Andretti Green Racing's Marco Andretti set the fastest lap during the first day of full practice Tuesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway where no less than 31 pilots were present.
Andretti reached the speed of 226.599 mph in the No. 26 Andretti Green Racing Honda/Dallara painted in the colors of the upcoming Indiana Jones movie.
His teammate Tony Kanaan finished second with a speed of 225.269 mph, followed by Scott Dixon, who did a 225.011.
Team Penske newcomer Ryan Briscoe was fourth fastest, followed by Dan Wheldon, Helio Castroneves and Tomas Scheckter.
As it's often been the case, Will Power was the fastest among the rookies and transitional drivers recording the tenth-best lap of the day. All the drivers present completed a total of 1,385 laps without any incident.
Practice resumes today and qualifying for the first 11 positions in the 33-car field is scheduled for Saturday.
Pos Driver Team Speed
1. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 226.599 mph
2. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 225.269 mph
3. Scott Dixon Ganassi 225.011 mph
4. Ryan Briscoe Penske 224.804 mph
5. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 224.727 mph
6. Helio Castroneves Penske 224.576 mph
7. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon 224.436 mph
8. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 224.170 mph
9. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 224.095 mph
10. Will Power KV 223.550 mph
11. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 223.461 mph
12. Vitor Meira Panther 223.352 mph
13. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 223.225 mph
14. EJ Viso HVM 222.643 mph
15. Ed Carpenter Vision 222.633 mph
16. Alex Lloyd Rahal Letterman 222.620 mph
17. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 222.583 mph
18. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 222.552 mph
19. Oriol Servia KV 221.883 mph
20. Davey Hamilton Vision 221.684 mph
21. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 221.640 mph
22. A.J. Foyt IV Vision 221.615 mph
23. Darren Manning AJ Foyt 221.314 mph
24. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 220.978 mph
25. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 220.961 mph
26. Max Papis Schmidt 220.686 mph
27. Marty Roth Roth 220.460 mph
28. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 218.552 mph
29. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 218.159 mph
30. Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher 217.866 mph
31. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 217.412 mph
photo:Jim Haynes/IndyCar
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His teammate Tony Kanaan finished second with a speed of 225.269 mph, followed by Scott Dixon, who did a 225.011.
Team Penske newcomer Ryan Briscoe was fourth fastest, followed by Dan Wheldon, Helio Castroneves and Tomas Scheckter.
As it's often been the case, Will Power was the fastest among the rookies and transitional drivers recording the tenth-best lap of the day. All the drivers present completed a total of 1,385 laps without any incident.
Practice resumes today and qualifying for the first 11 positions in the 33-car field is scheduled for Saturday.
Pos Driver Team Speed
1. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 226.599 mph
2. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 225.269 mph
3. Scott Dixon Ganassi 225.011 mph
4. Ryan Briscoe Penske 224.804 mph
5. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 224.727 mph
6. Helio Castroneves Penske 224.576 mph
7. Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon 224.436 mph
8. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 224.170 mph
9. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 224.095 mph
10. Will Power KV 223.550 mph
11. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 223.461 mph
12. Vitor Meira Panther 223.352 mph
13. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 223.225 mph
14. EJ Viso HVM 222.643 mph
15. Ed Carpenter Vision 222.633 mph
16. Alex Lloyd Rahal Letterman 222.620 mph
17. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 222.583 mph
18. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 222.552 mph
19. Oriol Servia KV 221.883 mph
20. Davey Hamilton Vision 221.684 mph
21. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 221.640 mph
22. A.J. Foyt IV Vision 221.615 mph
23. Darren Manning AJ Foyt 221.314 mph
24. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 220.978 mph
25. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 220.961 mph
26. Max Papis Schmidt 220.686 mph
27. Marty Roth Roth 220.460 mph
28. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 218.552 mph
29. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 218.159 mph
30. Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher 217.866 mph
31. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 217.412 mph
photo:Jim Haynes/IndyCar