Dixon tops first Homestead practice
Scott Dixon was quickest as the three title contenders led the way in Friday morning practice for the IndyCar finale at Homestead
Points leader Dixon (Ganassi) set his 25.1968s time on only his second flying lap of the session, having sat in the pits at first saving tyres and waiting for rubber to build up on the oval.
His run usurped Penske's Ryan Briscoe, who comes into the event eight points behind Dixon. The Australian retained second ahead of Dixon's team-mate Dario Franchitti, who sits between them in the standings.
Mario Moraes was the quickest among the rest of the field, beating Briscoe's team-mate Helio Castroneves to fourth. KV Racing's Moraes had been extremely fast in pre-season testing at Homestead and appears set to carry that form into the race weekend.
Newman/Haas/Lanigan's newcomer Alex Lloyd had led the opening half-hour, reserved for rookies and drivers outside the top ten in the championship. The former Indy Lights champion, making only his third IndyCar appearance, held on to eighth behind team-mate Graham Rahal and Vision's Ed Carpenter in the rest of the session.
Sarah Fisher, who has a new chassis at her self-run team this weekend, was second to Lloyd in the first segment and ended the morning an impressive ninth, ahead of rookie points leader Raphael Matos (Luczo Dragon).
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 25.1968s 2. Ryan Briscoe Penske 25.2191s + 0.0223s 3. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 25.2267s + 0.0299s 4. Mario Moraes KV 25.3245s + 0.1277s 5. Helio Castroneves Penske 25.3527s + 0.1559s 6. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 25.3665s + 0.1697s 7. Ed Carpenter Vision 25.3698s + 0.1730s 8. Alex Lloyd Newman/Haas/Lanigan 25.3769s + 0.1801s 9. Sarah Fisher Fisher 25.4296s + 0.2328s 10. Raphael Matos Luczo Dragon 25.4495s + 0.2527s 11. Danica Patrick Andretti Green 25.4700s + 0.2732s 12. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green 25.4857s + 0.2889s 13. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green 25.5109s + 0.3141s 14. Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold 25.5127s + 0.3159s 15. Marco Andretti Andretti Green 25.5233s + 0.3265s 16. Dan Wheldon Panther 25.5516s + 0.3548s 17. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 25.5759s + 0.3791s 18. Justin Wilson Coyne 25.5931s + 0.3963s 19. Ryan Hunter-Reay Foyt 25.6460s + 0.4492s 20. EJ Viso HVM 25.6465s + 0.4497s 21. Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold 25.8506s + 0.6538s 22. Robert Doornbos HVM 25.9817s + 0.7849s 23. Jaques Lazier 3G
Be part of the Autosport community
Join the conversationShare Or Save This Story
Hamilton accepts blame for incident with Albon in F1 Brazilian GP
Ferrari drivers called to F1 stewards over Brazilian GP collision
Will Alonso's Indy failure end the age of versatility?
Newgarden fastest in rain-shortened first day of Indy 500 Open Test
IndyCar St. Petersburg: Newgarden surges to pole for season-opener
The two key areas where Dixon needs to re-assert his authority
Mercedes F1 junior Pin joins the FRECA grid
Hamilton: Ferrari F1 switch doesn't need "vindicating"
Antonelli completes maiden Mercedes F1 test
The story behind Shanghai's "painted" F1 track surprise
The apprenticeship that will aid Ilott's IndyCar to WEC switch at Jota
The long evolution of Dallara's Indy 500 winner
Nigel Mansell’s greatest F1 and Indycar drives
How Ericsson achieved Indy immortality as Ganassi's main man stumbled
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments