Dixon leads second practice
| By Matt Beer |
Saturday, May 31st 2008, 19:13 GMT |
Scott Dixon was fastest in the final practice session before qualifying at the Milwaukee Mile.
Fresh from his Indianapolis 500 win a week ago, the Ganassi driver lapped in 21.9975 seconds, which was 0.0483 seconds quicker than Helio Castroneves (Penske) managed when topping the second part of the split session.
Marco Andretti completed the top three for Andretti Green.
The rookies and new teams again showed strong form, with Will Power taking fourth for KV Racing, and EJ Viso (HVM), Bruno Junqueira (Dale Coyne Racing) and Enrique Bernoldi (Conquest Racing) claiming sixth, seventh and ninth places respectively.
Andretti Green's Tony Kanaan and Dixon's Ganassi teammate Dan Wheldon got amongst them in fifth and eighth.
Morning pace-setter Graham Rahal only managed 19th place in final practice, although the picture was blurred slightly as some teams concentrated on race preparations while others practiced for qualifying.
AJ Foyt IV had the only incident of the session when he brushed the wall during the first half-hour and bent the suspension on his Vision Racing Dallara-Honda.
Roth Racing's John Andretti was able to rejoin for a handful of laps following his minor crash this morning, but his teammate Marty Roth was unable to participate due to the damage sustained in his much heavier impact during the first session. Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 21.9975 27
2. Helio Castroneves Penske 22.0458 + 0.0483 23
3. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 22.1996 + 0.2021 30
4. Will Power KV 22.2712 + 0.2737 27
5. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 22.2863 + 0.2888 45
6. EJ Viso HVM 22.3094 + 0.3119 27
7. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 22.3152 + 0.3177 21
8. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 22.3703 + 0.3728 32
9. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 22.3831 + 0.3856 23
10. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 22.5372 + 0.5397 41
11. Vitor Meira Panther 22.5443 + 0.5468 36
12. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 22.5862 + 0.5887 37
13. Ryan Briscoe Penske 22.5978 + 0.6003 32
14. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 22.6438 + 0.6463 20
15. Oriol Servia KV 22.7110 + 0.7135 27
16. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 22.7366 + 0.7391 31
17. Darren Manning Foyt 22.7633 + 0.7658 32
18. AJ Foyt IV Vision 22.9588 + 0.9613 26
19. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 22.9793 + 0.9818 48
20. John Andretti Roth 22.9794 + 0.9819 13
21. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 23.0062 + 1.0087 32
22. Jaime Camara Conquest 23.0937 + 1.0962 28
23. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 23.0975 + 1.1000 21
24. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 23.5244 + 1.5269 32
25. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 23.5662 + 1.5687 27
26. Ed Carpenter Vision 23.8578 + 1.8603 21
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