By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief
The last practice ahead of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 was led by the combination of Felix Roseqnvist and Alex Palou.
The early morning running, which featured wind gusts up to 20mph, saw the field split into two groups. Rosenqvist, piloting the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda during the first group, throttled to the best outright lap – with a tow – at 234.176mph. The No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda of Palou, who was part of the second group, produced the fastest no-tow speed at 233.437mph around the 2.5-mile superspeedway.
Notably, Rosenqvist was also quick on the no-tow list, coming in second on the combined list at 233.432mph. Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden, the reigning two-time champion of the Indy 500, was third at 233.173mph.
Ed Carpenter Racing’s Alexander Rossi and AJ Foyt Racing’s David Malukas rounded out the top five on the no-tow list.
The practice wasn’t without incident, unfortunately, as Marcus Armstrong, Rosenqvist’s teammate, suffered a massive crash early in the opening group running. Armstrong logged two laps before a bobble in Turn 1 ended with a violent hit into the Safer Barrier with the rear of his No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda. The cleanup led to each group running being shortened from 30 minutes to 20 minutes. His status for qualifying remains unclear.
Only 23 of the 34 cars logged any track time during the practice.
Qualifying for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 is set for later today at 11am – 5:50pm ET.
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