukas (Team Penske) 10th. In addition to being among the top 10 in tow speeds, Kirkwood was also the fastest on the no-tow list at 222.062mph.
His teammate, 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power, was second among no-tow speeds (221.455mph). Jack “Hollywood” Harvey was third for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. ECR’s Alexander Rossi, who was 13th on the overall speedcharts at 223.585mph, pounded the pavement of Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a session-most 116 laps.
He was the only driver to break the century mark. Daly and Christian Rasmussen, Rossi’s teammate, were tied for second-most laps logged at 89 each. Rookie Dennis Hauger (Dale Coyne Racing) ended up with the fewest laps run at 12. Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2014 Indy 500 winner who is making his first appearance in a one-off with Arrow McLaren, had the second-fewest laps ran on the afternoon with 27.
Palou was third-least with 28. There were no incidents in the session.110Alex PalouChip ganassi Racing2839.8342225.937266Marcus ArmstrongMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian4639.84160.0074225.895323Conor DalyDreyer & Reinbold Racing8939.85160.0174225.83842Josef NewgardenTeam Penske7139.97850.1443225.12159Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing6139.98450.1503225.087615Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing4740.04110.2069224.769727Kyle KirkwoodAndretti Global4740.09220.2580224.48383Scott McLaughlinTeam Penske2840.10680.2726224.401918Romain GrosjeanDale Coyne Racing5840.19630.3621223.9011012David MalukasTeam Penske5340.20640.3722223.8451124Jack HarveyDreyer & Reinbold Racing5840.22470.3905223.743125Patricio O’WardArrow McLaren7840.22520.3910223.7401320Alexander RossiEd Carpenter Racing11640.25310.4189223.5851475Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing3640.28180.4476223.4261506Helio CastronevesMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian5540.29880.4646223.3321633Ed CarpenterEd Carpenter Racing5640.30510.4709223.2971751Jacob AbelAbel Motorsports6340.33080.4966223.1551814Santino FerrucciA. J. Foyt Enterprises5340.37140.5372222.9301976Rinus VeeKayJuncos Hollinger Racing8240.39200.5578222.816208Kyffin SimpsonChip Ganassi Racing8040.40030.5661222.7712121Christian RasmussenEd Carpenter Racing8940.42720.5930222.6222260Felix RosenqvistMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian8440.42990.5957222.6082328Marcus EricssonAndretti Global4540.48510.6509222.304246Nolan SiegelArrow McLaren8240.50960.6754222.1702577Ray Robb StingJuncos Hollinger Racing7040.55020.7160221.9472619Dennis HaugerDale Coyne Racing1240.61690.7827221.5832726Will PowerAndretti Global4440.64030.8061221.455287Christian LundgaardArrow McLaren6840.70270.8685221.1162931Ryan Hunter-ReayArrow McLaren2740.71710.8829221.037304Caio ColletA.
J. foyt Enterprises5940.74130.9071220.9063145Louis FosterRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing7640.75730.9231220.8193247Mick SchumacherRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing8440.85701.0228220.2803311Katherine LeggeHMD Motorsports with A. J. Foyt Racing5141.22691.3927218.304Read Also: Louis Foster: Throwing a yellow doesn’t kill the race, NASCAR does it for fun Scott McLaughlin pushing to avenge last year’s ‘embarrassing’ Indy 500 pace lap crash IndyCar, IndyCar Officiating announce changes following Rossi’s Indy road course incident To read more articles visit our website.
