Indy 500: Tony Kanaan tops first Indianapolis Motor Speedway open test
By Asher Fair
Tony Kanaan topped the speed chart in the open test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday in preparation for the Indy 500 at the end of May.
Tony Kanaan topped the speed chart in the first open test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500, which is coming up at the end of May on Sunday, May 27th.
A total of 21 of the 35 drivers who are entered in this year’s running of the Indy 500 took part in this test, including Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves, who only two scheduled IndyCar races this season are the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and the Indy 500 itself.
Of the 21 drivers who participated in the open test, 11 drive Honda cars while 10 drive Chevrolet cars.
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Kanaan topped the speed chart in his #14 Chevrolet for A.J. Foyt Enterprises by turning a lap at 226.181 miles per hour (39.7912 seconds) around the four-turn, 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in Speedway, Indiana in the second of two practice sessions in the first open test.
Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud was the second fastest driver in the open test behind Kanaan in his #22 Chevrolet. Andretti Herta Autosport’s Marco Andretti was the fastest Honda driver in the open test in third place.
Castroneves ended up finishing the session as the 10th fastest driver in the session in his #3 Chevrolet. Other non-full-time drivers who drove in the session were Ed Carpenter Racing’s Ed Carpenter in his #20 Chevrolet and Meyer Shank Racing’s Jack Harvey in his #60 Honda. Carpenter and Harvey finished the session in ninth and 20th place, respectively.
The other 18 drivers who participated in the open test are full-time drivers. The only two full-time drivers who did not participate in the open test are Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ Robert Wickens and A.J. Foyt Enterprises’ Matheus Leist, as they have never driven in the Indy 500 before and are scheduled to complete the Rookie Orientation Program tomorrow.
Here are the full results of the first session of the first Indianapolis Motor Speedway open test.
| Rank | Driver | Car, Team, Engine |
| 1 | Marco Andretti | #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda |
| 2 | Takuma Sato | #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda |
| 4 | Gabby Chaves | #88, Harding Racing, Chevrolet |
| 5 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 6 | Graham Rahal | #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda |
| 7 | Ed Carpenter | #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet |
| 8 | Ed Jones | #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda |
| 9 | James Hinchcliffe | #5, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda |
| 10 | Simon Pagenaud | #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | #18, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda |
| 12 | Alexander Rossi | #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 13 | Tony Kanaan | #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet |
| 14 | Spencer Pigot | #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet |
| 15 | Helio Castroneves | #3, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 16 | Jack Harvey | #60, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda |
| 17 | Zach Veach | #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 18 | Josef Newgarden | #1, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 19 | Will Power | #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 20 | Max Chilton | #59, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet |
| 21 | Charlie Kimball | #23, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet |
Here are the full results of the second session of the first Indianapolis Motor Speedway open test.
| Rank | Driver | Car, Team, Engine |
| 1 | Tony Kanaan | #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet |
| 2 | Simon Pagenaud | #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 3 | Marco Andretti | #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda |
| 4 | Gabby Chaves | #88, Harding Racing, Chevrolet |
| 5 | Scott Dixon | #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda |
| 6 | Sebastien Bourdais | #18, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda |
| 7 | Spencer Pigot | #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet |
| 8 | Ed Jones | #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda |
| 9 | Ed Carpenter | #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet |
| 10 | Helio Castroneves | #3, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 11 | Graham Rahal | #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda |
| 12 | Will Power | #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 13 | Charlie Kimball | #23, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet |
| 14 | Josef Newgarden | #1, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda |
| 16 | Max Chilton | #59, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet |
| 17 | Zach Veach | #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi | #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 19 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 20 | Jack Harvey | #60, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda |
| 21 | James Hinchcliffe | #5, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda |
Here are the combined results of the two sessions of the first Indianapolis Motor Speedway open test.
| Rank | Driver | Car, Team, Engine |
| 1 | Tony Kanaan | #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet |
| 2 | Simon Pagenaud | #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 3 | Marco Andretti | #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda |
| 4 | Gabby Chaves | #88, Harding Racing, Chevrolet |
| 5 | Scott Dixon | #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda |
| 6 | Sebastien Bourdais | #18, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda |
| 7 | Spencer Pigot | #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet |
| 8 | Ed Jones | #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda |
| 9 | Ed Carpenter | #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet |
| 10 | Helio Castroneves | #3, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 11 | Graham Rahal | #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda |
| 12 | Will Power | #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 13 | Charlie Kimball | #23, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet |
| 14 | Josef Newgarden | #1, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda |
| 16 | Max Chilton | #59, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet |
| 17 | Zach Veach | #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 18 | Alexander Rossi | #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 19 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 20 | James Hinchcliffe | #5, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda |
| 21 | Jack Harvey | #60, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda |
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Be sure to tune in to IndyCar Race Control tomorrow from 10:00 am ET to 1:00 pm ET and 2:00 pm ET for the Rookie Orientation Program and the veteran refresher tests, which include the return of Danica Patrick to Indianapolis Motor Speedway in an IndyCar for the first time since 2011.