Dario Franchitti goes quickest in final practice session before the 500
Dario Franchitti took Carb Day honours at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Ganassi driver setting the fastest time in the final practice session before Sunday's Indy 500
Franchitti topped the times with a 222.360mph lap (40.4749s) to put him just ahead of team-mate Scott Dixon (222.274mph). Marco Andretti (Andretti Autosport) was third-fastest with a 221.702mph effort
"The car was good," Franchitti said. "The car was as good as it has been all month, really. Good balance, good grip. It's getting more slippery the more the air temperature goes up, and the more the car moves around, the harder it is behind the wheel. But it's the same for everybody. I think we've got a good set-up for race day, although it would have been nice to have that motor for qualifying."
Rahal Letterman Lanigan's Takuma Sato was fourth-quickest ahead of polesitter Ryan Briscoe (Penske) and Justin Wilson (Dale Coyne).
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Dario Franchitti Ganassi DW12-Honda 40.4749s 2. Scott Dixon Ganassi DW12-Honda 40.4906s + 0.0157s 3. Marco Andretti Andretti DW12-Chevy 40.5950s + 0.1201s 4. Takuma Sato Rahal DW12-Honda 40.7097s + 0.2348s 5. Ryan Briscoe Penske DW12-Chevy 40.7194s + 0.2445s 6. Justin Wilson Coyne DW12-Honda 40.7396s + 0.2647s 7. Will Power Penske DW12-Chevy 40.8359s + 0.3610s 8. James Hinchcliffe Andretti DW12-Chevy 40.8517s + 0.3768s 9. Tony Kanaan KV DW12-Chevy 40.8733s + 0.3984s 10. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti DW12-Chevy 40.9255s + 0.4506s 11. Helio Castroneves Penske DW12-Chevy 40.9403s + 0.4654s 12. JR Hildebrand Panther DW12-Chevy 40.9517s + 0.4768s 13. Josef Newgarden Fisher DW12-Honda 40.9890s + 0.5141s 14. Charlie Kimball Ganassi DW12-Honda 41.0009s + 0.5260s 15. Graham Rahal Ganassi DW12-Honda 41.0191s + 0.5442s 16. Alex Tagliani Herta DW12-Honda 41.0419s + 0.5670s 17. Rubens Barrichello KV DW12-Chevy 41.0917s + 0.6168s 18. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR DW12-Chevy 41.1249s + 0.6500s 19. Mike Conway Foyt DW12-Honda 41.1591s + 0.6842s 20. Ed Carpenter Carpenter DW12-Chevy 41.2115s + 0.7366s 21. Sebastian Saavedra AFS/Andretti DW12-Chevy 41.2121s + 0.7372s 22. EJ Viso KV DW12-Chevy 41.2262s + 0.7513s 23. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt DW12-Honda 41.3229s + 0.8480s 24. Bryan Clauson Fisher DW12-Honda 41.3230s + 0.8481s 25. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon DW12-Chevy 41.3341s + 0.8592s 26. Katherine Legge Dragon DW12-Chevy 41.3605s + 0.8856s 27. Wade Cunningham Foyt DW12-Honda 41.3836s + 0.9087s 28. Michel Jourdain Jr Rahal DW12-Honda 41.6300s + 1.1551s 29. Townsend Bell Schmidt DW12-Honda 41.7248s + 1.2499s 30. James Jakes Coyne DW12-Honda 42.2364s + 1.7615s 31. Simona de Silvestro HVM DW12-Lotus 43.5534s + 3.0785s 32. Jean Alesi Fan Force DW12-Lotus 44.0202s + 3.5453s 33. Ana Beatriz Andretti/Conquest DW12-Chevy
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