IndyCar News: Sato goes 232mph at Indy and then wads up his car
They cranked up the boost on Thursday on the 2nd day of the open IndyCar test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The result – two drivers slammed the wall, costing their teams over $1 million each in damage.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda driver Takuma Sato turned the fastest no-tow speed of 232.565mph Thursday at IMS and then lost control of his Dallara and slammed the wall hard, doing significant damage to his No. 75 AMADA Honda.
Trouble in Turn 1! 🫣@TakumaSatoRacer‘s No. 75 is stopped on the track after heavy contact.
📺: INDYCAR YouTube pic.twitter.com/6kNUmfOEt9
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) April 24, 2025
Another driver to run out of talent and slam the wall exiting Turn 1 and then again in Turn 2 was NASCAR star Kyle Larson, who thinks he is as good as Four-Time F1 World Driving Champion Max Verstappen, which is hilarious.
IN THE WALL 😬@KyleLarsonRacin makes contact with the wall exiting Turn 1 and in Turn 2.
📺: INDYCAR YouTube pic.twitter.com/5TE5c1BXDs
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) April 24, 2025
High Boost No-Tow Speeds
|
Rank |
Car |
Driver Name |
Engine |
Non-Tow Time |
Non-Tow Speed |
Diff |
Gap |
Best Lap |
|
1 |
75 |
Sato, Takuma |
Honda |
00:38.6988 |
232.565 |
–.—- |
–.—- |
3 |
|
2 |
27 |
Kirkwood, Kyle |
Honda |
00:38.8829 |
231.464 |
0.1841 |
0.1841 |
9 |
|
3 |
3 |
McLaughlin, Scott |
Chevy |
00:39.0823 |
230.283 |
0.3835 |
0.1994 |
20 |
|
4 |
45 |
Foster, Louis (R) |
Honda |
00:39.0858 |
230.263 |
0.3870 |
0.0035 |
11 |
|
5 |
8 |
Simpson, Kyffin |
Honda |
00:39.0984 |
230.188 |
0.3996 |
0.0126 |
12 |
|
6 |
26 |
Herta, Colton |
Honda |
00:39.1294 |
230.006 |
0.4306 |
0.0310 |
27 |
|
7 |
2 |
Newgarden, Josef |
Chevy |
00:39.1590 |
229.832 |
0.4602 |
0.0296 |
3 |
|
8 |
5 |
O’Ward, Pato |
Chevy |
00:39.1756 |
229.735 |
0.4768 |
0.0166 |
2 |
|
9 |
12 |
Power, Will |
Chevy |
00:39.1769 |
229.727 |
0.4781 |
0.0013 |
13 |
|
10 |
15 |
Rahal, Graham |
Honda |
00:39.1928 |
229.634 |
0.4940 |
0.0159 |
4 |
|
11 |
28 |
Ericsson, Marcus |
Honda |
00:39.1952 |
229.620 |
0.4964 |
0.0024 |
4 |
|
12 |
21 |
Rasmussen, Christian |
Chevy |
00:39.2951 |
229.036 |
0.5963 |
0.0999 |
23 |
|
13 |
20 |
Rossi, Alexander |
Chevy |
00:39.3329 |
228.816 |
0.6341 |
0.0378 |
3 |
|
14 |
76 |
Daly, Conor |
Chevy |
00:39.3526 |
228.702 |
0.6538 |
0.0197 |
4 |
|
15 |
66 |
Armstrong, Marcus |
Honda |
00:39.3869 |
228.502 |
0.6881 |
0.0343 |
3 |
|
16 |
06 |
Castroneves, Helio |
Honda |
00:39.4431 |
228.177 |
0.7443 |
0.0562 |
7 |
|
17 |
30 |
DeFrancesco, Devlin |
Honda |
00:39.4592 |
228.084 |
0.7604 |
0.0161 |
4 |
|
18 |
14 |
Ferrucci, Santino |
Chevy |
00:39.5399 |
227.618 |
0.8411 |
0.0807 |
3 |
|
19 |
83 |
Shwartzman, Robert (R) |
Chevy |
00:39.5574 |
227.517 |
0.8586 |
0.0175 |
12 |
|
20 |
7 |
Lundgaard, Christian |
Chevy |
00:39.5584 |
227.512 |
0.8596 |
0.0010 |
16 |
|
21 |
18 |
Veekay, Rinus |
Honda |
00:39.5782 |
227.398 |
0.8794 |
0.0198 |
44 |
|
22 |
4 |
Malukas, David |
Chevy |
00:39.5860 |
227.353 |
0.8872 |
0.0078 |
4 |
|
23 |
23 |
Hunter-Reay, Ryan |
Chevy |
00:39.6543 |
226.962 |
0.9555 |
0.0683 |
9 |
|
24 |
24 |
Harvey, Jack |
Chevy |
00:39.7605 |
226.355 |
1.0617 |
0.1062 |
11 |
|
25 |
90 |
Ilott, Callum |
Chevy |
00:39.8373 |
225.919 |
1.1385 |
0.0768 |
10 |
|
26 |
33 |
Carpenter, Ed |
Chevy |
00:40.0204 |
224.885 |
1.3216 |
0.1831 |
13 |
|
27 |
51 |
Abel, Jacob (R) |
Honda |
00:40.3865 |
222.847 |
1.6877 |
0.3661 |
27 |
|
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