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Scott McLaughlin led the first practice for the Grand prix of Alabama this afternoon, narrowly edging points leader Kyle Kirkwood by 0.0288 seconds.

“Pretty good start for us on the Odyssey Battery Chevy,” McLaughlin said. “We were all strong, which is a good sign for the team. We’ve done a lot of hard work in the offseason to figure out where we can be better. We’ve still got a lot to learn and be better and stronger.

“Overall, a pretty good start for us. Bring on tomorrow.”

The top five included two Team Penske cars, two entries from Arrow McLaren, and one from Andretti. Alex Palou was the fastest Ganassi car in seventh.

Alexander Rossi caused a red flag when a fueling issue caused him to pull off to the side of the track and stop.

Practice 2 is at 11 am Eastern, and qualifying begins at 2:30 pm Eastern. Both sessions are on FS1.

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