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Helio Castroneves Tops Final Indianapolis 500 Practice Session on Carb Day

ByAsher Fair|
May 22, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Verizon IndyCar Series driver Helio Castroneves (3) drives through the warm up lane during practice for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
May 22, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Verizon IndyCar Series driver Helio Castroneves (3) drives through the warm up lane during practice for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
May 22, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Verizon IndyCar Series driver Helio Castroneves (3) drives through the warm up lane during practice for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
May 22, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Verizon IndyCar Series driver Helio Castroneves (3) drives through the warm up lane during practice for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

The 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season is in its sixth race with the Indianapolis 500. Who looks solid coming off of the final practice session for the race?

Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves topped the final practice session for the Indianapolis 500 on Carb Day with a top lap speed of 227.377 miles per hour (39.582 seconds) around the 4-turn, 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in Speedway, Indiana.

While Castroneves in his Chevrolet topped the speed chart, Honda drivers made up six of the top 7 spots in this practice session.The fastest Honda driver was Takuma Sato, who was 2nd fastest in the session.
While Castroneves in his Chevrolet topped the speed chart, Honda drivers made up six of the top 7 spots in this practice session.The fastest Honda driver was Takuma Sato, who was 2nd fastest in the session.

Here is the full finishing order of the Carb Day practice session. See lap speeds and times and other technical information about today’s practice session here.

Note: (R) denotes an Indianapolis 500 rookie.

  1. Helio Castroneves, #3, Team Penske, Chevrolet
  2. Takuma Sato, #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda
  3. Tony Kanaan, #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
  4. Scott Dixon, #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
  5. Fernando Alonso (R), #29, Andretti Autosport, Honda
  6. Graham Rahal, #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
  7. Alexander Rossi, #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda
  8. Josef Newgarden, #2, Team Penske, Chevrolet
  9. Juan Pablo Montoya, #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet
  10. Ryan Hunter-Reay, #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda
  11. Will Power, #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet
  12. Mikhail Aleshin, #7, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
  13. Conor Daly, #4, AJ Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
  14. James Hinchcliffe, #5, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
  15. Simon Pagenaud, #1, Team Penske, Chevrolet
  16. James Davison, #18, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
  17. Oriol Servia, #16, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
  18. Sage Karam, #24, Dreyer and Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet
  19. Marco Andretti, #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda
  20. Ed Carpenter, #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
  21. Max Chilton, #8, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
  22. Jay Howard, #77, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
  23. Ed Jones (R), #19, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
  24. Charlie Kimball, #83, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
  25. JR Hildebrand, #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
  26. Carlos Munoz, #14, AJ Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
  27. Gabby Chaves, #88, Harding Racing, Chevrolet
  28. Jack Harvey (R), #50, Andretti Autosport, Honda
  29. Pippa Mann, #63, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
  30. Zach Veach (R), #40, AJ Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
  31. Spencer Pigot, #11, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet
  32. Buddy Lazier, #44, Lazier Partners Racing, Chevrolet
  33. Sebastian Saavedra, #17, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet

Schedule

There are no more practice sessions prior to the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500. The race is scheduled for Sunday, May 28th, 2017 at 12:19 PM ET. For a full pre-race and race schedule, click here.

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