• Scott Dixon, Marco Andretti lead the way for Honda on “Carb Day”
• Sebastien Bourdais runs fourth overall in one-hour practice session
• Honda drivers claim four of the top six positions in final practice prior to Sunday’s “500”

 

SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 25, 2018) – Scott Dixon and Marco Andretti led the way for Honda Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, recording the second- and third-fastest speeds in the traditional “Carb Day” final practice session prior to Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. Both posted laps in the 225-mph range, with Dixon at 225.684 mph in his Chip Ganassi Racing Honda and Andretti taking his Andretti Autosport entry to 225.220 mph.

 

Sebastien Bourdais finished the day just behind Dixon and Andretti on the speed chart, at 224.815 mph.  Defending race winner Takuma Sato ended the day ranked sixth, with 2017 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Ed Jones rounding out the top 10.

 

Today’s one-hour practice concluded on-track activities for the Verizon IndyCar Series until race day.  The green flag for the 102^nd running of the Indianapolis 500 waves just after noon EDT Sunday, with live television coverage on ABC starting at 11 a.m. EDT.

 

Quotes:

Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) Second fastest in final Indianapolis 500 practice: “I don’t really know if today told us too much about what the race will bring in the PNC Bank car. It’s really warm today, and we think it could be even warmer on race day. The track temperature was way up there today, as well. I’m not really sure what you can learn from the times today. There were a lot of people throwing tires at it out there. Overall, the car felt good and we were comfortable. You just never know exactly what you’re going to have until you get into the race.”

 

Sebastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda) Fourth fastest today: “The month has been great. It speaks volumes about the Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Team. They really gave me a great car, a fast car, which showed what it was capable of on Saturday and Sunday in qualifying. We have worked very hard in traffic scenarios and race conditions and we definitely made some improvements on Monday, so I’m looking forward to a great race.”

 

 

Indianapolis 500 “Carb Day” Final Practice

Circuit:               Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval), Indianapolis, IN

2017 Winner:     Takuma Sato (Andretti Autosport Honda) 156.395 mph average

Weather:           Sunny, warm, 84 degrees F

 

Indianapolis 500 “Carb Day” Final Practice Results:

Ps.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Best Speed	Notes
1.	Tony Kanaan	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	227.791
2.	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	225.684
3.	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	Honda	225.220
4.	Sebastien Bourdais	DCR with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	224.815
5.	Charlie Kimball	Carlin Racing	Chevrolet	224.712
6.	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan	Honda	224.083
7.	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	223.942
8.	Danica Patrick	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	223.653
9.	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	223.584
10.	Ed Jones	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	223.556

Other Honda-powered Results:

11.	Oriol Servia	Scuderia Corsa/RLLR	Honda	223.537
16.	Jack Harvey	Michael Shank Racing	Honda	223.098
18.	Carlos Munoz	Andretti Autosport	Honda	222.802
19.	Jay Howard	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	222.705
21.	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan	Honda	222.526
23.	Zach Veach	Andretti Autosport	Honda	222.090
26.	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	221.916
27.	Robert Wickens-R	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	221.821
29.	Stefan Wilson	Andretti Autosport	Honda	221.763
30.	Zachary Claman De Melo-R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	221.572
32.	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	221.374
33.	Conor Daly	Dale Coyne/Thom Burns	Honda	219.707