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