Circuit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval), Indianapolis, IN
2014 Winner: Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport Honda) 186.563 mph average
Weather: Sunny, mild, 68 degrees F
Indianapolis 500 "Carb Day" Final Practice Top-10 Results:
Ps. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Speed mph | Notes |
1. | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 229.020 | |
2. | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 228.585 | |
3. | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 228.490 | |
4. | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 228.458 | |
5. | Takuma Sato | A.J. Foyt Racing | Honda | 228.242 | |
6. | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 227.811 | |
7. | Sage Karam | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 227.478 | |
8. | JR Hildebrand | Carpenter Fisher Hartman | Chevrolet | 227.199 | |
9. | Gabby Chaves-R | Bryan Herta Autosport | Honda | 226.802 | |
10. | Helio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 226.674 | |
Other Honda-powered Results: | |||||
11. | James Davison | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 226.578 | |
12. | Jack Hawksworth | A.J. Foyt Racing | Honda | 226.436 | |
13. | Oriol Servia | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Honda | 226.212 | |
16. | Alex Tagliani | A.J. Foyt Racing | Honda | 225.939 | |
18. | Tristan Vautier | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 225.687 | |
20. | Carlos Munoz | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 225.360 | |
21. | Conor Daly | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 225.332 | |
22. | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Honda | 225.288 | |
24. | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 224.737 | |
26. | Justin Wilson | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 224.691 | |
28. | James Jakes | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 224.497 | |
29. | Simona de Silvestro | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 224.405 | |
30. | Ryan Briscoe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 224.005 | |
31. | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 223.972 | |
32. | Pippa Mann | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 223.589 |
Sato Leads Honda Effort at Indianapolis 500 "Carb Day" Final Practice
- Final practice prior to 99th Indianapolis 500
- Gabby Chaves continues impressive rookie performance
- Green Flag set for 12 p.m. Sunday
Takuma Sato led the way for Honda and his A.J. Foyt team in the traditional "Carb Day" final practice Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway prior to Sunday's Indianapolis 500.
Sato posted the fifth-fastest speed of the 33 drivers and teams who qualified for the 99th running of the Memorial Day weekend classic. Gabby Chaves continued his run of impressive performances in practice to record the ninth-fastest speed for Bryan Herta Autosport and was once again the fastest rookie driver in the field.
Television coverage of Sunday's 99th running of the Indianapolis begins at 11 a.m. on ABC.
Takuma Sato (#14 A.J. Foyt Racing Honda) 5th fastest: "It's very encouraging to see all three cars very competitive [teammates Jack Hawksworth and Alex Tagliani were 12th and 16th, respectively]. I felt comfortable in traffic which is what today is all about. The ABC boys did a great preparation on the car, taking everything off and putting it back together again – the car feels really, really good. A very positive day so we're in the best position for race day."
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