The technical glitch which stole more than two hours of the IndyCar Open Test at IMS was quickly forgotten when cars finally took to the track at 12:45 this afternoon.

It is great to be back at the Speedway watching cars zip around the oval. The highlight of the two days comes tomorrow morning when the qualifying boost is added.

Cars left pit lane at 10 am for install laps, but as they returned to the pits, network connections failed. Race control could not communicate with teams, and timing and scoring did not work. After a two-hour, 45 minute delay, the Speedway’s first oval action of 2025 began. The shortened session was interrupted first for Jack Harvey stopping on the backstretch, followed by Santino Ferrucci coming to a halt in nearly the same place.

Alex Palou had the fastest time in the early running.

The rookie and refresher tests had 120 minutes to complete their programs. Kyle Larson ran just a few laps before returning to pit lane with an issue. he got back on track, but he needed time in the all car session to complete his laps. Jacob Abel and Marco Andretti also needed some extra time.

New at the Track

More of a return than new, LED panels now crown the pagoda, showing the top 10 positions. This was a great help to those sitting in Turn 2 who can’t see the pylon and don’t want to wait for the order to scroll on the video boards.

A large merchandise tent has sprouted along the drive just west of Pagoda Plaza. This is a good move and will take pressure off nthe new, more compact gift shop in the museum.

Some cars on track

I will publish the results of today later. As I write, Josef Newgarden has the fastest lap, with a tow, of 225125. Felix Rosenqvist has the quickest lap without a tow, 220. 418.