Andretti also tops final Sunday Indy 500 practice

Make no mistake about it, Marco Andretti’s #98 Andretti Autosport Honda is really dialed in for this year’s Indy 500. He appears to be able to put up the fastest speed at will.

After winning the pole today for the 104th Indy 500 the drivers had another 2-hour practice session to get their cars setup in race trim and again Marco Andretti set the fastest time.

There is one more practice session – what used to be called Carb Day – on Friday, and then we will see if Marco Andretti can challenge, and perhaps win, his first Indy 500.

Scott Dixon, however, stole the spotlight when he crashed leading onto the front straight.

The Honda-powered #9 required repairs after the New Zealander spun onto the front straight and made contact with the outside wall and then the inside pit wall.

Dixon, who was finishing his fifth lap when he crashed, managed to get out of the car on his own and explained afterwards: “Just getting up to speed, turned in, got a little wider than normal, kept turning.

“There’s actually a big bump there and I hit the bump, put more lock in, and then the rear just came around.”

The Chip Ganassi Racing crew repaired the car less than an hour later and Dixon not only returned to the track, but was the first into the 223 mph (358.884 km/h) bracket later in the session.

Andretti ended up fastest ahead of Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves, with Dixon third.

Final Sunday Practice Results