Penske cars 1-2 in final Indy practice
Helio Castroneves and Will Power topped the final practice session before Sunday's Indy 500, giving Team Penske the top two times on the traditional Friday Carb Day. The surprise of the month, youngster Mario Moraes from Brazil, was third as he looks to upset the top teams on Sunday.
Dan Wheldon and Ryan Briscoe rounded out the top-5.
Carb Day Practice Times
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Laps |
| 1. | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Team Penske | 40.1929 | 223.920 | 39 |
| 2. | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 40.2577 | 223.560 | 36 |
| 3. | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 40.3676 | 222.951 | 55 |
| 4. | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 40.4701 | 222.386 | 35 |
| 5. | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 40.4724 | 222.374 | 27 |
| 6. | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40.4754 | 222.357 | 28 |
| 7. | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40.5374 | 222.017 | 33 |
| 8. | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 40.5824 | 221.771 | 47 |
| 9. | 8 | Townsend Bell | KV Racing Technology | 40.6441 | 221.434 | 48 |
| 10. | 44 | Davey Hamilton | DRR/Kingdom Racing | 40.6557 | 221.371 | 42 |
| 11. | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 40.7049 | 221.104 | 42 |
| 12. | 15 | Paul Tracy | KV Racing Technology | 40.7278 | 220.979 | 41 |
| 13. | 14 | Vitor Meira | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 40.7966 | 220.607 | 31 |
| 14. | 2 | Raphael Matos* | Luczo Dragon Racing | 40.8445 | 220.348 | 45 |
| 15. | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 40.8710 | 220.205 | 35 |
| 16. | 41 | A.J. Foyt IV | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 40.8870 | 220.119 | 33 |
| 17. | 16 | Scott Sharp | Panther Racing | 40.9133 | 219.977 | 35 |
| 18. | 19 | Tomas Scheckter | Dale Coyne Racing | 40.9302 | 219.887 | 38 |
| 19. | 36 | Alex Tagliani* | Conquest Racing | 40.9401 | 219.833 | 53 |
| 20. | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 40.9786 | 219.627 | 41 |
| 21. | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 40.9833 | 219.602 | 22 |
| 22. | 24 | Mike Conway* | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 40.9910 | 219.560 | 37 |
| 23. | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 41.0344 | 219.328 | 28 |
| 24. | 17 | Oriol Servia | Rahal Letterman Racing | 41.0364 | 219.317 | 36 |
| 25. | 99 | Alex Lloyd | CGR/Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 41.0467 | 219.262 | 22 |
| 26. | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 41.1111 | 218.919 | 44 |
| 27. | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | 41.1725 | 218.593 | 38 |
| 28. | 06 | Robert Doornbos* | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 41.2534 | 218.164 | 28 |
| 29. | 13 | EJ Viso | HVM Racing | 41.3246 | 217.788 | 34 |
| 30. | 23 | Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 41.3604 | 217.599 | 38 |
| 31. | 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 41.4145 | 217.315 | 42 |
| 32. | 43 | John Andretti | Richard Petty Motorsports/DRR | 41.4181 | 217.296 | 27 |
| 33. | 00 | Nelson Philippe* | HVM Racing | 41.5453 | 216.631 | 43 |
* Rookie
Quotes
HELIO CASTRONEVES (No. 3 Team Penske): (On being the fastest car in the final practice session): "It felt really good. It felt awesome. I'm very confident and comfortable in the car. It was nice to have that right before the race. The weather on Race Day is going to be very similar to what it was today. It was important for us to run today. I feel very confident. I can't wait for Sunday, I'll tell you that. It's going to be a long race and a lot of things can happen, but I can't wait for Sunday."
DANICA PATRICK (No. 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola): "I think we had a good final practice today. We were able to work through the hour practice, which was great since there were no yellows. We made a couple changes, and I think we have a couple of options we could go with for the race. I am ready for Sunday to get here, and hopefully we will have a strong finish for the No. 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola car."
TONY KANAAN (No. 11 Team 7-Eleven): "It was a great practice for the Team 7-Eleven car. I was surprised on how much running we were able to do in the hour practice since we had no yellows. It looks like the weather on Race Day is going to be similar to today, so that is helpful, as well. The No. 11 car felt good, and I'm getting excited for the race."
MARCO ANDRETTI (No. 26 Team Venom Energy): "It was good to get the No. 26 car out on track, and I think the conditions and traffic today will be very similar to what they predict will be on Sunday. We didn't quite have the speed we were looking for, but I am still confident that the Team Venom Energy car will be able to run strong and be a contender come Race Day."
HIDEKI MUTOH (No. 27 Formula Dream): "I'm really excited for the race on Sunday. I feel like we are getting closer to the Race Day setup on the car. Luckily I have three teammates that will give the No. 27 Formula Dream crew their input, as well. Hopefully the track conditions that we practiced on today will be similar on Race Day."
RYAN BRISCOE (No. 6 Team Penske): "The Team Penske car felt good out there this morning. Everything feels like it did in the T car when we left it last week. I think we're in good shape. I'm excited about Sunday, and we're ready to go racing."
WILL POWER (No. 12 Team Verizon Wireless): "I came here last year with no experience, and the team did, as well. We were learning on the job. This year I was a bit more composed because I knew what to expect. If I come here again next year, we would do things differently again. It's just a process where you learn and you experience from everything going on around you. This has been a more comfortable month for me this year, for sure."
VITOR MEIRA (No. 14 ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing): "Today we did what we intended to do, which is check the cars and see that everything is fine. Found some problems, which is good to find it right now. We are addressing these problems, and we'll be OK for the race. We are certain we know what these problems are. I'm happy. Anthony (Foyt IV) did very good work on trying downforce levels, which we needed. I did one part of the work, and he did the other part of the work, and that's why a two-car team is really working well here. I'm encouraged for the race, but I will just make sure everything is there for the first five laps and start working on it. We did what we had to do here at Carb Day—leak check, check the cars, the balance. Everything's fine."
A.J. FOYT IV (No. 41 ABC Supply/Foyt-Greer Racing): "I think it went all right. I think we found some problems that we had that we need to improve for the race. We found it and did it, and it was definitely an improvement handling-wise. We're obviously glad that whatever happened out there with the gearbox happened then so we can check over everything really good so that nothing like that happens in the race."
RAPHAEL MATOS (No. 2 US Air Force Luczo Dragon Racing): "We got a good feeling about our levels of downforce, but the conditions were tricky. It was very slippery out there and a lot of marbles even though it was only an hour session. We feel like we have a good car. We wanted to get a feel for running in traffic, but with all the marbles it was quite difficult for everybody."