In a hectic first two and a half hours of practice, Pato O’Ward surged to the top of the pylon with a lap of 228.861 mph, knocking Josef newgarden from the point. Team Penske still shows strength with all three cars in the top 10. Alex Palou is currently third, just a tick ahead of Colton Herta, the two fastest Hondas.

The first wall contact of the season involved Linus Lundqvist hitting the wall at the exit of turn 2. He entered the turn very high and made contact with the right rear. The car slid down and stopped in the grass, Lundqvist was uninjured.

Notes

Kyle Larson received a new engine this morning.

As I drove in on 16th Street this morning, there was a long double more than a half mile long waiting to enter Gate 2. There are a lot of school field trips here today as well. Looks like fans are taking advantage of the best day we have seen this week.

Sounds as if we are entering a bit of a down time as far as track activity. Given the forecast and the lost time this week, I’m a bit surprised.

Current Standings