Scott Dixon takes the lead from Chip Ganassi Racing’s pole position in the 106th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, and the 2008 winner will have a lot of company around him, as Ganassi’s race cars will also come out second ( Alex Palou), fifth (Marcus Ericsson). ), Tony Kanaan (sixth) and Jimmie Johnson (12th).
In the previous 105 events, only 21 times the driver who started first also finished first, including Dixon in 2008, his only victory in the Indy 500. The last driver to do so was Simon Pagenaud in 2019.
Judging by Friday’s Carb Day session, Ganassi cars will be the ones to be surpassed, as it was Kanaan’s turn to lead the timings at 227,114 mph. Ericsson and Dixon were second and fourth fast with the double winner Takuma Sato’s Dale Coyne Racing car splitting them.
Rinus VeeKay, who started third, was second when he pulled out the first full-course caution. VeeKay’s Ed Carpenter Racing was struck by a gust of wind on the short channel between turns 1 and 2, turned around and hit the wall hard, ending its day.
Sunday’s weather looks hot, with a high of 83 degrees, and no rain is expected. Wind gusts of up to 17 mph could be a problem on short channels between turns 1-2 and 3-4.
How to See the 106th Indianapolis 500 |
- Date: May 29th
- Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Indianapolis, Ind.
- Time: 12 pm ET
- Television: NBC
- Broadcast: fuboTV (try it for free)