Alexander Rossi topped the speed chart in the third and final practice session for the 2019 IndyCar season’s fourth race, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi topped the speed chart in the third and final practice session for the fourth race of the 17-race 2019 IndyCar season, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, on the streets of Long Beach, California.
Rossi topped the speed chart in this practice session by recording a top lap time of 67.0588 seconds (105.651 miles per hour) around the 11-turn, 1.968-mile (3.167-kilometer) temporary street circuit on the streets of Long Beach, California in his #27 Honda.
Rossi led a top four sweep by Honda drivers in this practice session, as Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Graham Rahal, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon, who topped the speed chart in the second session, and Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay, who topped the speed chart in the first session, finished in second, third and fourth place in their #15 Honda, #9 Honda and #28 Honda, respectively.
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Team Penske teammates Simon Pagenaud and Josef Newgarden were the highest finishing Chevrolet drivers in this practice session. They finished in fifth and sixth place in their #22 Chevrolet and #2 Chevrolet, respectively.
Harding Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta and Chip Ganassi Racing rookie Felix Rosenqvist finished this practice session in seventh and eighth place in their #88 Honda and #10 Honda, respectively, ahead of the session’s top non-Team Penske Chevrolet driver, Carlin rookie Patricio O’Ward, in ninth in his #31 Chevrolet. Team Penske’s Will Power rounded out the top 10 by finishing in 10th in his #12 Chevrolet.
Qualifying for this race is scheduled to begin at 3:10 p.m. ET this afternoon, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network, which is also set to air the live broadcast of the race itself tomorrow beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET. NBC Sports Gold is set to air the live broadcast of the final warmup session tomorrow beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Here are the full practice results of the third and final practice session for the 2019 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on the streets of Long Beach, California.
Practice Results
1st – Alexander Rossi
2nd – Graham Rahal
3rd – Scott Dixon
4th – Ryan Hunter-Reay
5th – Simon Pagenaud
6th – Josef Newgarden
7th – Colton Herta
8th – Felix Rosenqvist
9th – Patricio O’Ward
10th – Will Power
11th – Sebastien Bourdais
12th – James Hinchcliffe
13th – Zach Veach
14th – Marcus Ericsson
15th – Jack Harvey
16th – Takuma Sato
17th – Marco Andretti
18th – Ed Jones
19th – Spencer Pigot
20th – Santino Ferrucci
21st – Max Chilton
22nd – Tony Kanaan
23rd – Matheus Leist
Be sure to tune in to the live broadcast of the qualifying session and the warmup session for the fourth of 17 races on the 2019 IndyCar schedule, and be sure to in the live broadcast of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach itself.