IndyCar: Dixon tops Day 2 of Indy 500 practice

Scott Dixon turned a lap of 226.829 mph to top Day-2 of practice of the Indy 500 in his Ganassi Honda.

However, that speed was set with a tow and the fastest no-tow speed (the only speed that really counts for qualifying) was turned by the #27 Andretti Honda of Alexander Rossi during happy hour when the conditions were cooler. Rossi’s no-tow speed was 221.14 mph.

2nd quick on the day and 4th quick on the no-tow charts was Conor Daly in the #47 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevy. His boss, Ed Carpenter was third quick.

“I felt like I was little more comfortable yesterday,” said Dixon, who was eighth fastest Tuesday at 224.988. “Obviously, track conditions are different. The wind direction, especially (Turns) 2 to 4, swaps pretty big. The track temp was up today.

“Once it gets a bit hotter, I think everybody has a bit of washout, and it’s harder to stay closer. We’ll see with the race, but it looks right now like the race will be pretty cool, which will definitely make for a pretty robust race for people to watch. It’s going to be tight.”

Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Marcus Ericsson and Tony Kanaan rounded out the top five. Ericsson was fourth at 226.007 in the No. 8 Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. 2013 Indy 500 winner Kanaan ended up fifth at 225.774 in the No. 48 The American Legion Honda.

“There are so many competitive cars out there, so, as always, it’s going to be a very tough race,” Dixon said. “Happy all the Ganassi cars are fast. Nice to see the 9 up top.”

RC Enerson completed Phase 2 and the speed requirement for Phase 3 of the Rookie Orientation Program in the No. 75 Top Gun Racing Chevrolet in a special session before the track opened for practice. Enerson didn’t participate in the open practice.

Mark C. reporting for AR1.com

Day 2 Results

Pos	No	Name	Time	Diff	Gap	Laps	Speed	Engine	Team
1	9	Scott Dixon	39.6774	39.6774	0.000	108	226.829	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
2	47	Conor Daly	39.7575	0.0801	0.0801	93	226.372	Chevy	Ed Carpenter Racing
3	20	Ed Carpenter	39.8049	0.1275	0.0474	109	226.103	Chevy	Ed Carpenter Racing
4	8	Marcus Ericsson	39.8218	0.1444	0.0169	88	226.007	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
5	48	Tony Kanaan	39.8629	0.1855	0.0411	71	225.774	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
6	14	Sebastien Bourdais	39.9129	0.2355	0.0500	93	225.491	Chevy	AJ Foyt Enterprises
7	5	Pato O’Ward	39.9275	0.2501	0.0146	102	225.409	Chevy	Arrow McLaren SP
8	10	Alex Palou	39.9464	0.2690	0.0189	100	225.302	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
9	24	Sage Karam	39.9467	0.2693	0.0003	67	225.300	Chevy	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
10	98	Marco Andretti	39.9968	0.3194	0.0501	90	225.018	Honda	Andretti Herta-Haupert w/Marco & Curb-Agajanian
11	21	Rinus VeeKay	40.0013	0.3239	0.0045	111	224.993	Chevy	Ed Carpenter Racing
12	27	Alexander Rossi	40.0021	0.3247	0.0008	97	224.988	Honda	Andretti Autosport
13	06	Helio Castroneves	40.0223	0.3449	0.0202	104	224.875	Honda	Meyer Shank Racing
14	15	Graham Rahal	40.0333	0.3559	0.0110	123	224.813	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
15	12	Will Power	40.0382	0.3608	0.0049	93	224.785	Chevy	Team Penske
16	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	40.0389	0.3615	0.0007	91	224.781	Honda	Andretti Autosport
17	3	Scott McLaughlin	40.1155	0.4381	0.0766	112	224.352	Chevy	Team Penske
18	26	Colton Herta	40.1222	0.4448	0.0067	112	224.315	Honda	Andretti Autosport
19	60	Jack Harvey	40.1362	0.4588	0.0140	104	224.236	Honda	Meyer Shank Racing
20	30	Takuma Sato	40.1683	0.4909	0.0321	112	224.057	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
21	18	Ed Jones	40.2063	0.5289	0.0380	113	223.846	Honda	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan
22	7	Felix Rosenqvist	40.2183	0.5409	0.0120	116	223.779	Chevy	Arrow McLaren SP
23	86	Juan Pablo Montoya	40.2597	0.5823	0.0414	60	223.549	Chevy	Arrow McLaren SP
24	16	Simona De Silvestro	40.2604	0.5830	0.0007	120	223.545	Chevy	Paretta Autosport
25	1	JR Hildebrand	40.2644	0.5870	0.0040	56	223.523	Chevy	AJ Foyt Enterprises
26	59	Max Chilton	40.3243	0.6469	0.0599	74	223.190	Chevy	Carlin
27	25	Stefan Wilson	40.3504	0.6730	0.0261	92	223.046	Honda	Andretti Autosport
28	22	Simon Pagenaud	40.3619	0.6845	0.0115	80	222.983	Chevy	Team Penske
29	51	Pietro Fittipaldi	40.4320	0.7546	0.0701	126	222.596	Honda	Dale Coyne Racing w/Rick Ware Racing
30	2	Josef Newgarden	40.4415	0.7641	0.0095	68	222.544	Chevy	Team Penske
31	4	Dalton Kellett	40.4501	0.7727	0.0086	119	222.496	Chevy	AJ Foyt Enterprises
32	29	James Hinchcliffe	40.5169	0.8395	0.0668	90	222.130	Honda	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport
33	11	Charlie Kimball	40.7105	1.0331	0.1936	79	221.073	Chevy	AJ Foyt Enterprises
34	45	Santino Ferrucci	41.0793	1.4019	0.3688	29	219.088	Honda	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
35	75	RC Enerson	No Time	—	—	—	—	Chevy	Top Gun Racing