Takuma Sato leads AJ Foyt one-two in Barber IndyCar practice
Takuma Sato led Jack Hawksworth in an AJ Foyt Racing one-two in Friday's second IndyCar Series practice session at Barber Motorsports Park
The afternoon practice was slightly delayed and began on a damp track due to a storm that passed over the Alabama venue following the opening session.
After a cagey start while the circuit dried, positions changed rapidly as conditions improved in the second half of the session.
Sato moved to the top late on with a 1m07.2157s lap, before Hawksworth snuck in behind him with a time 0.040 seconds adrift.
Schmidt Peterson driver James Hinchcliffe completed an all-Honda top three.
Graham Rahal's presence in fifth behind Will Power made it four Hondas in the top five.
Josef Newgarden spent a while in first place before ending up sixth, while morning pacesetter Sebastien Bourdais was back in 10th behind Simon Pagenaud, Juan Pablo Montoya and Scott Dixon.
PRACTICE TWO TIMES
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takuma Sato | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.2157s | - | 14 |
| 2 | Jack Hawksworth | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.2197s | 0.0040s | 16 |
| 3 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.2455s | 0.0298s | 22 |
| 4 | Will Power | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.3434s | 0.1277s | 18 |
| 5 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.3494s | 0.1337s | 21 |
| 6 | Josef Newgarden | Ed Carpenter Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.3871s | 0.1714s | 21 |
| 7 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.4151s | 0.1994s | 20 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.4693s | 0.2536s | 17 |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.4994s | 0.2837s | 17 |
| 10 | Sebastien Bourdais | KVSH Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.5187s | 0.3030s | 19 |
| 11 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.5831s | 0.3674s | 22 |
| 12 | Carlos Munoz | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.5951s | 0.3794s | 16 |
| 13 | Mikhail Aleshin | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.6744s | 0.4587s | 17 |
| 14 | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.7779s | 0.5622s | 24 |
| 15 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m07.8069s | 0.5912s | 20 |
| 16 | Helio Castroneves | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.8107s | 0.5950s | 19 |
| 17 | Max Chilton | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m07.9550s | 0.7393s | 16 |
| 18 | Conor Daly | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1m08.0137s | 0.7980s | 20 |
| 19 | Luca Filippi | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1m08.1331s | 0.9174s | 15 |
| 20 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m08.3100s | 1.0943s | 21 |
| 21 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Herta | Dallara/Honda | 1m08.6727s | 1.4570s | 29 |
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