IndyCar: Scott Dixon tops first 2019 Texas practice session

Scott Dixon topped the speed chart in the first practice session for the 2019 IndyCar season’s ninth race, the DXC Technology 600, at Texas Motor Speedway.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon topped the speed chart in the rain-shortened opening practice session for the race that marks the halfway point of the 17-race 2019 IndyCar season, the DXC Technology 600, at Texas Motor Speedway.

Dixon topped the speed chart in this practice session by recording a top lap time of 23.6380 seconds (219.308 miles per hour) around the four-turn, 1.44-mile (2.317-kilometer) high-banked Texas Motor Speedway oval in Fort Worth, Texas in his #9 Honda before monsoon-like rains caused the remaining one-plus hour of the two-hour session to be canceled.

Dixon led a top three sweep by Honda drivers in this practice session, as Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing teammates Takuma Sato and Graham Rahal finished in second and third place in their #30 Honda and #15 Honda, respectively.

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The top Chevrolet driver of this practice session was a bit of a surprise, as it was Carlin’s Charlie Kimball in fourth place in his #23 Chevrolet. Kimball did take the pole position for the race at Texas Motor Speedway in the 2017 season, but he was driving for Chip Ganassi Racing at the time, and Carlin have consistently been the slowest team in the field since entering IndyCar last season.

Team Penske’s Will Power rounded out the top five by finishing in fifth place in his #12 Chevrolet ahead of four more Honda drivers.

Andretti Autosport teammates Alexander Rossi, Zach Veach and Ryan Hunter-Reay finished in sixth, eighth and ninth place in their #27 Honda, #26 Honda and #28 Honda, respectively, with Harding Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta, their teammate by technical alliance, splitting up the group by finishing in seventh in his #88 Honda.

Ed Carpenter Racing’s Ed Carpenter rounded out the top 10 by finishing in 10th place in his #20 Chevrolet, meaning that two of the top three Chevrolet drivers in this practice session have combined to compete in only three races so far this season.

Here are the full practice results of the first practice session for the 2019 DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Practice Results
1st – Scott Dixon
2nd – Takuma Sato
3rd – Graham Rahal
4th – Charlie Kimball
5th – Will Power
6th – Alexander Rossi
7th – Colton Herta
8th – Zach Veach
9th – Ryan Hunter-Reay
10th – Ed Carpenter
11th – Sebastien Bourdais
12th – James Hinchcliffe
13th – Josef Newgarden
14th – Tony Kanaan
15th – Spencer Pigot
16th – Simon Pagenaud
17th – Santino Ferrucci
18th – Marcus Ericsson
19th – Matheus Leist
20th – Felix Rosenqvist
21st – Marco Andretti
22nd – Conor Daly

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The second and final practice session for the 2019 DXC Technology 600 is scheduled to take place tomorrow from 3:00 p.m. ET to 4:00 p.m. ET, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Gold. Qualifying for the race is also set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Gold along with NBC Sports Network tomorrow evening from 6:30 p.m. ET to 8:00 p.m. ET, and it is scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. ET.

NBC Sports Network’s live broadcast of the race itself is set to begin on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. ET, and the race is scheduled to get underway shortly thereafter at 8:40 p.m. ET, so be sure not to miss the 2019 IndyCar season’s ninth race.