IndyCar had just short of three hours of time on the first day of practice for the Indianapolis 500, and drivers made the most of it. Will Power turned the fastest lap at 227.026 miles per hour with teammate Josef Newgarden just behind at 226,971 mph. The third Penske car of Scott McLaughlin was fifth.
Power told me this morning that he was looking forward to getting back on an oval.
From earlier:
Series points leader Alex Palou had the third fastest time followed by Ganassi teammate Scott Dixon.
While Marcus Ericsson and Marco Andretti were in the top 10, the Andretti cars of Colton Herta and Kyle Kirkwood ended the day in 16th and 19th. Kirkwood, however, had the fastest no tow speed.
The PREMA team struggled as expected. Robert Shwartzman ran just six laps and Callum Ilott turned 17 laps.
Tomorrow’s schedule has been modified a bit to accommodate the refresher program for Tony Kanaan, which was supposed to take place today. The refresher session will go from 10 am until noon tomorrow morning, and the regular practice period from noon to 6 pm will follow.
Results
The Pit Window by Mike Silver 