Kanaan Finds Fast Recipe While Leading Indy 500 Practice

Tony Kanaan was fastest in Thursday’s Indianapolis 500 practice with a lap of 225.341 mph around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo: Walt Kuhn

Tony Kanaan found the right blend of ingredients for speed Thursday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, leading the third day of practice for the 105th Indianapolis 500.

2013 Indy 500 winner and 2004 NTT IndyCar Series champion Kanaan, who is aiming to make his 20th start in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” led the pack of 35 cars with a best lap of 225.341 mph in the No. 48 Honda. Track and air temperatures continued to climb after a cool start to practice Tuesday and moderate temperatures Wednesday.

“It feels good,” Kanaan said. “Today has been the hottest day so far this week, so we’ve been to do a couple of things to kind of do the cookbook. You’re just trying to check the weather, what are we running in this type of weather, trying to guess when you’re going to qualify and then try to guess what’s going to happen next Sunday when we take the green flag. We’re just working on racing setup.”

Practice resumes from noon-6 p.m. (ET) tomorrow, known as “Fast Friday.” It’s the first day with elevated boost levels in the engine turbochargers, which continues through Saturday and Sunday for Crown Royal Armed Forces Qualifying. The additional boost will add between 80 and 90 horsepower and increase speeds.

Conor Daly continued a strong week on the 2.5-mile oval by ending up second at 225.245. Santino Ferrucci was third at 224.922 in an abbreviated day.

Ferrucci was transported to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for further evaluation of his left foot after being involved in the first major incident of practice this week. At 4:14 p.m., Ferrucci’s No. 45 Honda did a quarter-spin to the left in turn 2 and made hard rear contact with the SAFER Barrier in turn 2 before stopping on the back straightaway. The rear of the car suffered heavy damage.

Josef Newgarden was fourth at 224.885. Scott Dixon, fastest in practice Wednesday, ended up fifth today at 224.666.

Teams will shift to focusing on qualifying setups Friday in preparation for the drama and speed of Saturday and Sunday. Jack Harvey was the fastest driver without the benefit of an aerodynamic tow Thursday – similar conditions to single-car qualifying – at 222.091.

Thursday’s practice opened with drama from the first lap.

Colton Herta, driving the No. 26 Honda, brushed the turn 4 wall and the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet driven by Scott McLaughlin after McLaughlin and the No. 16 Chevrolet driven by Simona De Silvestro slowed due to three Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing cars running slowly in formation on the front straightaway on the first lap of the session. Per IndyCar Rulebook Rule 9.3.1, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing was penalized for improper conduct, and its three cars – driven by reigning “500” winner Takuma Sato, Graham Rahal and Ferrucci – will not be allowed to participate in the first 30 minutes of practice Friday.

Herta and McLaughlin returned to the track later after Andretti Autosport and Team Penske checked their respective cars in Gasoline Alley.

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Thursday’s Combined Practice Speeds

Rank	Car	Driver Name	C/E/T	Session	Time	Speed	Total Laps
1	9	Dixon, Scott	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:39.6774	226.829	241
2	12	Power, Will	D/C/F	Practice 2	00:39.7403	226.470	262
3	47	Daly, Conor	D/C/F	Practice 3	00:39.7575	226.372	270
4	28	Hunter-Reay, Ryan	D/H/F	Practice 2	00:39.7578	226.371	240
5	30	Sato, Takuma	D/H/F	Practice 2	00:39.7998	226.132	285
6	20	Carpenter, Ed	D/C/F	Practice 3	00:39.8049	226.103	274
7	8	Ericsson, Marcus	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:39.8218	226.007	268
8	24	Karam, Sage	D/C/F	Practice 2	00:39.8332	225.942	222
9	48	Kanaan, Tony	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:39.8629	225.774	219
10	14	Bourdais, Sebastien	D/C/F	Practice 3	00:39.9129	225.491	217
11	5	O’Ward, Pato	D/C/F	Practice 3	00:39.9275	225.409	247
12	10	Palou, Alex	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:39.9464	225.302	296
13	22	Pagenaud, Simon	D/C/F	Practice 2	00:39.9592	225.230	203
14	98	Andretti, Marco	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:39.9968	225.018	286
15	21	VeeKay, Rinus	D/C/F	Practice 3	00:40.0013	224.993	289
16	27	Rossi, Alexander	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:40.0021	224.988	272
17	45	Ferrucci, Santino	D/H/F	Practice 4	00:40.0139	224.922	123
18	2	Newgarden, Josef	D/C/F	Practice 4	00:40.0204	224.885	237
19	06	Castroneves, Helio	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:40.0223	224.875	287
20	15	Rahal, Graham	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:40.0333	224.813	279
21	18	Jones, Ed	D/H/F	Practice 2	00:40.0621	224.651	266
22	86	Montoya, Juan Pablo	D/C/F	Practice 2	00:40.1099	224.384	197
23	3	McLaughlin, Scott (R)	D/C/F	Practice 3	00:40.1155	224.352	240
24	26	Herta, Colton	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:40.1222	224.315	308
25	60	Harvey, Jack	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:40.1362	224.236	261
26	16	De Silvestro, Simona	D/C/F	Practice 2	00:40.1373	224.230	282
27	29	Hinchcliffe, James	D/H/F	Practice 2	00:40.2180	223.780	272
28	7	Rosenqvist, Felix	D/C/F	Practice 3	00:40.2183	223.779	264
29	1	Hildebrand, JR	D/C/F	Practice 3	00:40.2644	223.523	146
30	59	Chilton, Max	D/C/F	Practice 3	00:40.3243	223.190	212
31	25	Wilson, Stefan	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:40.3504	223.046	232
32	11	Kimball, Charlie	D/C/F	Practice 2	00:40.3938	222.806	176
33	51	Fittipaldi, Pietro (R)	D/H/F	Practice 3	00:40.4320	222.596	277
34	4	Kellett, Dalton	D/C/F	Practice 3	00:40.4501	222.496	251
35	75	Enerson, RC (R)	D/C/F	Practice 4	00:41.3899	217.444	50

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