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IndyCar: Scott Dixon tops first 2019 Mid-Ohio practice session

By Asher Fair

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - JUNE 08: Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, looks on during the NTT IndyCar Series DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 08, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TEXAS - JUNE 08: Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, looks on during the NTT IndyCar Series DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 08, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /
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Scott Dixon topped the speed chart in the opening practice session for the 2019 IndyCar season’s 13th race, the Honda Indy 200, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon opened up the weekend of the 17-race 2019 IndyCar season’s 13th race, the Honda Indy 200, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course by topping the speed chart in the first of three practice sessions for this race.

Dixon, a five-time Honda Indy 200 winner, topped the speed chart in this practice session by recording a top lap time of 66.0973 seconds (122.9823 miles per hour) around the 13-turn, 2.258-mile (3.634-kilometer) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course natural terrain road course in Lexington, Ohio in his #9 Honda.

Ed Carpenter Racing’s Spencer Pigot was the fastest Chevrolet driver in this practice session. He finished in second place ahead in his #21 Chevrolet ahead of Team Penske teammates Simon Pagenaud and Josef Newgarden in third and fourth in their #22 Chevrolet and #2 Chevrolet, respectively.

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Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ James Hinchcliffe rounded out the top five by finishing in fifth place in his #5 Honda as the fastest Honda driver aside of Dixon. Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay finished behind him in sixth in his #28 Honda.

Team Penske’s Will Power, Chip Ganassi Racing rookie Felix Rosenqvist, Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan’s Sebastien Bourdais and Carlin’s Max Chilton rounded out the top 10 by finishing in seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place in their #12 Chevrolet, #10 Honda, #18 Honda and #59 Chevrolet, respectively. Chevrolet and Honda each placed five drivers in the top 10.

Here are the full practice results of the first practice session for the 2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

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

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The second practice session for the 2019 IndyCar season’s 13th race is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m. ET this afternoon. The third and final practice session for this race is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET tomorrow morning. Both sessions are set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Gold.

The qualifying session for the Honda Indy 200 is scheduled to begin at 2:35 p.m. ET tomorrow afternoon, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network starting at 2:30 p.m. ET. The race itself is scheduled to begin at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 28, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC starting at 4:00 p.m. ET.