Marco Andretti exceeded 227mph as he ended Day 2 of practice for the Indianapolis 500 with the fastest lap, while Scott Dixon was second.
Andretti clocked an average 227.053mph (365.406km/h) on his 60th of 117 laps in the #98 Andretti-Herta w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda to put him fastest so far around Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Dixon’s best (226.329mph, 364.241km/h) in the #9 Chip Ganassi Honda came early in the day, while 2017 Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda) and Robert Wickens (#6 Schmidt Peterson Honda) slotted into third and fourth with laps in the latter stages.
Charlie Kimball (#23 Carlin) was the first of the Chevrolets in fifth while sixth-placed Tony Kanaan recorded the day’s fastest non-tow lap (223.048mph, 358.961km/h) in the #14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet.
Day 1 fast man Simon Pagenaud (#22 Chevrolet) was the slowest of the Team Penske drivers in 24th, though the team’s best was Josef Newgarden (#1 Chevrolet) in 11th.
Helio Castroneves (#3 Chevrolet) ended up 18th and Will Power (#12 Chevrolet) 21st.
James Davison was 33rd-fastest in the #33 Foyt w/ Byrd-Hollinger-Belardi Chevrolet.
Practice continues tomorrow with another seven hours from 0100 AEST.
Highlights: Practice: Day 2
Results: Practice: Day 2
| Pos | Num | Driver | C/E/T | Time | Avg speed (mph) | Total laps |
| 1 | 98 | Marco Andretti | D/H/F | 0:39.6383 | 227.053 | 117 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | D/H/F | 0:39.7651 | 226.329 | 115 |
| 3 | 30 | Takuma Sato | D/H/F | 0:39.8039 | 226.108 | 112 |
| 4 | 6 | Robert Wickens (R) | D/H/F | 0:39.8078 | 226.086 | 113 |
| 5 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | D/C/F | 0:39.8430 | 225.887 | 87 |
| 6 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | D/C/F | 0:39.8688 | 225.740 | 85 |
| 7 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | D/C/F | 0:39.9158 | 225.475 | 79 |
| 8 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | D/C/F | 0:39.9709 | 225.164 | 93 |
| 9 | 64 | Oriol Servia | D/H/F | 0:40.0118 | 224.934 | 115 |
| 10 | 24 | Sage Karam | D/C/F | 0:40.0201 | 224.887 | 82 |
| 11 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | D/C/F | 0:40.0417 | 224.766 | 90 |
| 12 | 13 | Danica Patrick | D/C/F | 0:40.0766 | 224.570 | 85 |
| 13 | 29 | Carlos Munoz | D/H/F | 0:40.0780 | 224.562 | 123 |
| 14 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | D/C/F | 0:40.0812 | 224.544 | 86 |
| 15 | 7 | Jay Howard | D/H/F | 0:40.0821 | 224.539 | 113 |
| 16 | 4 | Matheus Leist (R) | D/C/F | 0:40.0879 | 224.507 | 59 |
| 17 | 59 | Max Chilton | D/C/F | 0:40.0978 | 224.451 | 80 |
| 18 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | D/C/F | 0:40.1039 | 224.417 | 98 |
| 19 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | D/H/F | 0:40.1404 | 224.213 | 103 |
| 20 | 66 | JR Hildebrand | D/C/F | 0:40.1556 | 224.128 | 69 |
| 21 | 12 | Will Power | D/C/F | 0:40.1778 | 224.004 | 97 |
| 22 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | D/H/F | 0:40.1859 | 223.959 | 112 |
| 23 | 60 | Jack Harvey | D/H/F | 0:40.1923 | 223.923 | 117 |
| 24 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | D/C/F | 0:40.2276 | 223.727 | 98 |
| 25 | 63 | Pippa Mann | D/H/F | 0:40.2445 | 223.633 | 78 |
| 26 | 26 | Zach Veach | D/H/F | 0:40.2461 | 223.624 | 120 |
| 27 | 10 | Ed Jones | D/H/F | 0:40.2518 | 223.592 | 68 |
| 28 | 32 | Kyle Kaiser (R) | D/C/F | 0:40.3128 | 223.254 | 106 |
| 29 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | D/H/F | 0:40.3262 | 223.180 | 129 |
| 30 | 18 | Sebastien Bourdais | D/H/F | 0:40.3325 | 223.145 | 110 |
| 31 | 17 | Conor Daly | D/H/F | 0:40.4200 | 222.662 | 87 |
| 32 | 25 | Stefan Wilson | D/H/F | 0:40.4621 | 222.430 | 104 |
| 33 | 33 | James Davison | D/C/F | 0:40.4623 | 222.429 | 74 |
| 34 | 15 | Graham Rahal | D/H/F | 0:40.5220 | 222.102 | 78 |
| 35 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo (R) | D/H/F | 0:40.5729 | 221.823 | 67 |
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