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Franchitti tops rain shortened opening practice

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Dario Franchitti was quickest in a rain-interrupted opening IndyCar Series practice session at Kentucky Speedway Friday.

After 20 minutes of clear running rain showers hit the oval.

Qualifying for Saturday night's race is due to take place this afternoon, weather permitting.

Results

Pos

 Driver Team No. Time Speed Diff Gap Laps
1 Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing 10 00:24.4955 217.509 –.—- –.—- 41
2 Helio Castroneves Team Penske 3 00:24.5183 217.307 0.0228 0.0228 45
3 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 9 00:24.5482 217.042 0.0527 0.0299 32
4 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 4 00:24.5494 217.032 0.0539 0.0012 38
5 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 6 00:24.5882 216.689 0.0927 0.0388 41
6 Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 11 00:24.6060 216.533 0.1105 0.0178 42
7 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 32 00:24.6061 216.532 0.1106 0.0001 25
8 Vitor Meira A.J. Foyt Enterprises 14 00:24.6179 216.428 0.1224 0.0118 36
9 Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 26 00:24.6265 216.352 0.1310 0.0086 39
10 Will Power Team Penske 12 00:24.6485 216.159 0.1530 0.0220 51
11 Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 7 00:24.6507 216.140 0.1552 0.0022 36
12 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 37 00:24.6544 216.107 0.1589 0.0037 23
13 Ed Carpenter Panther Racing 20 00:24.6684 215.985 0.1729 0.0140 27
14 Alex Lloyd Dale Coyne Racing 19 00:24.6842 215.847 0.1887 0.0158 21
15 Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology 5 00:24.6868 215.824 0.1913 0.0026 29
16 Raphael Matos de Ferran Dragon Racing 2 00:24.7167 215.563 0.2212 0.0299 36
17 Tomas Scheckter Conquest Racing 36 00:24.7242 215.497 0.2287 0.0075 35
18 Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 77 00:24.7301 215.446 0.2346 0.0059 29
19 Bertrand Baguette Conquest Racing 34 00:24.7681 215.115 0.2726 0.0380 40
20 Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher Racing 67 00:24.7960 214.873 0.3005 0.0279 27
21 Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 22 00:24.8246 214.626 0.3291 0.0286 23
22 E.J. Viso KV Racing Technology 8 00:24.8738 214.201 0.3783 0.0492 40
23 Simona De Silvestro Team Stargate Worlds/HVM 78 00:24.9016 213.962 0.4061 0.0278 29
24 Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas Racing 06 00:24.9328 213.694 0.4373 0.0312 27
25 Paul Tracy Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 24 00:24.9797 213.293 0.4842 0.0469 29
26 Graham Rahal Sarah Fisher Racing 66 00:25.0829 212.416 0.5874 0.1032 32
27 Milka Duno Dale Coyne Racing 18 00:25.3171 210.451 0.8216 0.2342 17