Mid Ohio Friday 3:00 pm report – Bourdais fastest, Hunter-Reay overall best

Bourdais

– Afternoon practice is in the books for the Indy Racing League's big cars, and Sebastien Bourdais set the pace. Carlos Munoz, Takuma Sato, Justin Wilson and Ryan Briscoe rounded out the top 5. Last year's winner, Charlie Kimball, was next-to-last on the charts — and was 17th in the morning session. "We had a great weekend (at Toronto) and finally capitalized on the pace and promises we've had coming into the season," said Bourdais, a resident of St. Petersburg, Fla., who joined 19 other drivers in testing at Mid-Ohio July 24. "It's great to be at the front at Mid-Ohio. It's a fun place. It's a very challenging track and balance is always the key. You have to hit it just right and gaps are always very minimal. It's a track that's very unforgiving and you have to get it right and when you do, it's a lot of fun. We had a good test last week, but we're still digging. Still looking for stuff and we're getting a lot closer every time we come out."

– "Yeah, I caught a lot of shit over it" explained Arie Luyendyk when asked about his spin while driving the pace car in Toronto. The car had full slicks when the rain hit, making it impossible to handle.
— Tim Wohlford, reporting from Steam Corners, er, Mid-Ohio!

Practice 2 Results

Combined Results