Yahoo Autos Sato leads Ganassi 1-2 in Wednesday Indy 500 practice
A big tow party at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway fired off in the final 90 minutes of Wednesday’s six-hour practice session, where Chip Ganassi Racing’s Takuma Sato took the top spot from teammate Scott Dixon with a lap of 229.439mph in the No. 11 Honda. The two-time Indy 500 winner would not be headed and led a day that featured a Ganassi driver atop the speed chart for all but a few minutes of the six hours.
“I think it was a really solid, good day,” Sato said. “We learned quite a few things. In the end, we’re gathering and putting everything together. It was definitely good to see all Ganassi cars near the top.”
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At 5:15pm — with 45 minutes remaining — the top five had a new player as Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden made big gains in the draft to lay claim to fifth with a 227.370mph lap in the No. 2 Chevy.
Approaching 5:30pm, Colton Herta was the first to break up the CGR lockout by inserting his No. 26 Honda into fourth with a lap of 228.057mph. Nine minutes later, the biggest mover of the day vaulted the No. 14 A.J. Foyt Racing Chevy into third as Santino Ferrucci used a huge draft to deliver a lap of 228.997, and not longer after, Penske’s Scott McLaughlin towed his way to fifth with the 228.473mpg lap in the No. 3 Chevy.
Amid the last-minute shuffling, the top six was eventually set with Sato, Dixon, Ferrucci, Palou, McLaughlin, and Herta, giving Honda a 1-2-4-6 and Chevy a 2-5 on the day as CGR settled for a 1-2-4-7 with Ericsson just missing out.
