Andretti and Hunter-Reay top both Milwaukee practice sessions

Marco Andretti, who is 22 points behind front-runner Helio Castroneves in the championship standings, had a good start to the weekend by pacing both practice sessions preceding qualifications in the No. 25 Chevrolet-powered RC Cola car. He posted a best lap of 166.684 mph (21.9217 seconds) in the morning and 168.534 mph (21.6811 seconds in the afternoon).

Teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay, the defending race winner, was second in both sessions in the No. 1 DHL car. He was 0.0183 of a second back in the morning and 0.0501 of a second behind in the afternoon on the flat oval.

Two-lap average speed qualifications are scheduled for 5:15 p.m. (ET).

Combined Results

Rank	Car	Driver	Engine	Session	Time	Speed	Laps
1	25	Andretti, Marco	Chevy	Practice 2	00:21.6811	168.534	80
2	1	Hunter-Reay, Ryan	Chevy	Practice 2	00:21.7312	168.145	85
3	14	Sato, Takuma	Honda	Practice 2	00:21.7349	168.117	92
4	5	Viso, EJ	Chevy	Practice 2	00:21.8619	167.140	86
5	9	Dixon, Scott	Honda	Practice 2	00:21.9262	166.650	93
6	3	Castroneves, Helio	Chevy	Practice 2	00:21.9561	166.423	86
7	19	Wilson, Justin	Honda	Practice 2	00:21.9720	166.303	99
8	67	Newgarden, Josef	Honda	Practice 1	00:22.0006	166.086	109
9	16	Jakes, James	Honda	Practice 2	00:22.0078	166.032	105
10	98	Tagliani, Alex	Honda	Practice 2	00:22.0111	166.007	93
11	55	Vautier, Tristan(R)	Honda	Practice 1	00:22.0603	165.637	109
12	12	Power,Will	Chevy	Practice 1	00:22.0618	165.626	111
13	7	Bourdais,Sebastien	Chevy	Practice 2	00:22.1048	165.303	91
14	11	Kanaan,Tony	Chevy	Practice 1	00:22.1226	165.170	72
15	10	Franchitti,Dario	Honda	Practice 2	00:22.1556	164.924	79
16	27	Hinchcliffe,James	Chevy	Practice 2	00:22.1583	164.904	67
17	6	Saavedra,Sebastian	Chevy	Practice 2	00:22.1862	164.697	107
18	78	DeSilvestro,Simona	Chevy	Practice 1	00:22.2295	164.376	113
19	18	Beatriz,Ana	Honda	Practice 1	00:22.2477	164.242	134
20	77	Pagenaud,Simon	Honda	Practice 2	00:22.2477	164.242	99
21	4	Briscoe,Ryan	Chevy	Practice 2	00:22.2656	164.110	112
22	83	Kimball,Charlie	Honda	Practice 1	00:22.3288	163.645	113
23	15	Rahal,Graham	Honda	Practice 1	00:22.3481	163.504	100
24	20	Carpenter,Ed	Chevy	Practice 1	00:22.5771	161.845	86