Power Leads Shortened IndyCar Practice At Baltimore

A road crew works to grind the bump out at the rail crossing after cars got air in that portion of the track in practice for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Baltimore. Photo courtesy IndyCar/LAT USA

Defending race winner and IZOD IndyCar Series championship points leader Will Power led shortened opening day of practice for the Grand Prix of Baltimore.

Power turned a lap of 1 minute, 21.4572 seconds in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car during a 30-minute practice after course issues shortened morning practice and forced series officials to install a chicane on the main straightaway.

Erecting a temporary tire barrier chicane on the Pratt Street main straightaway was the most prudent and effective solution to alleviate the effects of a dip in a section of the pavement near the light rail tracks on the Pratt Street straightway.

Simon Pagenaud, who clinched the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award at Sonoma, was second quick (1:21.4883) in the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports car.
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Scott Dixon, driving the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car, was third (1:21.7211) and Ruberna Barrichello (1:21.9194) in the No. 8 BMC/Embrase KV Racing Technology car. James Hinchcliffe was fifth in the No. 27 Team GoDaddy.com car for Andretti Autosport.

Groups for the first round of qualifying will be determined from the morning (9-10 ET) practice session.

Removal of the chicane, widening of the right-hand turn 1 and reshaping turns 5-6 (also the pit entrance) were alterations to the circuit based on driver feedback from the inaugural race in 2011. Construction started July 30 under the direction of NZR Consulting, and the company and its local workforce didn’t take control of the full 2.04-mile, 13-turn course until late Aug. 30.