Hunter-Reay tops Practice 2 at Laguna Seca

Ryan Hunter-Reay

When all the drivers except Alexander Rossi switched to the softer red Firestone tires in practice 2 Andretti Honda ace Ryan Hunter-Reay turned the fastest lap in practice for the Firestone GP of Laguna Seca.

Hunter-Reay's lap of 1m09.910s was 0.02s faster than both Ganassi Honda rookie Felix Rosenqvist and Harding Steinbrenner Honda rookie Colton Herta.

Simon Pagenaud was 4th quick for Team Penske while the third rookie Santino Ferrucci of Dale Coyne Racing rounded out the top-5.

Alexander Rossi was the only driver not to try the red tires and he was down in 23rd. It appears he wants an extra new set of reds for qualifying.

Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport Honda) Fastest in Friday practice:
“I’m feeling better about the car, but it’s still very tricky out there. There’s a very small window to get it right. I’m not really resting on this one, we have a lot more to do still. It’s tough out there for everyone, and the margin is very, very thin. I think we can still make the car better. We’re going to work to head in the right direction and hopefully put the DHL car on the front row."

Practice 2 Results

Pos	No	Name	Time	Diff	Gap	Speed	Engine	Tire	Team
1	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	1:09.910	–.—-	–.—-	115.244	Honda	Reds	Andretti Autosport
2	10	Felix Rosenqvist (R)	1:09.930	0.0200	0.0200	115.212	Honda	Reds	Chip Ganassi Racing Teams
3	88	Colton Herta (R)	1:09.932	0.0212	0.0012	115.210	Honda	Reds	Harding Steinbrenner Racing
4	22	Simon Pagenaud	1:10.135	0.2248	0.2036	114.875	Chevy	Reds	Team Penske
5	19	Santino Ferrucci	1:10.207	0.2961	0.0713	114.758	Honda	Reds	Dale Coyne Racing
6	2	Josef Newgarden	1:10.225	0.3143	0.0182	114.729	Chevy	Reds	Team Penske
7	9	Scott Dixon	1:10.272	0.3617	0.0474	114.651	Honda	Reds	Chip Ganassi Racing Teams
8	12	Will Power	1:10.335	0.4245	0.0628	114.549	Chevy	Reds	Team Penske
9	7	Marcus Ericsson	1:10.391	0.4805	0.0560	114.458	Honda	Reds	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
10	23	Charlie Kimball	1:10.436	0.5254	0.0449	114.385	Chevy	Reds	Carlin
11	98	Marco Andretti	1:10.443	0.5321	0.0067	114.374	Honda	Reds	Andretti Herta w/Marco & Curb-Agaj
12	30	Takuma Sato	1:10.447	0.5363	0.0042	114.367	Honda	Reds	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
13	21	Spencer Pigot	1:10.463	0.5527	0.0164	114.341	Chevy	Reds	Ed Carpenter Racing
14	25	Conor Daly	1:10.463	0.5528	0.0001	114.340	Honda	Reds	Andretti Autosport
15	59	Max Chilton	1:10.635	0.7241	0.1713	114.063	Chevy	Reds	Carlin
16	26	Zach Veach	1:10.662	0.7515	0.0274	114.019	Honda	Reds	Andretti Autosport
17	4	Matheus Leist	1:10.701	0.7904	0.0389	113.956	Chevy	Reds	AJ Foyt Enterprises
18	18	Sebastien Bourdais	1:10.706	0.7956	0.0052	113.948	Honda	Reds	Dale Coyne Racing wVasser-Sullivan
19	5	James Hinchcliffe	1:10.773	0.8625	0.0669	113.840	Honda	Reds	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
20	15	Graham Rahal	1:10.881	0.9702	0.1077	113.667	Honda	Reds	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
21	20	Ed Jones	1:10.885	0.9741	0.0039	113.661	Chevy	Reds	Ed Carpenter Racing
22	14	Tony Kanaan	1:10.948	1.0379	0.0638	113.559	Chevy	Reds	AJ Foyt Enterprises
23	27	Alexander Rossi	1:11.023	1.1129	0.0750	113.439	Honda	Blacks	Andretti Autosport
24	60	Jack Harvey	1:11.058	1.1479	0.0350	113.383	Honda	Reds	Meyer Shank Racing w/Arrow SPM