Indy 500, Day 1, ROP: Kaiser tops opening rookie session

Kyle Kaiser

Kyle Kaiser, in desperate need of some sponsor money to run the Indy 500, turned the fastest lap in the rookie practice session Tuesday at Indy.

Kaiser ran a 223.344 mph lap, which was 3/10ths of a sec. faster than Sage Karam at 223.175 mph.

Veteran Pippa Mann was third quick with Patricio O'Ward and Jordan King rounding the top-5.

Pos	No	Name	FTime	Diff	Gap	FSpeed	Engine	Team
1	32	Kyle Kaiser	40.297	–.—-	–.—-	223.344	Chevy	Juncos Racing
2	24	Sage Karam	40.327	0.0305	0.0305	223.175	Chevy	Dreyer and Reinbold Racing
3	39	Pippa Mann	40.669	0.3728	0.3423	221.297	Chevy	Clauson-Marshall Racing
4	31	Patricio O'Ward	40.761	0.4645	0.0917	220.799	Chevy	Carlin
5	42	Jordan King	40.886	0.5893	0.1248	220.125	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
6	33	James Davison	41.044	0.7476	0.1583	219.276	Honda	Dale Coyne with Byrd and Belardi
7	81	Ben Hanley	41.543	1.2460	0.4984	216.645	Chevy	DragonSpeed