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Dixon second in final Indy 500 practice

by Zane Shackleton
August 22, 2020
in IndyCar, International, News
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Scott Dixon’s sublime week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has continued as the Iceman finished second in the final practice session – dubbed ‘Carb Day’ –  before Monday morning’s Indy 500.

The session was headed by Arrow McLaren SP driver Pato O’Ward who set a 225.355 mph average to soar his Chevrolet-powered machine to the top of the timesheets, the first time the American manufacturer has topped a session at Indy this year.

The Mexican’s time was the only anomaly amid a Honda charge as Chevrolet-powered cars struggled to match the pace of their rivals.

The final two-hour session gives drivers their last chance to experiment with race trim setups before the great race.

Dixon, who will line-up on the front row come Monday, looked impressive as the Kiwi swiftly worked his way through a profusion of traffic. The Chip Ganassi Racer set a solid 224.646 mph with two fellow ex-Indy 500 winners Alexander Rossi and Takuma Sato close behind.

The second Arrow McLaren SP entry of Oliver Askew finished fifth though it was a less impressive session for the third car of Fernando Alonso.

The two-time world champion was only 23rd today and will start the race down in 26th. However, Alonso did spend large portions of the day practising pitstops and running in traffic which nullified his potential best time.

While competitive, Honda’s Achilles Heel over the last few Indy 500s has been reliability, something Chip Ganassi focused on with Dixon’s teammate Marcus Ericsson who racked up 105 laps in the space of two-hours on his way to eighth fastest. The Swede also set the best 30-lap average of the day.

Just ahead of the ex-F1 driver in seventh was the lead Penske of Josef Newgarden who believes his team’s woeful qualifying session does not represent their ultimate race pace.

Teammates Simon Pagenaud, Helio Castroneves and Will Power were 14th, 17th and 24th quickest respectively.

PosDriverSpeed
1Pato O’Ward225.355
2Scott Dixon224.646
3Alexander Rossi224.599
4Takuma Sato224.580
5Oliver Askew224.128
6Zach Veach223.957
7Josef Newgarden223.764
8Marcus Ericsson223.700
9Jack Harvey223.641
10Alex Palou223.570
11Charlie Kimball223.491
12James Hinchcliffe223.461
13Colton Herta223.433
14Simon Pagenaud223.419
15Ed Carpenter223.410
16Rinus VeeKay223.385
17Helio Castroneves223.093
18Conor Daly223.010
19Tony Kanaan222.999
20Dalton Kellett222.951
21Santino Ferrucci222.806
22Ryan Hunter-Reay222.731
23Fernando Alonso222.680
24Will Power222.578
25Graham Rahal222.158
26Spencer Pigot221.789
27Felix Rosenqvist221.675
28Marco Andretti221.314
29James Davison220.889
30Max Chilton220.666
31JR Hildebrand219.727
32Sage Karam219.396
33Ben Hanley217.984

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