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Will Power finished just in front of his Penske's teammate Ryan Briscoe and ended up the fastest driver after Friday's practice session for the upcoming IZOD IndyCar race at Sears Point.
Simon Pagenaud, Dario Franchitti and Rubens Barrichello rounded out the top five, with Sebastien Bourdais being bumped down to sixth after having led the times with four minutes remaining.
Both Canadians Alex Tagliani (BHA) and James Hinchcliffe (Andretti Autosport) weren't among the pacesetters; finishing respectively 17th and 20th.
Practice results - IndyCar (Sears Point)
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m18.6887s
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m18.8782s + 0.1895s
3. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda 1m18.9228s + 0.2341s
4. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m19.0394s + 0.3507s
5. Rubens Barrichello KV Dallara-Chevy 1m19.4015s + 0.7128s
6. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m19.4172s + 0.7285s
7. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m19.4518s + 0.7631s
8. Graham Rahal Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m19.5923s + 0.9036s
9. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6270s + 0.9383s
10. Sebastian Saavedra Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6402s + 0.9515s
11. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6631s + 0.9744s
12. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m19.6840s + 0.9953s
13. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6903s + 1.0016s
14. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy 1m19.8968s + 1.2081s
15. James Jakes Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m19.9588s + 1.2701s
16. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m19.9620s + 1.2733s
17. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda 1m19.9917s + 1.3030s
18. Josef Newgarden Panther Dallara-Honda 1m20.1930s + 1.5043s
19. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m20.2063s + 1.5176s
20. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m20.3667s + 1.6780s
21. Mike Conway Foyt Dallara-Honda 1m20.4466s + 1.7579s
22. EJ Viso KV Dallara-Chevy 1m20.6589s + 1.9702s
23. Takuma Sato Rahal Dallara-Honda 1m20.8900s + 2.2013s
24. Simona de Silvestro HVM Dallara-Lotus 1m20.9382s + 2.2495s
25. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m21.0304s + 2.3417s
26. Katherine Legge Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m21.1876s + 2.4989s
27. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy 1m21.4132s + 2.7245s
Simon Pagenaud, Dario Franchitti and Rubens Barrichello rounded out the top five, with Sebastien Bourdais being bumped down to sixth after having led the times with four minutes remaining.
Both Canadians Alex Tagliani (BHA) and James Hinchcliffe (Andretti Autosport) weren't among the pacesetters; finishing respectively 17th and 20th.
Practice results - IndyCar (Sears Point)
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m18.6887s
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m18.8782s + 0.1895s
3. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda 1m18.9228s + 0.2341s
4. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m19.0394s + 0.3507s
5. Rubens Barrichello KV Dallara-Chevy 1m19.4015s + 0.7128s
6. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m19.4172s + 0.7285s
7. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m19.4518s + 0.7631s
8. Graham Rahal Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m19.5923s + 0.9036s
9. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6270s + 0.9383s
10. Sebastian Saavedra Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6402s + 0.9515s
11. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6631s + 0.9744s
12. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m19.6840s + 0.9953s
13. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy 1m19.6903s + 1.0016s
14. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy 1m19.8968s + 1.2081s
15. James Jakes Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m19.9588s + 1.2701s
16. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m19.9620s + 1.2733s
17. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda 1m19.9917s + 1.3030s
18. Josef Newgarden Panther Dallara-Honda 1m20.1930s + 1.5043s
19. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m20.2063s + 1.5176s
20. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m20.3667s + 1.6780s
21. Mike Conway Foyt Dallara-Honda 1m20.4466s + 1.7579s
22. EJ Viso KV Dallara-Chevy 1m20.6589s + 1.9702s
23. Takuma Sato Rahal Dallara-Honda 1m20.8900s + 2.2013s
24. Simona de Silvestro HVM Dallara-Lotus 1m20.9382s + 2.2495s
25. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m21.0304s + 2.3417s
26. Katherine Legge Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m21.1876s + 2.4989s
27. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy 1m21.4132s + 2.7245s