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Indy 500: Carpenter, Dixon head last practice before qualifying
Ed Carpenter turned the fastest lap of the final practice session before the qualifying runs commence, but Scott Dixon ran the best unassisted single lap and also the best four-lap average without a tow.
David Malsher-Lopez
Edited: May 21, 2022, 2:06 PM
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The air at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was dense and relatively still this morning, vastly different from yesterday’s hot and gusty conditions, and the speeds reflected this as drivers attempted four-lap qualifying simulation runs.
In Group 1, Jimmie Johnson turned the fastest lap with the aid of a tow, a 233.961mph, and turned a 233.7 four-lap average. However, in the no-tow speed charts, Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet’s Rinus VeeKay produced a 233.206 and Santino Ferrucci’s Dreyer & Reinbold Racing-Chevy turned a 232.781.
Two of the Andretti Autosport-Hondas, those of Colton Herta and Marco Andretti, looked too well planted, suggesting too much drag, although Herta was still able to produce third fastest lap in the Group with a 231.911 effort.
When Group 2 headed out there, three-time Indy polesitter Ed Carpenter produced a 234.410 lap but it was with the aid of a tow. How misleading a lap with a tow can be was illustrated in Group 1 by the Juncos Hollinger Racing-Chevy of Callum Ilott, who turned a 233.308 with the aid of a draft but a still-impressive 231.505mph without it.
Both Scott Dixon and Alex Palou looked strong, the former turning a 234.093mph (with a tow) and the latter producing 232.415 without assistance.
Then Alexander Rossi ran a 233.295, 232.685, 232.464 and 231.616, all without a tow. That first lap was the fastest no-tow lap of the session… until Dixon went for a second run. His 233.340mph opener started a strong four-lap average of 232.875mph, the best without the aid of a tow.
Graham Rahal twice had to abort his runs with vibration issues.
The Team Penske-Chevrolet trio were among those who didn’t bother coming out, since they are low down the qualifying order, so current track conditions were unrepresentative of what they will encounter.
Qualifying runs start at 11.00 local (Eastern) time.
P
No
Name
FTime
Diff
FSpeed
Engine
Team
1
33
Ed Carpenter
38.3943
38.3943
234.410
Chevy
Ed Carpenter Racing
2
9
Scott Dixon
38.4463
0.0520
234.093
Honda
Chip Ganassi Racing
3
48
Jimmie Johnson
38.4680
0.0737
233.961
Honda
Chip Ganassi Racing
4
10
Alex Palou
38.5053
0.1110
233.734
Honda
Chip Ganassi Racing
5
77
Callum Ilott
38.5756
0.1813
233.308
Chevy
Juncos Hollinger Racing
6
27
Alexander Rossi
38.5778
0.1835
233.295
Honda
Andretti Autosport
7
98
Marco Andretti
38.5833
0.1890
233.262
Honda
Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco & Curb
8
21
Rinus VeeKay
38.5925
0.1982
233.206
Chevy
Ed Carpenter Racing
9
8
Marcus Ericsson
38.6291
0.2348
232.985
Honda
Chip Ganassi Racing
10
28
Romain Grosjean
38.6623
0.2680
232.785
Honda
Andretti Autosport
11
23
Santino Ferrucci
38.6662
0.2719
232.761
Chevy
Dreyer & Reinbold
12
20
Conor Daly
38.6792
0.2849
232.683
Chevy
Ed Carpenter Racing
13
11
JR Hildebrand
38.7095
0.3152
232.501
Chevy
AJ Foyt Enterprises
14
26
Colton Herta
38.7590
0.3647
232.204
Honda
Andretti Autosport
15
30
Christian Lundgaard
38.8514
0.4571
231.652
Honda
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
16
60
Simon Pagenaud
38.9068
0.5125
231.322
Honda
Meyer Shank Racing
17
45
Jack Harvey
38.9260
0.5317
231.208
Honda
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
18
29
Devlin DeFrancesco
38.9289
0.5346
231.191
Honda
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport
19
06
Helio Castroneves
38.9321
0.5378
231.172
Honda
Meyer Shank Racing
20
15
Graham Rahal
38.9477
0.5534
231.079
Honda
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
21
4
Dalton Kellett
38.9625
0.5682
230.991
Chevy
AJ Foyt Enterprises
22
14
Kyle Kirkwood
39.0206
0.6263
230.647
Chevy
AJ Foyt Enterprises
23
25
Stefan Wilson
39.1636
0.7693
229.805
Chevy
DragonSpeed/Cusick Motorsports
Qualifying order for initial runs, Day 1
Q Driver Car name Team-Engine 1 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet 2 Rinus VeeKay Bitcoin Racing Team with BitNile Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet 3 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Juncos Hollinger Racing-Chevrolet 4 Felix Rosenqvist Vuse Arrow McLaren SP Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet 5 Romain Grosjean DHL Andretti Autosport-Honda 6 Jimmie Johnson Carvana Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda 7 Devlin DeFrancesco PowerTap Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport-Honda 8 JR Hildebrand Homes For Our Troops / AJ Foyt Racing AJ Foyt Enterprises-Chevrolet 9 Juan Pablo Montoya Arrow McLaren SP Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet 10 Takuma Sato Nurtec ODT Dale Coyne Racing with RWR-Honda 11 Marco Andretti KULR Technology / Curb Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco & Curb 12 Graham Rahal United Rentals Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda 13 Tony Kanaan The American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda 14 David Malukas HMD Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports-Honda 15 Santino Ferrucci Palermo's DRR Dreyer & Reinbold Racing-Chevrolet 16 Colton Herta Gainbridge Andretti Autosport w/Curb Agajanian-Honda 17 Stefan Wilson DragonSpeed / Cusick Motorsports DragonSpeed / Cusick Motorsports-Chevrolet 18 Scott Dixon PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda 19 Alex Palou NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda 20 Conor Daly BitNile Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet 21 Helio Castroneves AutoNation / SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing-Honda 22 Scott McLaughlin Pennzoil Team Penske Team Penske-Chevrolet 23 Ed Carpenter Alzamend Neuro Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet 24 Alexander Rossi NAPA Auto Parts / AutoNation Andretti Autosport-Honda 25 Marcus Ericsson Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda 26 Jack Harvey AutoNation / SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing-Honda 27 Sage Karam AES Indiana DRR Dreyer & Reinbold Racing-Chevrolet 28 Josef Newgarden Shell Team Penske Team Penske-Chevrolet 29 Christian Lundgaard Shield Cleansers Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda 30 Simon Pagenaud AutoNation / SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing-Honda 31 Kyle Kirkwood ROKiT / AJ Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises-Chevrolet 32 Will Power Verizon Team Penske Team Penske-Chevrolet 33 Dalton Kellett K-Line / AJ Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises-Chevrolet
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