Mid-Ohio: Matos tops opening Indy Lights practice
Brazilian Raphael Matos topped opening practice Friday morning at Mid-Ohio ahead of Jonny Reid from Ireland. A reader asked us why Dillon Battistini is so fast on the ovals and slow on the road courses. Ovals are almost 100% car and his car works well on the ovals. Road courses require driving talent.
Session 1 Results
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Rank |
Car | Driver Name | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 27 | Matos, Raphael | 01:14.1920 | 109.564 |
| 2 | 9 | Reid, Jonny | 01:14.5386 | 109.055 |
| 3 | 6 | Herrington, Daniel | 01:14.7692 | 108.719 |
| 4 | 26 | Luyendyk Jr, Arie | 01:14.7886 | 108.690 |
| 5 | 7 | Antinucci, Richard | 01:15.0342 | 108.335 |
| 6 | 17 | Wilson, Bobby | 01:15.0771 | 108.273 |
| 7 | 24 | Cunningham, Wade | 01:15.1181 | 108.214 |
| 8 | 55 | Perera, Franck | 01:15.1623 | 108.150 |
| 9 | 2 | Simmons, Jeff | 01:15.3014 | 107.950 |
| 10 | 23 | Gomez, Logan | 01:15.4405 | 107.751 |
| 11 | 5 | Prendeville, Andrew | 01:15.4731 | 107.705 |
| 12 | 25 | Hildebrand, JR | 01:15.5544 | 107.589 |
| 13 | 54 | Pecorari, Robbie | 01:15.6003 | 107.523 |
| 14 | 18 | Allemann, Cyndie | 01:15.7323 | 107.336 |
| 15 | 22 | Donoso, Pablo | 01:15.7362 | 107.330 |
| 16 | 20 | Beatriz, Ana | 01:15.7588 | 107.298 |
| 17 | 11 | Davison, James | 01:15.9631 | 107.010 |
| 18 | 15 | Battistini, Dillon | 01:16.1902 | 106.691 |
| 19 | 4 | Guthrie, Sean | 01:16.2337 | 106.630 |
| 20 | 33 | Cunningham, Mitch | 01:16.6715 | 106.021 |
| 21 | 16 | Sherman, Brent | 01:16.9877 | 105.586 |
| 22 | 8 | Olson, Mark | 01:19.4090 | 102.366 |