Andretti and Hunter-Reay top both Milwaukee practice sessions
Marco Andretti, who is 22 points behind front-runner Helio Castroneves in the championship standings, had a good start to the weekend by pacing both practice sessions preceding qualifications in the No. 25 Chevrolet-powered RC Cola car. He posted a best lap of 166.684 mph (21.9217 seconds) in the morning and 168.534 mph (21.6811 seconds in the afternoon).
Teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay, the defending race winner, was second in both sessions in the No. 1 DHL car. He was 0.0183 of a second back in the morning and 0.0501 of a second behind in the afternoon on the flat oval.
Two-lap average speed qualifications are scheduled for 5:15 p.m. (ET).
Combined Results
Rank | Car | Driver | Engine | Session | Time | Speed | Laps |
1 | 25 | Andretti, Marco | Chevy | Practice 2 | 00:21.6811 | 168.534 | 80 |
2 | 1 | Hunter-Reay, Ryan | Chevy | Practice 2 | 00:21.7312 | 168.145 | 85 |
3 | 14 | Sato, Takuma | Honda | Practice 2 | 00:21.7349 | 168.117 | 92 |
4 | 5 | Viso, EJ | Chevy | Practice 2 | 00:21.8619 | 167.140 | 86 |
5 | 9 | Dixon, Scott | Honda | Practice 2 | 00:21.9262 | 166.650 | 93 |
6 | 3 | Castroneves, Helio | Chevy | Practice 2 | 00:21.9561 | 166.423 | 86 |
7 | 19 | Wilson, Justin | Honda | Practice 2 | 00:21.9720 | 166.303 | 99 |
8 | 67 | Newgarden, Josef | Honda | Practice 1 | 00:22.0006 | 166.086 | 109 |
9 | 16 | Jakes, James | Honda | Practice 2 | 00:22.0078 | 166.032 | 105 |
10 | 98 | Tagliani, Alex | Honda | Practice 2 | 00:22.0111 | 166.007 | 93 |
11 | 55 | Vautier, Tristan(R) | Honda | Practice 1 | 00:22.0603 | 165.637 | 109 |
12 | 12 | Power,Will | Chevy | Practice 1 | 00:22.0618 | 165.626 | 111 |
13 | 7 | Bourdais,Sebastien | Chevy | Practice 2 | 00:22.1048 | 165.303 | 91 |
14 | 11 | Kanaan,Tony | Chevy | Practice 1 | 00:22.1226 | 165.170 | 72 |
15 | 10 | Franchitti,Dario | Honda | Practice 2 | 00:22.1556 | 164.924 | 79 |
16 | 27 | Hinchcliffe,James | Chevy | Practice 2 | 00:22.1583 | 164.904 | 67 |
17 | 6 | Saavedra,Sebastian | Chevy | Practice 2 | 00:22.1862 | 164.697 | 107 |
18 | 78 | DeSilvestro,Simona | Chevy | Practice 1 | 00:22.2295 | 164.376 | 113 |
19 | 18 | Beatriz,Ana | Honda | Practice 1 | 00:22.2477 | 164.242 | 134 |
20 | 77 | Pagenaud,Simon | Honda | Practice 2 | 00:22.2477 | 164.242 | 99 |
21 | 4 | Briscoe,Ryan | Chevy | Practice 2 | 00:22.2656 | 164.110 | 112 |
22 | 83 | Kimball,Charlie | Honda | Practice 1 | 00:22.3288 | 163.645 | 113 |
23 | 15 | Rahal,Graham | Honda | Practice 1 | 00:22.3481 | 163.504 | 100 |
24 | 20 | Carpenter,Ed | Chevy | Practice 1 | 00:22.5771 | 161.845 | 86 |