Dixon fastest in first practice
Former champion Scott Dixon provided further evidence of Ganassi's return to form by setting the pace in the first official practice session of the 2006 IRL IndyCar season
Dixon was just 0.0004 seconds faster than Penske's Sam Hornish Jr around the Homestead oval, with Tony Kanaan the best of the Andretti-Green quartet in third.
The morning practice session saw the first appearance of Hemelgarn's recently signed rookie PJ Chesson. Unsurprisingly, the Indy Pro Series graduate was slowest of all as he focused on acclimatising to his Dallara-Honda.
Eddie Cheever was 12th fastest as he prepared for his first IRL appearance in almost three years.
Friday morning practice results:
Pos Driver Team Chassis Time 1. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara 24.8974 2. Sam Hornish Jr Penske Dallara 24.8978 3. Tony Kanaan Andretti-Green Dallara 24.9326 4. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara 24.9369 5. Bryan Herta Andretti-Green Dallara 24.9964 6. Dario Franchitti Andretti-Green Dallara 25.0205 7. Dan Wheldon Ganassi Dallara 25.0266 8. Buddy Rice Rahal-Letterman Panoz 25.0528 9. Ed Carpenter Vision Dallara 25.0955 10. Vitor Meira Panther Dallara 25.1319 11. Kosuke Matsuura Super Aguri Fernandez Dallara 25.1401 12. Eddie Cheever Jr. Cheever Dallara 25.1524 13. Marco Andretti Andretti-Green Dallara 25.1608 14. Scott Sharp Fernandez Dallara 25.2571 15. Danica Patrick Rahal-Letterman Panoz 25.2689 16. Paul Dana Rahal-Letterman Panoz 25.2752 17. Tomas Scheckter Vision Dallara 25.2819 18. Buddy Lazier Dreyer and Reinbold Dallara 25.3398 19. Felipe Giaffone AJ Foyt Dallara 25.4722 20. P.J. Chesson Hemelgarn Dallara 26.0157
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