Herta, the current points leader in the IndyCar Series championship, delivered flying lap of 1m09.2863s on a set of softer alternates to set the quickest time on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course layout. The quick lap set by Herta came with less than three minutes remaining in the 75-minute practice, bumping the feel-good story of Juncos Hollinger Racing’s Agustin Canapino from the top spot by 0.0850s.
The flood of times began to come in as the softer alternates saw a rotation of the top spot as the likes of Scott McLaughlin, VeeKay, Power and Canapino went quickest before Herta settled it in the final moments. To round out the engine issues, the Chevrolet in Theo Pourchaire’s Arrow McLaren entry also appeared to expire in the closing moments, causing him to pull off the track. Main Information Additional Data Driver Info 1 - 3 Main Information Cla Driver # Laps Time Interval Mph 1 C.