Rookie driver Alex Lloyd was hospitalized Friday after hitting the wall hard during practice for the Indianapolis 500 while a Dale Coyne's crew member was also taken to hospital after being hit by Danica Patrick's car. Lloyd lost control of his Rahal Letterman Dallara in the first turn. He struck the outside wall with the rear of the car and continued into the second turn. Lloyd was examined at the track's hospital, but it was decided to take the 23 years old to Methodist Hospital for further tests after complaining of neck pain. Dale Coyne Racing crew member Chuck Buckman was struck by Danica Patrick as she was entering her pit box. By mistake, Buckman stepped into the path of Patrick's car as she came in. He was taken to Methodist Hospital with scalp and facial cuts as well as a suspected concussion. Meanwhile Scott Dixon set the fastest speed of the day with a lap at 226.968 mph and he was just slightly better than Andretti, Kanaan and Ryan Briscoe.Action begins Saturday with one final practice session at 9 a.m. ET. The qualifying session starts at noon and ends at 6 p.m.
Pos Driver Team Speed 1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 226.968 mph2. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 226.710 mph3. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 226.688 mph4. Ryan Briscoe Penske 226.143 mph5. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 225.990 mph6. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 225.674 mph7. Vitor Meira Panther 224.811 mph8. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 224.744 mph9. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon 224.712 mph10. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 224.125 mph11. Helio Castroneves Penske 224.016 mph12. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 223.593 mph13. Alex Lloyd Rahal Letterman 223.549 mph14. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 223.518 mph15. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 223.291 mph16. Oriol Servia KV 223.023 mph17. A.J. Foyt IV Vision 222.980 mph18. Darren Manning AJ Foyt 222.750 mph19. Ed Carpenter Vision 222.559 mph20. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 222.459 mph21. Will Power KV 222.311 mph22. EJ Viso HVM 222.095 mph23. Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher 221.978 mph24. Davey Hamilton Vision 221.026 mph25. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 220.923 mph26. Max Papis Schmidt 220.429 mph27. Marty Roth Roth 219.268 mph28. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 219.030 mph29. Jay Howard Roth 218.971 mph30. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 218.293 mph31. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 217.918 mph32. Jaime Camara Conquest 216.138 mph33. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 214.808 mph
Pos Driver Team Speed 1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 226.968 mph2. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 226.710 mph3. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 226.688 mph4. Ryan Briscoe Penske 226.143 mph5. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 225.990 mph6. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 225.674 mph7. Vitor Meira Panther 224.811 mph8. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 224.744 mph9. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon 224.712 mph10. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 224.125 mph11. Helio Castroneves Penske 224.016 mph12. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 223.593 mph13. Alex Lloyd Rahal Letterman 223.549 mph14. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 223.518 mph15. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 223.291 mph16. Oriol Servia KV 223.023 mph17. A.J. Foyt IV Vision 222.980 mph18. Darren Manning AJ Foyt 222.750 mph19. Ed Carpenter Vision 222.559 mph20. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 222.459 mph21. Will Power KV 222.311 mph22. EJ Viso HVM 222.095 mph23. Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher 221.978 mph24. Davey Hamilton Vision 221.026 mph25. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 220.923 mph26. Max Papis Schmidt 220.429 mph27. Marty Roth Roth 219.268 mph28. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 219.030 mph29. Jay Howard Roth 218.971 mph30. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 218.293 mph31. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 217.918 mph32. Jaime Camara Conquest 216.138 mph33. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 214.808 mph