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Dixon fastest in first Indy 500 practice

by Zane Shackleton
May 18, 2022
in IndyCar, International, News
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The first official Indy 500 practice session is in the books, with Scott Dixon leading the charge.

Dixon’s fastest lap saw him average 227.119 mph around the hallowed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The 2008 winner of the race was pursued by Chip Ganassi teammate Marcus Ericsson, a meagre 0.154 mph slower.

The day ran without any caution periods or incidents, giving teams and drivers a full two hours to tune their speeder.

One of those teams who needs all the practice they can is Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, which only competes in the 500 every year.

However, the part-timers looked right at home straight off the bat. Their two drivers for the race, Sage Karam and Santino Ferrucci, were third and sixth fastest.

Scott McLaughlin was the lead Penske car in seventh, posting a 225.330 mph time. You have to cast your eye down to 12th to find the next Penske-run car in Josef Newgarden.

Often, non-tow times are just as, if not more important, to look at during practice. These times reflect what might be seen come qualifying time.

Leading the charge on this occasion is Tony Kanaan, who set an unassisted 221.662 mph lap.

PosNameBest
1Scott Dixon227.119
2Marcus Ericsson226.965
3Sage Karam226.398
4Conor Daly225.655
5Marco Andretti225.403
6Santino Ferrucci225.362
7Scott McLaughlin225.330
8Alex Palou225.278
9Pato O’Ward224.920
10JR Hildebrand224.544
11Kyle Kirkwood224.484
12Josef Newgarden224.419
13Dalton Kellett224.417
14Felix Rosenqvist224.381
15Will Power223.811
16Tony Kanaan223.768
17Rinus VeeKay223.750
18Juan Pablo Montoya223.630
19Callum Ilott223.389
20Christian Lundgaard223.260
21Jimmie Johnson223.007
22Devlin DeFrancesco222.789
23Jack Harvey222.565
24Alexander Rossi222.554
25Ed Carpenter222.113
26Colton Herta221.766
27Romain Grosjean221.695
28David Malukas221.662
29Simon Pagenaud220.996
30Helio Castroneves220.448
31Graham Rahal219.143
32Takuma Sato212.142

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