J Andretti fastest in morning practice
Roth Racing's John Andretti was fastest in the morning practice hour prior to today's second qualifying session for the Indianapolis 500
The returning veteran led Dale Coyne Racing's Bruno Junqueira and Vision Racing driver Davey Hamilton, as the drivers who will fight for positions 12 to 33 on the Indy grid took centre-stage.
Mario Dominguez and Max Papis' participation in today's qualifying now looks doubtful, however, after both crashed during the session.
Pacific Coast driver Dominguez hit the barriers after a spin on the entry to Turn 1 with 20 minutes to go, while Papis spun his Rubicon/Schmidt car into the Turn 3 wall on his final lap of the hour.
Will Power (KV Racing) and EJ Viso (HVM) were both back on track after their Friday crashes, taking their repaired cars to 11th and 18th respectively.
Dreyer & Reinbold duo Buddy Rice and Townsend Bell completed the top five in practice, ahead of Newman/Haas/Lanigan's Graham Rahal.
The session also saw the first appearance by the race's 37th entry, as Phil Gibler's American Dream Racing car took to the track for the first time since the new team's deal came together, although Giebler only completed two installation laps and did not attempt a flying lap.
Today's six-hour qualifying session was due to decide positions 22 to 33 on the grid, but after last Sunday's rain-out, it will now allocate every grid place from 12th backwards.
The drivers who miss the cut will then have a final chance to break into the field in tomorrow's Bump Day qualifying.
Pos Driver Team Speed(mph) 1. John Andretti Roth 224.027 2. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 223.683 3. Davey Hamilton Vision 223.638 4. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 223.577 5. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 223.499 6. Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan 223.042 7. Jeff Simmons Foyt 222.895 8. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 222.608 9. Oriol Servia KV 222.424 10. Marty Roth Roth 222.126 11. Will Power KV 222.080 12. Darren Manning Foyt 221.863 13. Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher 221.781 14. Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan 221.464 15. Alex Lloyd Rahal Letterman/Ganassi 221.393 16. Max Papis Rubicon 221.330 17. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 221.192 18. EJ Viso HVM 221.053 19. AJ Foyt IV Vision 220.914 20. Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold 220.584 21. Roger Yasukawa Beck 220.456 22. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 219.945 23. Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn 219.238 24. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 219.023 25. Jaime Camara Conquest 216.230 26. Phil Giebler American Dream 83.863
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