Briscoe tops Franchitti in opening practice
Penske Racing's Ryan Briscoe topped opening IndyCar practice at Watkins Glen Saturday morning. Dario Franchitti was 2nd and Marco Andretti 3rd.
Several incidences highlighted the session included two offs by Milka Duno, Mike Conway backed it into the Armco, and a spin by EJ Viso. Mario Moraes apologized to Dario Franchitti after the session for chopping him.
Robert Doornbos lost most of the session due to a suspension problem but liked the track. "This is a lot like Spa," said Doornbos.
Results
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Pos |
Driver | Start Pos | Best Time | Best Speed | Diff | Gap |
| 1 | Ryan Briscoe (6) | 8 | 1:29.7715 | 135.143 | –.—- | –.—- |
| 2 | Dario Franchitti (10) | 15 | 1:29.9424 | 134.886 | 0.1709 | 0.1709 |
| 3 | Marco Andretti (26) | 12 | 1:30.0892 | 134.667 | 0.3177 | 0.1468 |
| 4 | Graham Rahal (02) | 4 | 1:30.2503 | 134.426 | 0.4788 | 0.1611 |
| 5 | Mario Moraes (5) | 21 | 1:30.3020 | 134.349 | 0.5305 | 0.0517 |
| 6 | Justin Wilson (18) | 3 | 1:30.4157 | 134.180 | 0.6442 | 0.1137 |
| 7 | Tony Kanaan (11) | 14 | 1:30.4338 | 134.153 | 0.6623 | 0.0181 |
| 8 | Scott Dixon (9) | 16 | 1:30.4947 | 134.063 | 0.7232 | 0.0609 |
| 9 | Helio Castroneves (3) | 6 | 1:30.5572 | 133.971 | 0.7857 | 0.0625 |
| 10 | Hideki Mutoh (27) | 17 | 1:30.5979 | 133.910 | 0.8264 | 0.0407 |
| 11 | Danica Patrick (7) | 7 | 1:30.6576 | 133.822 | 0.8861 | 0.0597 |
| 12 | EJ Viso (13) | 18 | 1:30.8014 | 133.610 | 1.0299 | 0.1438 |
| 13 | Dan Wheldon (4) | 11 | 1:30.8392 | 133.555 | 1.0677 | 0.0378 |
| 14 | Robert Doornbos (06) | 5 | 1:31.1722 | 133.067 | 1.4007 | 0.3330 |
| 15 | Richard Antinucci (98) | 10 | 1:31.6809 | 132.329 | 1.9094 | 0.5087 |
| 16 | Ryan Hunter-Reay (14) | 19 | 1:31.7804 | 132.185 | 2.0089 | 0.0995 |
| 17 | Paul Tracy (15) | 9 | 1:32.0303 | 131.826 | 2.2588 | 0.2499 |
| 18 | Mike Conway (24) | 1 | 1:32.3092 | 131.428 | 2.5377 | 0.2789 |
| 19 | Raphael Matos (2) | 20 | 1:32.3355 | 131.390 | ||
| 20 | Ed Carpenter (20) | 2 | 1:32.8942 | 130.600 | ||
| 21 | Milka Duno (23) | 13 | 1:34.4816 | 128.406 |