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IndyCar: James Hinchcliffe tops third 2019 Barber practice session

By Asher Fair

SONOMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: James Hinchcliffe driver of the #5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda during practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Sonoma Grand Prix at Sonoma Raceway on September 15, 2018 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
SONOMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: James Hinchcliffe driver of the #5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda during practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Sonoma Grand Prix at Sonoma Raceway on September 15, 2018 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /
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James Hinchcliffe topped the speed chart in the third and final practice session for the third race of the 2019 IndyCar season, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.

Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ James Hinchcliffe topped the speed chart in the third and final practice session for the third race on the 17-race 2019 IndyCar schedule, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, at Barber Motorsports Park after topping the speed chart in the second practice session for this race as well.

Hinchcliffe topped the speed chart in this most recent practice session by recording a top lap time of 68.7351 seconds (124.652 miles per hour) around the the 17-turn, 2.38-mile (3.830-kilometer) Barber Motorsports Park natural terrain road course in Birmingham, Alabama in his #5 Honda.

Hinchcliffe led a top five Honda driver sweep on the speed chart in this practice session after the first two practice sessions both ended with six Honda drivers in the top six.

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Dale Coyne Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon, Harding Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Takuma Sato rounded out the top five by finishing in second, third, fourth and fifth place in their #18 Honda, #9 Honda, #88 Honda and #15 Honda, respectively.

Ed Carpenter Racing’s Spencer Pigot was the highest finishing Chevrolet driver in any practice session so far this weekend. He finished in sixth place in his #21 Chevrolet. Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud finished right behind him in seventh in his #22 Chevrolet.

Chip Ganassi Racing rookie Felix Rosenqvist, who topped the speed chart in the opening practice session of the weekend, finished in eighth place in his #10 Honda. Carlin’s Max Chilton and Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi rounded out the top 10 by finishing in ninth and 10th in their #59 Chevrolet and #27 Honda, respectively.

Qualifying for the race is scheduled to air live on NBC Sports Network later this afternoon beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET. The race warmup session is scheduled to air live on NBC Sports Gold tomorrow afternoon beginning at 12:10 p.m. ET, and the race itself is scheduled to air live on NBC Sports Network later tomorrow afternoon beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Here are the full practice results of the third and final practice session for the 2019 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park.

Practice Results
1st – James Hinchcliffe
2nd – Sebastien Bourdais
3rd – Scott Dixon
4th – Colton Herta
5th – Takuma Sato
6th – Spencer Pigot
7th – Simon Pagenaud
8th – Felix Rosenqvist
9th – Max Chilton
10th – Alexander Rossi
11th – Patricio O’Ward
12th – Ed Jones
13th – Ryan Hunter-Reay
14th – Jack Harvey
15th – Will Power
16th – Matheus Leist
17th – Josef Newgarden
18th – Tony Kanaan
19th – Graham Rahal
20th – Marco Andretti
21st – Marcus Ericsson
22nd – Santino Ferrucci
23rd – Ben Hanley
24th – Zach Veach

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Be sure not to miss the qualifying and warmup sessions for 2019 IndyCar season’s third race, and be sure not to miss the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama itself tomorrow afternoon.