Josef Newgarden led a disjointed Carb Day practice which had three caution periods and saw eight different teams in the top 10. Newgarden’s best lap of 225.687 mph, just edging Takuma Sato by two tenths of a mile per hour. Pole sitter Robert Shwartzman was 29th and Pato O’Ward was eighth quick.
Yellow first flew when Graham Rahal suffered an oil fire. The second yellow was for Ryan Hunter-Reay when a fire occurred inside the cockpit. Satom brought out the final yellow with about 30 minutes left when he slowed on the backstretch and pulled into the grass in the north short chute.
From earlier:
Watching all 33 cars on track today I got the feeling that this field is one of the best looking grids I have seen for the 500. The parade lap is going to look great.
Another large crowd descended on IMS today to watch the final practice before Sunday’s race and to take in the other activities of the day, including the just concluded Weenie 500. For thse keeping score number three passed number 1 just before the finish line for the closest win in Weenie 500 history.
Practice Results
The Pit Window by Mike Silver 