McElrea sets track record to top Indianapolis Indy NXT test

New Zealander Hunter McElrea has smashed the Indy NXT Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course lap record to top yesterday’s Open Test. McElrea’s best time in the five-hour session was 1min 14.0499sec, more than six tenths quicker than the previous lap record held by Ed Jones from 2016 Indy Lights qualifying. The pace increase in this …