• Scott Dixon posts second-fastest run in final practice prior to the Indianapolis 500
• Alexander Rossi, Takuma Sato also fast as Honda drivers claim seven of top ten speeds
• 104^th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place Sunday

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (August 21, 2020) – Five-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and current points leader Scott Dixon led the way for Honda today in the traditional “Carb Day” final practice session prior to Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.

The final practice prior to Sunday’s running of the 104^th Indianapolis 500 saw Dixon post the second-fastest lap speed of 224.646 mph, just one tenth of a second off today’s quickest driver, Pato O’Ward.

Alexander Rossi and Takuma Sato made it three Honda drivers in the top four of the speed charts today.

Zach Veach ran sixth fastest in today’s two-hour practice session, with fellow Honda drivers Marcus Ericsson eighth, Jack Harvey ninth and rookie Alex Palou rounding out the top 10.

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The 104^th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place on Sunday, August 23, with live television coverage on NBC starting with pre-race festivities at 1 p.m. EDT.

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Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) Second fastest today: “We had to go through our front wings [primary and spares] today, just to make sure they’re all close in case we need [a spare] in the race. The #9 PNC Bank Honda felt really good and really fast. It pulls up [to other cars] wicked fast. Hopefully that’s true when it comes to the race! It definitely looks like there are some good cars out there – and some not so good cars. I think there has always been, especially these last few years, an underlying tone of ‘it’s hard to pass’. This year [passing] has been a lot easier for us. I think a lot of credit goes out to HPD and Honda. We’re proud to be powered by them. They have done a lot to help that, and I think we’ve made a lot of changes on the team and the car that’s helped that as well. It’s good to see.”

Indianapolis 500 “Carb Day” Final Practice

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

2019 Winner:    Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) 175.794 mph average

Weather:           Sunny, mild, 73 degrees F

Indianapolis 500 “Fast Friday” Top-10 Results:

Ps.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Best Speed	Notes
2.	Pato O’Ward-R	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	225.355
2.	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	224.646	+0.1262 sec
3.	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	224.599
4.	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan	Honda	224.580
5.	Oliver Askew-R	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	224.128
6.	Zach Veach	Andretti Autosport	Honda	223.957
7.	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	223.764
8.	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	223.700
9.	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	223.641
10.	Alex Palou-R	DCR with Team Goh	Honda	223.570

Other Honda Results

12.	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Honda	223.461
13.	Colton Herta	Andretti Harding Autosport	Honda	223.433
21.	Santino Ferrucci	DCR with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	222.806
22.	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	222.731
25.	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan	Honda	222.158
26.	Spencer Pigot	RLL with Citrone/Buhl Autosport	Honda	221.789
27.	Felix Rosenqvist	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	221.675
28.	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport	Honda	221.314
29.	James Davison	DCR with Ware/Byrd/Belardi	Honda	220.889