IndyCar news: Scott Dixon sets pace in Indy 500 Carb Day practice

Miller Lite Carb Day - Friday_ May 24_ 2024_Ref Image Without Watermark_m106205 — Scott Dixon was fastest in Carb Day practice. Image: Penske Entertainment

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver clocked a best lap of 227.206mph (365.653km/h) in the #9 Honda during the two-hour Carb Day session.

Come Sunday (local time), he will start a career-worst 21st.

“We rolled off pretty good,” said Dixon. “It was a good day. The car seems pretty fast, pulls up well, pretty consistent.”

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Casting an eye to the race, he added, “I think you have to take the moment as it is. You don’t want to rush it too much.

“We’ve got some positions to make up. Hopefully move up as quick as possible.

“I’d like to pass all 20 cars on the first lap, but that’s probably not going to happen.”

Four-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves ended the session second-quickest on a 226.939mph (365.223km/h) in the #60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda while Pato O’Ward (#5 McLaren) was first of the Chevrolet-powered steerers, in third on a 226.666mph (364.784km/h).

The Team Penske trio which has locked out the front row for Sunday’s race was all much further down in Carb Day practice, with Scott McLaughlin (#3 Chevrolet) 20th, Will Power (#12 Chevrolet) 21st, and Josef Newgarden (#2 Chevrolet) 32nd.

There were two Cautions during the session, with one for debris and another to tow Kyle Larson after his #17 McLaren Chevrolet ran out of fuel.

Just the race itself remains, with a start estimated for Sunday at 12:45 ET/Monday at 02:45 AEST.

Results: Practice Final

Pos	Num	Driver	C/E/T	Fastest lap	Fastest speed	Split 1st/prev	Lap
1	9	Scott Dixon	D/H/F	0:39.6117	227.206		11/90
2	06	Helio Castroneves	D/H/F	0:39.6583	226.939	0.0466/0.0466	5/103
3	5	Pato O’Ward	D/C/F	0:39.7060	226.666	0.0943/0.0477	10/78
4	26	Colton Herta	D/H/F	0:39.7842	226.220	0.1725/0.0782	4/79
5	66	Tom Blomqvist	D/H/F	0:39.9201	225.450	0.3084/0.1359	11/62
6	28	Marcus Ericsson	D/H/F	0:39.9259	225.418	0.3142/0.0058	7/64
7	78	Agustin Canapino	D/C/F	0:39.9432	225.320	0.3315/0.0173	4/105
8	60	Felix Rosenqvist	D/H/F	0:39.9450	225.310	0.3333/0.0018	5/89
9	10	Alex Palou	D/H/F	0:39.9463	225.302	0.3346/0.0013	86/91
10	23	Ryan Hunter-Reay	D/C/F	0:39.9780	225.124	0.3663/0.0317	3/63
11	6	Callum Ilott	D/C/F	0:39.9866	225.075	0.3749/0.0086	39/103
12	4	Kyffin Simpson	D/H/F	0:40.0313	224.824	0.4196/0.0447	15/104
13	17	Kyle Larson	D/C/F	0:40.0426	224.761	0.4309/0.0113	24/74
14	75	Takuma Sato	D/H/F	0:40.0659	224.630	0.4542/0.0233	91/96
15	30	Pietro Fittipaldi	D/H/F	0:40.0769	224.568	0.4652/0.0110	12/97
16	11	Marcus Armstrong	D/H/F	0:40.1058	224.406	0.4941/0.0289	8/100
17	15	Graham Rahal	D/H/F	0:40.1154	224.353	0.5037/0.0096	11/106
18	98	Marco Andretti	D/H/F	0:40.1209	224.322	0.5092/0.0055	12/72
19	45	Christian Lundgaard	D/H/F	0:40.1272	224.287	0.5155/0.0063	37/74
20	3	Scott McLaughlin	D/C/F	0:40.1312	224.264	0.5195/0.0040	18/93
21	12	Will Power	D/C/F	0:40.1332	224.253	0.5215/0.0020	6/69
22	24	Conor Daly	D/C/F	0:40.1333	224.253	0.5216/0.0001	9/74
23	27	Kyle Kirkwood	D/H/F	0:40.1511	224.153	0.5394/0.0178	10/65
24	14	Santino Ferrucci	D/C/F	0:40.1852	223.963	0.5735/0.0341	44/49
25	77	Romain Grosjean	D/C/F	0:40.1878	223.949	0.5761/0.0026	4/82
26	7	Alexander Rossi	D/C/F	0:40.2025	223.867	0.5908/0.0147	68/92
27	33	Christian Rasmussen	D/C/F	0:40.2105	223.822	0.5988/0.0080	61/88
28	41	Sting Ray Robb	D/C/F	0:40.2614	223.539	0.6497/0.0509	78/95
29	20	Ed Carpenter	D/C/F	0:40.2958	223.348	0.6841/0.0344	4/67
30	21	Rinus VeeKay	D/C/F	0:40.3541	223.026	0.7424/0.0583	15/90
31	51	Katherine Legge	D/H/F	0:40.3719	222.927	0.7602/0.0178	74/86
32	2	Josef Newgarden	D/C/F	0:40.3864	222.847	0.7747/0.0145	12/72
33	8	Linus Lundqvist	D/H/F	0:40.3878	222.840	0.7761/0.0014	6/49