With just one more day of practice before two days of qualifications this weekend, the focus has also centered on the no-tow speed list paced today by Will Power with a lap of 225.381 miles per hour in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet. Tuesday’s practice was washed out by rain, and the Andretti drivers took four of the top 10 spots Wednesday. “Compared to (Monday), it’s been a big change”. “We’re just getting sorted out”. “I think our team in particular looks pretty stout because we looked at the weather and moved things forward on the test plan from later in the week”.
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This is the first crash during Indy 500 practice leading up to the 100th Running of the Race. “Some of those Chevys look really good in traffic”.
“I think we’re really going to see how things will shake out in the next few days”.
“It’s only practice but it feels pretty good”, said Chaves, the 2015 Sunoco Rookie of the Year for both the Indianapolis 500 and Verizon IndyCar Series who had been without a ride this season before Dale Coyne Racing brought him on this month.
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The 2014 Indy 500 victor clocked a top speed of 228.202 MPH and did so in the day’s first hour. Day 1 of qualifying is Saturday. Helio Castroneves was fourth in his bid for his third victory. The team announced that it was done for the day and that it would attempt to fix the primary auto in advance of Thursday practice. “It felt fast. It was definitely eye-opening in terms of not having any kind of prior comparison to a place like this”, said Rossi on his first experience on the oval. Rookie Spencer Pigot, an American driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan, spun coming through the first turn and slammed hard into the outside wall. I’m excited. I think Conor is an incredible talent. When Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud won the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the IMS road-course, it marked the 300th victory in Indy vehicle competition for Ilmor, which produces all 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 engines for partner Chevrolet.
