IndyCar: Ryan Hunter-Reay tops second 2019 Laguna Seca practice

Ryan Hunter-Reay topped the speed chart in the second practice session for the 2019 IndyCar season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey.

Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay topped the speed chart in the second of three practice sessions for the 17th and final race on the 2019 IndyCar schedule, the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey, at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

Hunter-Reay topped the speed chart in this practice session for this 90-lap race by recording a top lap time of 69.9105 seconds (115.2445 miles per hour) around the 11-turn, 2.238-mile (3.602-kilometer) WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca natural terrain road course in Monterey, California in his #28 Honda.

Hunter-Reay led a top three Honda sweep in this practice session, as he led rookies Felix Rosenqvist of Chip Ganassi Racing and Colton Herta of Harding Steinbrenner Racing. Rosenqvist and Herta finished in second and third place in their #10 Honda and #88 Honda, respectively.

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Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud was the fastest Chevrolet driver and the fastest of the four championship contenders in this practice session. He finished in fourth place in his #22 Chevrolet ahead of Dale Coyne Racing rookie Santino Ferrucci in fifth in his #19 Honda.

Two of the other three championship contenders, Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon, finished in sixth and seventh place in their #2 Chevrolet and #9 Honda, respectively.

Team Penske’s Will Power, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports rookie Marcus Ericsson and Carlin’s Charlie Kimball rounded out the top 10 by finishing in eighth, ninth and 10th place in their #12 Chevrolet, #7 Honda and #23 Chevrolet, respectively.

The other championship contender, Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi, finished in 23rd place in his #27 Honda.

Here are the full practice results of the second of three practice sessions for the 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

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

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The third and final practice session for the 2019 IndyCar season finale is set to be broadcast live from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on NBC Sports Gold tomorrow beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET.

The qualifying session for this race is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network later tomorrow afternoon beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET, and it is scheduled to get underway shortly thereafter at 4:35 p.m. ET. The race itself is set to be broadcast live on NBC beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 22, and it is scheduled to get underway at 3:00 p.m. ET.