Marco Andretti topped the speed chart in the fifth practice session for the 102nd running of the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Andretti Herta Autosport’s Marco Andretti topped the speed chart in the Fast Friday practice session, the fifth practice session, for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 at the four-turn, 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, netting him a $10,000 award from the Harding Group. All 35 IndyCar drivers entered in this year’s Indy 500 completed several flying laps in this session.
Andretti topped the speed chart in his #98 Honda by recording the fastest lap of the week so far around the track at 231.802 miles per hour (38.8262 seconds). He also had the fastest lap of the week coming into today’s session with a lap at 227.053 miles per hour (39.5383 seconds) in Wednesday’s practice session.
Right behind Andretti on the speed chart was Schmidt Peterson Motorsports rookie Robert Wickens in his #6 Honda, giving Honda a 1-2 sweep of the speed chart. The fastest Chevrolet driver in the session was Ed Carpenter Racing’s Ed Carpenter in third place in his #20 Chevrolet.
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Three Honda drivers ended up finishing the session in the top four in the session, four Honda drivers ended up finishing in the top six, and six Honda drivers ended up finishing in the top 10.
The no tow speed chart, however, favored the Chevrolet drivers. Team Penske’s Will Power recorded the fastest no tow lap in the session at 229.780 miles per hour (39.1679 seconds) in his #12 Chevrolet. His teammates Josef Newgarden and Simon Pagenaud finished in second and third place in their #1 Chevrolet and #22 Chevrolet, respectively, on the no tow speed chart, giving Team Penske a 1-2-3 sweep, and Ed Carpenter finished in fourth, giving Chevrolet a 1-2-3-4 sweep. Dale Coyne Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais was the highest finishing Honda driver on the no tow speed chart in the session in fifth.
Here are the full practice results of the Fast Friday practice session for the 2018 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
| Rank | Driver | Car, Team, Engine |
| 1 | Marco Andretti | #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda |
| 2 | Robert Wickens | #6, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda |
| 3 | Ed Carpenter | #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet |
| 4 | Oriol Servia | #64, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda |
| 5 | Will Power | #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 6 | Sebastien Bourdais | #18, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda |
| 7 | Tony Kanaan | #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet |
| 8 | Matheus Leist | #4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet |
| 9 | Stefan Wilson | #25, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 10 | Alexander Rossi | #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 11 | Gabby Chaves | #88, Harding Racing, Chevrolet |
| 12 | Helio Castroneves | #3, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 13 | Spencer Pigot | #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet |
| 14 | Josef Newgarden | #1, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 15 | Kyle Kaiser | #32, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet |
| 16 | Simon Pagenaud | #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet |
| 17 | Ed Jones | #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda |
| 18 | Charlie Kimball | #23, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet |
| 19 | Jay Howard | #7, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda |
| 20 | Danica Patrick | #13, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet |
| 21 | Scott Dixon | #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda |
| 22 | Carlos Munoz | #29, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 23 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 24 | Takuma Sato | #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda |
| 25 | Conor Daly | #17, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda |
| 26 | Sage Karam | #24, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet |
| 27 | Zachary Claman DeMelo | #19, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda |
| 28 | Zach Veach | #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda |
| 29 | James Hinchcliffe | #5, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda |
| 30 | J.R. Hildebrand | #66, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet |
| 31 | Pippa Mann | #63, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda |
| 32 | Max Chilton | #59, Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet |
| 33 | Graham Rahal | #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda |
| 34 | James Davison | #33, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet |
| 35 | Jack Harvey | #60, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda |
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On Saturday, May 19, be sure to tune in to the two groups of practice, which are set to take place from 8:00 a.m. ET to 8:30 a.m. ET and 8:30 a.m. ET to 9:00 a.m. ET, respectively, before all drivers will be allowed to practice from 9:00 a.m. ET to 9:30 a.m. ET. Be sure to tune in to qualifying later in the day. It is set to take place from 11:00 a.m. ET to 5:50 p.m. ET. All of these sessions will be broadcast live on IndyCar RaceControl and the Advance Auto Parts IndyCar Radio Network.