Text: Willem J. Staat
Photo’s: Indycar
Rinus VeeKay was more than satisfied with his car.
Marcus Ericsson quickly approaching “Fast Friday” VeeKay pleased.
Ericsson was not only the fastest overall with an “aerodynamic drag” but was also the fastest car without a “tow” with a time of 224.414 mph. Marcus Ericsson: “A very good day for the Ganassi team. Yesterday we worked a lot on the cars and we were good right away. We built on that today. I think we made some changes overnight that definitely helped me in the car. With good cars, the Ganassi Team has also done a good job this year.”
Kyle Larson attended with Jeff Gordon with a view to next year. Larson has more than the full support of his NASCAR Team owner Rick Hendrick. The entire team is fully behind him, according to the press conference.
2008 Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon was second behind his teammate with 229.186. It marked a Ganassi 1-2 on the timesheets for the second consecutive day. Thursday’s Top 4 was really just former Indy 500 winners. 2019 winner Simon Pagenaud dropped at 228.681 mph. (#60 Meyer Shank Racing AutoNation/Sirius XM Dallara Honda) set the third fastest time. 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power set a fourth fastest time of 228.577 mph in the #12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet. Power was also the second fastest no-tow rider with a time of 224.283 mph. Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian driver Colton Herta rounded out the Top 5 with a time of 228.240 in the #26 Gainbridge Dallara Honda.
Kyle Kirkwood leads a group of cars.
Rinus VeeKay was extremely satisfied with the set-up of his car. VeeKay and Carpenter recorded the 31st and 32nd fastest times. Their teammate Conor Daly was sixth fastest. The times of most participants are no more than an indication because almost everyone is actually busy with the settings for “Fast Friday”. also the best rookie. His teammate Callum Ilott was only 32nd fastest….. 34 drivers took part in the sessions and they completed a total of 3159 laps or a distance of 12.636 km.
