IndyCar: Herta leads Andretti team domination of Gateway test

Andretti Autosport’s Colton Herta turned a lap at 180.990 mph to top IndyCar test at Gateway, now known as Wide World Technology Raceway. Herta’s fast time came when the sun went down and the track temperature cooled.

Herta’s time of 24.8633s just nipped his teammate Alexander Rossi by 0.03s on the 1.25-mile banked oval.

Rookie Scott McLaughlin put the #3 Penske Chevy in third, just 0.08s behind Herta.

Ed Jones was an impressive 4th in the #18 Dale Coyne/Vasser Sullivan Honda.

Ryan Hunter-Reay and James Hinchcliffe rounded out the top-6 and gave the Andretti team 4 of the top-6 speeds and Honda powered cars 5 of the top-6. Of course, no one was showing their true hand until race weekend.

Romain Grosjean showed himself well for the first time on an oval. He turned 166 laps and was 8th quick.

Tuesday Test Results

Pos	No	Name	Time	Behind	Gap	Laps	Speed	Engine	Team
1	26	Colton Herta	24.8633	0.000s	0.000s	114	180.990	Honda	Andretti Autosport
2	27	Alexander Rossi	24.8956	0.0323	0.0323	118	180.755	Honda	Andretti Autosport
3	3	Scott McLaughlin	24.9453	0.0820	0.0497	169	180.395	Chevy	Team Penske
4	18	Ed Jones	24.9829	0.1196	0.0376	103	180.123	Honda	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan
5	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	24.9914	0.1281	0.0085	111	180.062	Honda	Andretti Autosport
6	29	James Hinchcliffe	25.0841	0.2208	0.0927	108	179.397	Honda	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport
7	21	Rinus VeeKay	25.1337	0.2704	0.0496	171	179.042	Chevy	Ed Carpenter Racing
8	51	Romain Grosjean	25.3625	0.4992	0.2288	166	177.427	Honda	Dale Coyne Racing w/Rick Ware Racing
9	14	Sebastien Bourdais	25.4585	0.5952	0.0960	91	176.758	Chevy	AJ Foyt Enterprises
10	4	Dalton Kellett	25.5615	0.6982	0.1030	170	176.046	Chevy	AJ Foyt Enterprises
11	20	Ed Carpenter	25.6159	0.7526	0.0544	159	175.672	Chevy	Ed Carpenter Racing