IndyCar: Power tops Laguna Seca Open Test
Two-time series champion Will Power led the five-hour NTT INDYCAR SERIES Open Test on Thursday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Power turned a lap of of 1m7.2762s in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet in breaking the track record of 1m07.722s set by Helio Castroneves in 2000.
“Very nice, very smooth,” Power said of the resurfaced track.
“A lot of grip. Yeah, it’s incredibly fast. Yeah, it will be a mid-six (1:06.5) in quali by the time it’s all said and done. Rubber down, mid-six.”
Christian Lundgaard was second in his #45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, posting a best lap of 1m07.3089s.
Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin was third at 1m07.5117s in the No. 3 XPEL Team Penske Chevrolet.
Rookie Juri Vips, who made his series debut last weekend at Portland was fourth at 1m07.6366s in the No. 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda.
Marcus Ericsson rounded out the top five at 1m07.6463s in the No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.
Alex Palou, who clinched his second NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship last weekend at Portland, ended up 12th at 1:07.8434 in the No. 10 The American Legion Honda fielded by Chip Ganassi Racing.
Defending race champion Palou was unhurt after making contact with the tire barrier in Turn 4 with about 50 minutes remaining while fourth on the time sheets. He didn’t return to the track.
Laguna Seca Open Test Results
|
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Engine |
Time |
Speed |
Diff |
Gap |
|
1 |
12 |
Power, Will |
Chevy |
01:07.2762 |
119.757 |
–.—- |
–.—- |
|
2 |
45 |
Lundgaard, Christian |
Honda |
01:07.3089 |
119.699 |
0.0327 |
0.0327 |
|
3 |
3 |
McLaughlin, Scott |
Chevy |
01:07.5117 |
119.339 |
0.2355 |
0.2028 |
|
4 |
30 |
Vips, Juri (R) |
Honda |
01:07.6366 |
119.119 |
0.3604 |
0.1249 |
|
5 |
8 |
Ericsson, Marcus |
Honda |
01:07.6463 |
119.102 |
0.3701 |
0.0097 |
|
6 |
7 |
Rossi, Alexander |
Chevy |
01:07.6616 |
119.075 |
0.3854 |
0.0153 |
|
7 |
5 |
O’Ward, Pato |
Chevy |
01:07.6622 |
119.074 |
0.3860 |
0.0006 |
|
8 |
6 |
Rosenqvist, Felix |
Chevy |
01:07.6862 |
119.032 |
0.4100 |
0.0240 |
|
9 |
27 |
Kirkwood, Kyle |
Honda |
01:07.6970 |
119.013 |
0.4208 |
0.0108 |
|
10 |
9 |
Dixon, Scott |
Honda |
01:07.7455 |
118.927 |
0.4693 |
0.0485 |
|
11 |
15 |
Rahal, Graham |
Honda |
01:07.8233 |
118.791 |
0.5471 |
0.0778 |
|
12 |
10 |
Palou, Alex |
Honda |
01:07.8434 |
118.756 |
0.5672 |
0.0201 |
|
13 |
21 |
VeeKay, Rinus |
Chevy |
01:07.8624 |
118.723 |
0.5862 |
0.0190 |
|
14 |
14 |
Ferrucci, Santino |
Chevy |
01:07.9335 |
118.598 |
0.6573 |
0.0711 |
|
15 |
2 |
Newgarden, Josef |
Chevy |
01:07.9348 |
118.596 |
0.6586 |
0.0013 |
|
16 |
28 |
Grosjean, Romain |
Honda |
01:07.9516 |
118.567 |
0.6754 |
0.0168 |
|
17 |
18 |
Malukas, David |
Honda |
01:07.9759 |
118.524 |
0.6997 |
0.0243 |
|
18 |
26 |
Herta, Colton |
Honda |
01:08.0048 |
118.474 |
0.7286 |
0.0289 |
|
19 |
11 |
Armstrong, Marcus (R) |
Honda |
01:08.1157 |
118.281 |
0.8395 |
0.1109 |
|
20 |
78 |
Canapino, Agustin (R) |
Chevy |
01:08.2423 |
118.062 |
0.9661 |
0.1266 |
|
21 |
29 |
DeFrancesco, Devlin |
Honda |
01:08.2777 |
118.000 |
1.0015 |
0.0354 |
|
22 |
55 |
Pedersen, Benjamin (R) |
Chevy |
01:08.3031 |
117.957 |
1.0269 |
0.0254 |
|
23 |
77 |
Ilott, Callum |
Chevy |
01:08.4139 |
117.766 |
1.1377 |
0.1108 |
|
24 |
60 |
Blomqvist, Tom (R) |
Honda |
01:08.7555 |
117.180 |
1.4793 |
0.3416 |
|
25 |
20 |
Hunter-Reay, Ryan |
Chevy |
01:08.7641 |
117.166 |
1.4879 |
0.0086 |
|
26 |
51 |
Robb, Sting Ray (R) |
Honda |
01:08.8389 |
117.038 |
1.5627 |
0.0748 |
|
27 |
06 |
Castroneves, Helio |
Honda |
01:08.8834 |
116.963 |
1.6072 |
0.0445 |
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