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Andretti Autosport frontrunner Marco Andretti was the fastest amongst the 24 drivers that took part in the open IndyCar test at Pocono that will host the series next event this coming week-end.
Andretti had his best lap clocked at 220.963mph lap during the afternoon while Indianapolis 500 winner and Triple Crown contender Tony Kanaan (KV Racing) was second-fastest ahead of points leader Helio Castroneves (Team Penske).
IndyCar officials made a late change to its aero specification for the weekend, with the teams now having the option to run an underwing strake to create more downforce.
Firestone, meanwhile, used the day to test solutions to track-specific tyre wear problems that were detected last week.
Cars will now run Indianapolis-spec tyres on the left of the car, and more durable Texas-spec tyres on the right side for Sunday's race.
Pos Driver Team/Engine Time Gap
1. Marco Andretti Andretti/Chevy 40.7308s
2. Tony Kanaan KV/Chevy 40.9460s +0.2152s
3. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevy 41.0729s +0.3421s
4. Ed Carpenter Carpenter/Chevy 41.1357s +0.4049s
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Chevy 41.2290s +0.4982s
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Honda 41.2425s +0.5117s
7. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon/Chevy 41.2448s +0.5140s
8. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Chevy 41.2484s +0.5176s
9. Will Power Penske/Chevy 41.2521s +0.5213s
10. James Jakes Rahal/Honda 41.3221s +0.5913s
11. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda 41.3280s +0.5972s
12. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Honda 41.3330s +0.6022s
13. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda 41.3594s +0.6286s
14. Ryan Briscoe Panther/Chevy 41.3742s +0.6434s
15. Dario Franchitti Ganassi/Honda 41.3757s +0.6449s
16. Alex Tagliani Herta/Honda 41.3794s +0.6486s
17. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda 41.4211s +0.6903s
18. EJ Viso Andretti/Chevy 41.4274s +0.6966s
19. Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda 41.4386s +0.7078s
20. Tristan Vautier Schmidt/Honda 41.5274s +0.7966s
21. Simona de Silvestro KV/Chevy 41.7007s +0.9699s
22. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda 41.7654s +1.0346s
23. Pippa Mann Coyne/Honda 41.7928s +1.0620s
24. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon/Chevy 41.8603s +1.1295s
Andretti had his best lap clocked at 220.963mph lap during the afternoon while Indianapolis 500 winner and Triple Crown contender Tony Kanaan (KV Racing) was second-fastest ahead of points leader Helio Castroneves (Team Penske).
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| Marco Andretti, Andretti Autosport. (Photo: IndyCar) |
IndyCar officials made a late change to its aero specification for the weekend, with the teams now having the option to run an underwing strake to create more downforce.
Firestone, meanwhile, used the day to test solutions to track-specific tyre wear problems that were detected last week.
Cars will now run Indianapolis-spec tyres on the left of the car, and more durable Texas-spec tyres on the right side for Sunday's race.
Pos Driver Team/Engine Time Gap
1. Marco Andretti Andretti/Chevy 40.7308s
2. Tony Kanaan KV/Chevy 40.9460s +0.2152s
3. Helio Castroneves Penske/Chevy 41.0729s +0.3421s
4. Ed Carpenter Carpenter/Chevy 41.1357s +0.4049s
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti/Chevy 41.2290s +0.4982s
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi/Honda 41.2425s +0.5117s
7. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon/Chevy 41.2448s +0.5140s
8. James Hinchcliffe Andretti/Chevy 41.2484s +0.5176s
9. Will Power Penske/Chevy 41.2521s +0.5213s
10. James Jakes Rahal/Honda 41.3221s +0.5913s
11. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt/Honda 41.3280s +0.5972s
12. Charlie Kimball Ganassi/Honda 41.3330s +0.6022s
13. Justin Wilson Coyne/Honda 41.3594s +0.6286s
14. Ryan Briscoe Panther/Chevy 41.3742s +0.6434s
15. Dario Franchitti Ganassi/Honda 41.3757s +0.6449s
16. Alex Tagliani Herta/Honda 41.3794s +0.6486s
17. Josef Newgarden Fisher/Honda 41.4211s +0.6903s
18. EJ Viso Andretti/Chevy 41.4274s +0.6966s
19. Takuma Sato Foyt/Honda 41.4386s +0.7078s
20. Tristan Vautier Schmidt/Honda 41.5274s +0.7966s
21. Simona de Silvestro KV/Chevy 41.7007s +0.9699s
22. Graham Rahal Rahal/Honda 41.7654s +1.0346s
23. Pippa Mann Coyne/Honda 41.7928s +1.0620s
24. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon/Chevy 41.8603s +1.1295s