Hunter-Reay tops opening Pocono practice (Update)

UPDATE Our apologies. The previous table of results for opening practice for the ABC Supply Co. 500 at Pocono Raceway was incorrect. Below, is the amended table with the correct results. Simon Pagenaud snuck in a fast late lap at the very end of practice that we missed to make him 2nd fastest.

Brian C.

REVISED RESULTS

Pos	No	Name	FTime	Diff	Gap	FL	Laps	FSpeed	Engine
1	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	41.046	–.—-	–.—-	33	39	219.268	Honda
2	1	Simon Pagenaud	41.056	0.0107	0.0107	28	29	219.211	Chevy
3	10	Tony Kanaan	41.066	0.0202	0.0095	25	28	219.160	Honda
4	27	Marco Andretti	41.127	0.0811	0.0609	32	38	218.836	Honda
5	9	Scott Dixon	41.200	0.1549	0.0738	24	31	218.444	Honda
6	26	Takuma Sato	41.212	0.1662	0.0113	30	32	218.384	Honda
7	98	Alexander Rossi	41.227	0.1809	0.0147	33	35	218.306	Honda
8	15	Graham Rahal	41.334	0.2886	0.1077	38	38	217.737	Honda
9	3	Helio Castroneves	41.352	0.3061	0.0175	17	39	217.645	Chevy
10	88	Gabby Chaves	41.421	0.3753	0.0692	37	39	217.282	Chevy
11	21	JR Hildebrand	41.426	0.3806	0.0053	7	35	217.254	Chevy
12	8	Max Chilton	41.448	0.4027	0.0221	37	38	217.138	Honda
13	83	Charlie Kimball	41.466	0.4203	0.0176	32	40	217.046	Honda
14	14	Carlos Munoz	41.496	0.4506	0.0303	31	32	216.887	Chevy
15	20	Ed Carpenter	41.510	0.4645	0.0139	22	22	216.815	Chevy
16	5	James Hinchcliffe	41.526	0.4799	0.0154	5	29	216.734	Honda
17	18	Esteban Gutierrez	41.530	0.4845	0.0046	32	33	216.710	Honda
18	12	Will Power	41.589	0.5437	0.0592	16	30	216.402	Chevy
19	7	Sebastian Saavedra	41.705	0.6595	0.1158	41	43	215.801	Honda
20	2	Josef Newgarden	41.904	0.8582	0.1987	29	31	214.778	Chevy
21	4	Conor Daly	41.910	0.8643	0.0061	26	38	214.746	Chevy
22	19	Ed Jones	42.267	1.2219	0.3576	16	33	212.930	Honda

Ryan Hunter-Reay

08/19/17

With a fast lap of 219.628 mph, Ryan Hunter-Reay led a Honda sweep of the top-6 in opening practice for the ABC Supply 500. The No. 28 DHL Honda was also one of four Andretti Autosport cars in the top-6.

Tony Kanaan was second with hometown favorite Marco Andretti third. Scott Dixon and Takuma Sato rounded out the top-five.

The session was marred by two incidents, with Ed Carpenter losing the car coming out of turn 3 and hitting the SAFER Wall. Ed Jones also lost control of his car exiting turn 1 and sustained minimal damage to the front wing. Both drivers have been cleared to drive.

Next up for the Verizon IndyCar Series will be qualifying, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET. Session results below.

Brian Carroccio reporting for AutoRacing1

RESULTS

Pos.	No	Name	FTime	Diff	Gap	Laps	FSpeed	Engine
1	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	41.046	–.—-	–.—-	37	219.268	Honda
2	10	Tony Kanaan	41.066	0.0202	0.0202	26	219.160	Honda
3	27	Marco Andretti	41.127	0.0811	0.0609	38	218.836	Honda
4	9	Scott Dixon	41.200	0.1549	0.0738	31	218.444	Honda
5	26	Takuma Sato	41.212	0.1662	0.0113	31	218.384	Honda
6	98	Alexander Rossi	41.227	0.1809	0.0147	35	218.306	Honda
7	1	Simon Pagenaud	41.280	0.2340	0.0531	27	218.025	Chevy
8	3	Helio Castroneves	41.352	0.3061	0.0721	39	217.645	Chevy
9	15	Graham Rahal	41.368	0.3221	0.0160	37	217.561	Honda
10	88	Gabby Chaves	41.421	0.3753	0.0532	38	217.282	Chevy
11	21	JR Hildebrand	41.426	0.3806	0.0053	35	217.254	Chevy
12	8	Max Chilton	41.448	0.4027	0.0221	38	217.138	Honda
13	83	Charlie Kimball	41.466	0.4203	0.0176	40	217.046	Honda
14	14	Carlos Munoz	41.496	0.4506	0.0303	31	216.887	Chevy
15	20	Ed Carpenter	41.510	0.4645	0.0139	22	216.815	Chevy
16	5	James Hinchcliffe	41.526	0.4799	0.0154	29	216.734	Honda
17	12	Will Power	41.589	0.5437	0.0638	29	216.402	Chevy
18	18	Esteban Gutierrez	41.630	0.5847	0.0410	31	216.189	Honda
19	7	Sebastian Saavedra	41.705	0.6595	0.0748	42	215.801	Honda
20	2	Josef Newgarden	41.904	0.8582	0.1987	31	214.778	Chevy
21	4	Conor Daly	41.910	0.8643	0.0061	36	214.746	Chevy
22	19	Ed Jones	42.267	1.2219	0.3576	33	212.930	Honda