IndyCar News: Lundgaard tops Palou in Thermal Club Practice 2
Arrow McLaren Chevy driver Christian Lundgaard (pictured) turned a lap of 1m40.6421s to top IndyCar Practice 2 at the Thermal Club in California. The Dane was held for ten minutes of the session due to a penalty for being late for the driver’s weigh-in.
–by Mark Cipolloni–
Alex Palou, who topped Practice 1 on Friday in his #10 Ganassi Honda was 2nd, 0.4826s behind Lundgaard.
Marcus Ericsson was the fastest of the Andretti Hondas, 0.6410s behind Lundgaard in third.
Marcus Armstrong was 4th in the Meyer Shank Racing Honda, 0.71s behind Lundgaard.
Pato O’Ward rounded out the top-5 in the #5 Arrow McLaren Chevy, 0.79s behind his teammate.
Robert Shwartzman, who was stopped by a fire yesterday in his PREMA Chevy, had an issue with his gearbox and only did an install lap in Practice 2.
Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin left the pit lane after experiencing brake problems, and something fell off his car when it returned to the track. IndyCar officials have issued a post-event monetary fine.
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Practice 2 Results
| Pos | No | Name | Time | Behind | Gap | Speed | Engine | Team |
| 1 | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | 1m40.6421 | 0.000s | 0.000s | 109.708 | Chevy | Arrow McLaren |
| 2 | 10 | Alex Palou | 1m41.1247 | 0.4826 | 0.4826 | 109.184 | Honda | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 3 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson | 1m41.2831 | 0.6410 | 0.1584 | 109.013 | Honda | Andretti Global |
| 4 | 66 | Marcus Armstrong | 1m41.3574 | 0.7153 | 0.0743 | 108.933 | Honda | Meyer Shank Racing |
| 5 | 5 | Pato O’Ward | 1m41.4334 | 0.7913 | 0.0760 | 108.852 | Chevy | Arrow McLaren |
| 6 | 12 | Will Power | 1m41.4800 | 0.8379 | 0.0466 | 108.802 | Chevy | Team Penske |
| 7 | 26 | Colton Herta | 1m41.6487 | 1.0066 | 0.1687 | 108.621 | Honda | Andretti Global w/Curb‑Agajanian |
| 8 | 18 | Rinus Veekay | 1m41.6979 | 1.0558 | 0.0492 | 108.569 | Honda | Dale Coyne Racing |
| 9 | 30 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 1m41.7073 | 1.0652 | 0.0094 | 108.559 | Honda | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 10 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 1m41.7208 | 1.0787 | 0.0135 | 108.544 | Chevy | Team Penske |
| 11 | 90 | Callum Ilott | 1m41.7261 | 1.0840 | 0.0053 | 108.539 | Chevy | Prema Racing |
| 12 | 9 | Scott Dixon | 1m41.7742 | 1.1321 | 0.0481 | 108.487 | Honda | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 13 | 45 | Louis Foster | 1m41.8846 | 1.2425 | 0.1104 | 108.370 | Honda | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 14 | 21 | Christian Rasmussen | 1m41.9561 | 1.3140 | 0.0715 | 108.294 | Chevy | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 15 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | 1m41.9625 | 1.3204 | 0.0064 | 108.287 | Chevy | AJ Foyt Enterprises |
| 16 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 1m41.9910 | 1.3489 | 0.0285 | 108.257 | Chevy | Team Penske |
| 17 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 1m42.0271 | 1.3850 | 0.0361 | 108.218 | Honda | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 18 | 4 | David Malukas | 1m42.0560 | 1.4139 | 0.0289 | 108.188 | Chevy | AJ Foyt Enterprises |
| 19 | 6 | Nolan Siegel | 1m42.1079 | 1.4658 | 0.0519 | 108.133 | Chevy | Arrow McLaren |
| 20 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | 1m42.1111 | 1.4690 | 0.0032 | 108.129 | Honda | Andretti Global |
| 21 | 20 | Alexander Rossi | 1m42.1413 | 1.4992 | 0.0302 | 108.097 | Chevy | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 22 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | 1m42.1706 | 1.5285 | 0.0293 | 108.066 | Honda | Meyer Shank Racing |
| 23 | 8 | Kyffin Simpson | 1m42.2701 | 1.6280 | 0.0995 | 107.961 | Honda | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 24 | 76 | Conor Daly | 1m42.4694 | 1.8273 | 0.1993 | 107.751 | Chevy | Juncos Hollinger Racing |
| 25 | 77 | Sting Ray Robb | 1m42.4851 | 1.8430 | 0.0157 | 107.735 | Chevy | Juncos Hollinger Racing |
| 26 | 51 | Jacob Abel | 1m43.7306 | 3.0885 | 1.2455 | 106.441 | Honda | Dale Coyne Racing |
| 27 | 83 | Robert Shwartzman | No Time | ‑‑‑ | ‑‑‑ | ‑‑‑ | Chevy | Prema Racing |