Honda Racing Report
Friday, May 8, 2015

Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis Qualifying Report
Circuit:​​Indianapolis Motor Speedway Roadcourse (2.439-mile road course), Indianapolis, IN
2014 Winner:​Simon Pagenaud (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda) 96.462 mph average
Weather:​Mostly cloudy, warm, 82 degrees F

Top-12 Qualifying Results:
Ps.
Driver​
Team
Manufacturer
Best Time
Notes
1.
Will Power
Team Penske
Chevrolet
1:09.4886
126.357 mph average
2.
Scott Dixon
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
1:09.7156
+0.2270 seconds
3.
Helio Castroneves
Team Penske
Chevrolet
1:09.7388
Fast Six Shootout
4.
Juan Pablo Montoya
Team Penske
Chevrolet
1:09.8072
Fast Six Shootout
5.
Simon Pagenaud
Team Penske
Chevrolet
1:09.8715
Fast Six Shootout
6.
Tony Kanaan
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
1:10.2772
Fast Six Shootout
7.
Sebastien Bourdais
KV Racing Technology
Chevrolet
1:10.0230
Second Round
8.
Sebastian Saavedra
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
1:10.1572
Second Round
9.
Luca Filippi
Carpenter Fisher Hartman
Chevrolet
1:10.1968
Second Round
10.
Stefano Coletti
KV Racing Technology
Chevrolet
1:10.3679
Second Round
11.
Jack Hawksworth
A.J. Foyt Racing
Honda
1:10.4558
Second Round
12.
Josef Newgarden
Carpenter Fisher Hartman
Chevrolet
1:10.8321
Second Round
Other Honda-powered Results:
13.
James Hinchcliffe
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Honda
1:10.6273
First Round, Group 1
16.
Gabby Chaves-R
Bryan Herta Autosport
Honda
1:10.5282
First Round, Group 2
17.
Graham Rahal
Rahal Letterman Lanigan
Honda
1:10.6480
First Round, Group 1
18.
Justin Wilson
Andretti Autosport
Honda
1:10.5775
First Round, Group 2
19.
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Andretti Autosport
Honda
1:10.8345
First Round, Group 1
20.
James Jakes
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Honda
1:10.6749
First Round, Group 2
21.
Carlos Munoz
Andretti Autosport
Honda
1:10.8786
First Round, Group 1
22.
Takuma Sato
A.J. Foyt Racing​
Honda
1:10.7391
First Round, Group 2
23.
Carlos Huertas
Dale Coyne Racing
Honda
1:12.5038
First Round, Group 1
24.
Marco Andretti
Andretti Autosport
Honda
1:11.1636
First Round, Group 2
25.
Francesco Dracone-R
Dale Coyne Racing
Honda
1:12.5814
First Round, Group 2
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Hawksworth Heads Honda Field in Indy GP Qualifying
• Road race prelude to Indianapolis 500
• Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis to run Saturday

Jack Hawksworth led the Honda field in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying Friday for Saturday’s Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, posting the 11th-quickest time in his A.J. Foyt Racing Honda in the second of the three-round “knockout” qualifying sessions on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

The performance marked the second time this season Hawksworth advanced to the second qualifying round, as the second-year Indy car driver earlier qualified eighth at NOLA Motorsports Park. The Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis starts at 3 p.m. Saturday, with live television coverage on ABC.

Jack Hawksworth (#41 A.J. Foyt Racing Honda) on qualifying: “It was a solid qualifying run. We ran pretty clean. The car was pretty good, especially in the first round, it didn’t feel quite as good in the second round for whatever reason, but we’ll have a look through stuff tonight. We just have to keep on getting better and hopefully, tomorrow we can have a good day.”

Justin Wilson (#25 Andretti Autosport Honda) on tire life: “When we put the Firestone [alternate] red tires on the car [in qualifying], it brought the [car’s] balance to life and we actually started to roll some speed into the corners and we started to get some grip. It was good, I just wish we could be a fraction quicker. We’re pushing, we’re trying hard and we’re trying to catch up. I’ve been really happy with our tire life, so I’m hoping that is going to continue into race day and play in our favor, as it did for the Honda teams at Barber, and we’ll have a good consistent car.”