Fast-Friday mid-day update from Indy
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| The Penskes have not run many laps but are 1-2-3. Can they sweep the front row? |
With the cars now running at qualifying boost, the Hondas of Marco Andretti (231.802mph) and Robert Wickens (231.732 mph) are first and 2nd on the timesheets so far with Ed Carpenter's Chevy in third.
However, all those times were with a tow, but without a tow is what counts when it comes to predicting pole speeds and so far the Chevys are beating the Hondas with the Penske Chevys running 1-2-3.
However, is everyone showing their hand yet?
Top-20 Speeds Without a Tow as of 2 PM
| Pos | Driver | Engine | Non-Tow Speed | Trap Speed |
| 1 | Will Power | Chevy | 229.780 | 235.787 |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | Chevy | 228.993 | 234.907 |
| 3 | Simon Pagenaud | Chevy | 228.857 | 234.975 |
| 4 | Ed Carpenter | Chevy | 228.740 | 236.948 |
| 5 | Sebastien Bourdais | Honda | 228.657 | 235.719 |
| 6 | Spencer Pigot | Chevy | 228.424 | 235.177 |
| 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevy | 228.284 | 233.566 |
| 8 | Alexander Rossi | Honda | 228.193 | 234.235 |
| 9 | Robert Wickens | Honda | 227.968 | 234.302 |
| 10 | Helio Castroneves | Chevy | 227.771 | 234.168 |
| 11 | Tony Kanaan | Chevy | 227.524 | 234.034 |
| 12 | Charlie Kimball | Chevy | 227.304 | 234.503 |
| 13 | Marco Andretti | Honda | 227.283 | 237.223 |
| 14 | Matheus Leist | Chevy | 227.220 | 234.101 |
| 15 | Oriol Servia | Honda | 227.168 | 234.975 |
| 16 | Ed Jones | Honda | 226.544 | 232.636 |
| 17 | Jay Howard | Honda | 226.138 | 233.967 |
| 18 | Kyle Kaiser | Chevy | 225.760 | 236.605 |
| 19 | Gabby Chaves | Chevy | 225.473 | 232.901 |
| 20 | Stefan Wilson | Honda | 225.419 | 235.11 |