Andretti Autosport's James Hinchcliffe was the fastest driver on the fourth day of practice for the upcoming Indianapolis 500, and his teammates also showed pace by finishing in the top 8.
The Canadian set a lap speed of 224.210 mph early in the session that would remain the best time of the day. JR Hildebrand (Panther Racing) came in second with a lap of 223.652 mph.
“Hinch” teammate, Marco Andretti ended-up in third fastest followed by Helio Castroneves (Penske) and two other Andretti drivers, Ryan Hunter-Reay and EJ Viso.
Conditions were considerably warmer than they had been for the first three days, which created challenges for some drivers as they worked to refine their set-ups.
Almost all of the drivers that intend to attempt to qualify for the race were on track, with Buddy Lazier's self-run car the only confirmed entry still not to have turned a lap.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.1410s
2. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy 40.2411s + 0.1001s
3. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.2558s + 0.1148s
4. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy 40.2584s + 0.1174s
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.2987s + 0.1577s
6. EJ Viso Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.3337s + 0.1927s
7. Josef Newgarden Fisher Dallara-Honda 40.3365s + 0.1955s
8. Carlos Munoz Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.3389s + 0.1979s
9. Oriol Servia Panther DRR Dallara-Chevy 40.5236s + 0.3826s
10. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dallara-Chevy 40.5397s + 0.3987s
11. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.5456s + 0.4046s
12. Townsend Bell Panther Dallara-Chevy 40.5592s + 0.4182s
13. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy 40.6038s + 0.4628s
14. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon Dallara-Chevy 40.7021s + 0.5611s
15. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy 40.7077s + 0.5667s
16. Simona de Silvestro KV Dallara-Chevy 40.7308s + 0.5898s
17. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy 40.7429s + 0.6019s
18. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda 40.7753s + 0.6343s
19. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy 40.7895s + 0.6485s
20. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda 40.7995s + 0.6585s
21. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 40.8159s + 0.6749s
22. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi Dallara-Honda 40.8905s + 0.7495s
23. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Dallara-Honda 40.9060s + 0.7650s
24. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda 40.9373s + 0.7963s
25. Conor Daly Foyt Dallara-Honda 40.9672s + 0.8262s
26. Pippa Mann Coyne Dallara-Honda 40.9859s + 0.8449s
27. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda 41.0601s + 0.9191s
28. Ana Beatriz Coyne Dallara-Honda 41.0962s + 0.9552s
29. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda 41.2442s + 1.1032s
30. Graham Rahal Rahal Dallara-Honda 41.5450s + 1.4040s
31. Takuma Sato Foyt Dallara-Honda 41.5482s + 1.4072s
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| James Hinchcliffe. (Photo: Walter Kuhn) |
The Canadian set a lap speed of 224.210 mph early in the session that would remain the best time of the day. JR Hildebrand (Panther Racing) came in second with a lap of 223.652 mph.
“Hinch” teammate, Marco Andretti ended-up in third fastest followed by Helio Castroneves (Penske) and two other Andretti drivers, Ryan Hunter-Reay and EJ Viso.
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| JR Hilderbrand. (Photo: Bret Kelley) |
Conditions were considerably warmer than they had been for the first three days, which created challenges for some drivers as they worked to refine their set-ups.
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| Simon Pagenaud. (Photo: Forrest Mellott) |
Almost all of the drivers that intend to attempt to qualify for the race were on track, with Buddy Lazier's self-run car the only confirmed entry still not to have turned a lap.
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| Marco Andretti. (Photo: Bret Kelley) |
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.1410s
2. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy 40.2411s + 0.1001s
3. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.2558s + 0.1148s
4. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy 40.2584s + 0.1174s
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.2987s + 0.1577s
6. EJ Viso Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.3337s + 0.1927s
7. Josef Newgarden Fisher Dallara-Honda 40.3365s + 0.1955s
8. Carlos Munoz Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.3389s + 0.1979s
9. Oriol Servia Panther DRR Dallara-Chevy 40.5236s + 0.3826s
10. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dallara-Chevy 40.5397s + 0.3987s
11. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 40.5456s + 0.4046s
12. Townsend Bell Panther Dallara-Chevy 40.5592s + 0.4182s
13. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy 40.6038s + 0.4628s
14. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon Dallara-Chevy 40.7021s + 0.5611s
15. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy 40.7077s + 0.5667s
16. Simona de Silvestro KV Dallara-Chevy 40.7308s + 0.5898s
17. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy 40.7429s + 0.6019s
18. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda 40.7753s + 0.6343s
19. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy 40.7895s + 0.6485s
20. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda 40.7995s + 0.6585s
21. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 40.8159s + 0.6749s
22. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi Dallara-Honda 40.8905s + 0.7495s
23. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Dallara-Honda 40.9060s + 0.7650s
24. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda 40.9373s + 0.7963s
25. Conor Daly Foyt Dallara-Honda 40.9672s + 0.8262s
26. Pippa Mann Coyne Dallara-Honda 40.9859s + 0.8449s
27. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda 41.0601s + 0.9191s
28. Ana Beatriz Coyne Dallara-Honda 41.0962s + 0.9552s
29. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda 41.2442s + 1.1032s
30. Graham Rahal Rahal Dallara-Honda 41.5450s + 1.4040s
31. Takuma Sato Foyt Dallara-Honda 41.5482s + 1.4072s
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| Will Power. (Photo: Bret Kelley) |