Power blitzes rivals in practice
Will Power stayed on top in second practice in St Petersburg, producing a blistering 1m02.3200s lap that put him 0.7 seconds clear of his rivals
The Penske driver, who had led the way this morning too, went quickest again early on, before Scott Dixon (Ganassi), Tony Kanaan (Andretti Autosport) and Justin Wilson (Dreyer & Reinbold) all took a turn at the head of the order.
But then in the final ten minutes Power reclaimed the top spot and moved comfortably clear of the pack. The 0.7s margin that split Power from second placed Dixon was the same spread that covered the next 14 cars.
Wilson and Kanaan were next up, with the latter's team-mate Ryan Hunter-Reay completing the top five.
KV's EJ Viso and Takuma Sato took sixth and seventh, despite the former ending his session in the Turn 10 run-off. Sato had earlier been as high as second.
Marco Andretti (Andretti Autosport) and Helio Castroneves (Penske) were eighth and ninth, with Castroneves another man exploring run-off areas, while Graham Rahal continued to show very promising form for temporary team Sarah Fisher Racing in 10th.
But it was a bad afternoon for reigning champion Dario Franchitti, who crashed into the tyres at Turn 4 just after the halfway point.
Also causing stoppages were Dale Coyne Racing's Milka Duno (stopping on course at Turn 8) and KV's third driver Mario Moraes, who spun out of the final chicane on his first lap.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Will Power Penske 1m02.3200s 2. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m03.0299s + 0.7099s 3. Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 1m03.0576s + 0.7376s 4. Tony Kanaan Andretti 1m03.0615s + 0.7415s 5. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti 1m03.0763s + 0.7563s 6. EJ Viso KV 1m03.0890s + 0.7690s 7. Takuma Sato KV 1m03.0930s + 0.7730s 8. Marco Andretti Andretti 1m03.2866s + 0.9666s 9. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m03.2884s + 0.9684s 10. Graham Rahal Sarah Fisher 1m03.3220s + 1.0020s 11. Alex Tagliani Fazzt 1m03.3687s + 1.0487s 12. Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1m03.4320s + 1.1120s 13. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m03.5043s + 1.1843s 14. Alex Lloyd Dale Coyne 1m03.5329s + 1.2129s 15. Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold 1m03.5431s + 1.2231s 16. Dan Wheldon Panther 1m03.6383s + 1.3183s 17. Simona de Silvestro HVM 1m03.7857s + 1.4657s 18. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1m03.7870s + 1.4670s 19. Raphael Matos de Ferran/Luczo Dragon 1m03.7882s + 1.4682s 20. Vitor Meira Foyt 1m03.8672s + 1.5472s 21. Danica Patrick Andretti 1m03.8864s + 1.5664s 22. Mario Romancini Conquest 1m04.4134s + 2.0934s 23. Milka Duno Dale Coyne 1m08.9920s + 6.6720s 24. Mario Moraes KV 1m09.7015s + 7.3815s
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