Will Power leads rain-affected Indy 500 practice at 227mph

Palou Tops Speed Charts at Indy 500 Practice Despite Rain Delay

Alex Palou topped the speed charts on a rain-affected practice day for the Indianapolis 500, clocking in at 227.546 mph in his Honda. Despite rain-related delays, Palou, the reigning champion, is pushing to secure his first oval victory at this iconic event. Notably, he has had a remarkable start to the season with four wins in five races, cementing him as a favorite for the upcoming race. By the Numbers Palou's fastest lap was 227.546 mph. All …

Will Power, who has completed very good races this year despite the lack of a great result, looks for himIndyCar Media The winner of 2018 completed the best lap reaching 227 miles on average, on a day where the rains left just three hours to roll. Palou focused on completing laps to rebufo of other drivers, and exhibited a good pace.He made a bit of begging, but the first day of official trainings of the 500 miles of Indianapolis took place this…

Monterrey, Mexico.- The winner of the test in 2018 was the fastest after registering on board Team Penske's number 12 car at 227,026 miles per hour. Josef Newgarden (226,971 mph), also from Penske, and Álex Palou (226,673 mph), from Chip Ganassi, completed the first three places in the rehearsal this Tuesday. Mexican Pato O'Ward finished 29, after marking a pace of 220,263 mph on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. "Today I did many laps alone…

Indianapolis 500 Day 1 Practice Report: Will Power tops the charts as Penske looks speedy | Kickin' the Tires

By Austin Lawton, Staff Writer After a rain delay pushed back the original start time of 10 am ET, the first day of practice for the 109th Indianapolis 500 wraps up with Will Power at the top of the charts on a day where 1,549 laps were turned. The 2018 “500” winner posted a speed of 227.026 mph in the No.12 Verizon Chevrolet with Team Penske teammate and winner of the last two “500”s, Josef Newgarden, in second at 226.971 mph, piloting the No.2…

Will Power leads rain-affected Indy 500 practice at 227mph

After a lengthy rain delay, the Indy 500 field finally got on track just after 2:30pm EST. The circuit was made available to all teams, with drivers able to fit about three hours of practice into their day until a nearby lightning strike ended things about 30 minutes early. The next on-track action will be Tony Kanaan's veteran refresher test at 10am EST on Wednesday.During the delay, we got a ...Keep reading

Power fastest after rain delays start to Indy 500 practice

The first official practice sessions of the 109th Indianapolis 500 were scheduled to take place on Tuesday at noon, but the weather had other plans. Light sprinkles fell from the sky all morning and into the early afternoon, which created slick conditions and led to a delay. The series circulated service trucks in an attempt to dry the track surface, but more moisture kept accumulating for multiple hours. While they waited, drivers signed autogr…