After a 7 month hiatus from the cockpit of an IndyCar, Indianapolis native Ed Carpenter paced the field during the opening day practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With a top average speed of 224.786 mph, Carpenter, driving for Sarah Fisher Racing, topped the list of 32 drivers that took to the track during the rain-shortened session. Rounding out the top 5 were Scott Dixon (224.491), JR Hildebrand (224.433), Dario Franchitti (224.107), and Marco Andretti (223.927). The incident free session was initially delayed due to a poorly-timed sprinkler and later halted for rain, before it was finally called off at about 5:30.
Sunday was more of the same, as a constant rainfall prevented any track activity from taking place. Practice resumes Monday from noon-6pm at the 2.5 mile oval.
Photos Courtesy of Bill Dunham
Photos Courtesy of Bill Dunham
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