Photo: Rinus VeeKay suffered a broken finger in an accident shortly after the test session began.

Rain halted the open test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway just before the end of the two hour veterans’ practice period. 21 drivers posted times in the abbreviated session.

Conor Daly has the fastest time at the moment, a lap of 222.714 miles an hour. Ed Carpenter is second at 221.296. Scott Dixon had the third quickest time at 220.575, followed by Arrow McLaren SP teammates Felix Rosenqvist and Pato O’Ward. The top five are the only cars with laps above 220 miles an hour.

The practice got off to a slow start when Rinus VeeKay spun in turn 1 just 10 minutes into the session. VeeKay said he was caught by a gust of wind. His left front wheel got into the grass and the car spun into the outside wall. VeeKay suffered a broken finger in the accident.

The rain has stopped and crews have begun to dry the track. Rookie Orientation and Refresher tests will begin when the track is ready. Cody Ware and Pietro Fittipaldi are the only two who need to complete the three phases of the rookie test.

Notes

It is weird getting used to seeing Helio Castroneves and Juan Pablo Montoya incars that aren’t owned by Team Penske.

James Hinchcliffe hinted in an interview on Peacock that Robert Wickens is planning something “very exciting.” Hinchcliffe stopped short of saying what it is, but said the fans will love it.

Conor Daly is using number 47 for the 500 as he did last year.

I really like the resolution on the Peacock app on my tablet.

The top 10:

1	47	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevy	222.714	18
2	20	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevy	221.296	9
3	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	220.575	9
4	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevy	220.360	16
5	5	Pato O’Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevy	220.233	23
6	10	Alex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	219.969	13
7	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport	Honda	219.846	8
8	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	219.640	10
9	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevy	219.635	16
10	60	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	219.519	6

I’ll be back with a wrap up after 6 pm.