IndyCar: Carpenter tops Indy 500 Qualifying Warmup

Ed Carpenter and Scott Dixon are looking to add another Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge pole to their respective collections after leading practice this morning with laps faster than 234 mph — the quickest trips around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1996.

Three-time “500” polesitter Carpenter led at 234.410 mph in the No. 33 Alzamend Neuro Chevrolet, with four-time Indy 500 pole winner Dixon second at 234.093 in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.

Rank Car Driver Name Engine Time Speed Diff Gap
1 33 Carpenter, Ed CHEVY 00:38.3943 234.410 –.—- –.—-
2 9 Dixon, Scott HONDA 00:38.4463 234.093 0.0520 0.0520
3 48 Johnson, Jimmie (R) HONDA 00:38.4680 233.961 0.0737 0.0217
4 10 Palou, Alex HONDA 00:38.5053 233.734 0.1110 0.0373
5 77 Ilott, Callum (R) CHEVY 00:38.5756 233.308 0.1813 0.0703
6 27 Rossi, Alexander HONDA 00:38.5778 233.295 0.1835 0.0022
7 98 Andretti, Marco HONDA 00:38.5833 233.262 0.1890 0.0055
8 21 VeeKay, Rinus CHEVY 00:38.5925 233.206 0.1982 0.0092
9 8 Ericsson, Marcus HONDA 00:38.6291 232.985 0.2348 0.0366
10 28 Grosjean, Romain (R) HONDA 00:38.6623 232.785 0.2680 0.0332
11 23 Ferrucci, Santino CHEVY 00:38.6662 232.761 0.2719 0.0039
12 20 Daly, Conor CHEVY 00:38.6792 232.683 0.2849 0.0130
13 11 Hildebrand, JR CHEVY 00:38.7095 232.501 0.3152 0.0303
14 26 Herta, Colton HONDA 00:38.7590 232.204 0.3647 0.0495
15 30 Lundgaard, Christian (R) HONDA 00:38.8514 231.652 0.4571 0.0924
16 60 Pagenaud, Simon HONDA 00:38.9068 231.322 0.5125 0.0554
17 45 Harvey, Jack HONDA 00:38.9260 231.208 0.5317 0.0192
18 29 DeFrancesco, Devlin (R) HONDA 00:38.9289 231.191 0.5346 0.0029
19 06 Castroneves, Helio HONDA 00:38.9321 231.172 0.5378 0.0032
20 15 Rahal, Graham HONDA 00:38.9477 231.079 0.5534 0.0156
21 4 Kellett, Dalton CHEVY 00:38.9625 230.991 0.5682 0.0148
22 14 Kirkwood, Kyle (R) CHEVY 00:39.0206 230.647 0.6263 0.0581
23 25 Wilson, Stefan CHEVY 00:39.1636 229.805 0.7693 0.1430