INDIANAPOLIS, Friday – Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Dan Wheldon and Scott Dixon paced the final practice session before the 92nd Running of the Indianapolis 500. The practice, which had been scheduled for one hour, was limited to 12 minutes due to rain.
Wheldon, who will start second in Sunday’s 500-Mile Race, turned a fast lap of 223.934 mph, while Dixon, the pole sitter for the event, recorded a lap at 223.028 mph. The duo completed just six laps each before a light rain began falling.
Buddy Rice, the 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner, completed 11 laps, most of any driver.
The 40-lap Firestone Freedom 100 race was postponed due to the rain. The green flag will drop at 12:15 p.m. Saturday. The McDonald’s Pit Stop Challenge was canceled.
Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon, the pole sitter for the 92nd Running of the Indianapolis 500, was presented a $5,000 check for the Cholula Hot Lap of the Day. The award was presented to the driver who turned the fastest lap on Fast Friday – May 9. Dixon topped the speed charts that day with a lap at 226.968 mph.
Levi Jones won the 38th Tony Hulman Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track last night. Jones and Jerry Coons Jr. traded the lead three times during the 30-lap race. Jones led the final 13 laps to take the victory.
Entry update: The car name for the No. 8 KV Racing Technology entry driven by Will Power has been changed to Aussie Vineyards-Team Australia.
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