Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Ryan Hunter-Reay fastest in practice for Andretti
Andretti Autosport's Ryan Hunter-Reay was the quickest in second IndyCar practice at Mid-Ohio
Hunter-Reay's best time was a 1m04.2961s set midway through the session, putting him ahead of Toronto race winner Josef Newgarden - who was just a tenth of a second off.
Hints of rain threatened to disrupt the second half of the session, but never reached the point where wet tyres were required.
Five-time Mid-Ohio race winner Scott Dixon was third fastest and two tenths ahead of championship rival Simon Pagenaud. Alexander Rossi rounded out the top five.
The top 10 ended up being covered by just half a second, with Will Power next in the order from Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal.
Helio Castroneves led the session early on but was eventually bumped down to ninth fastest, while James Hinchcliffe completed the top 10.
IndyCar returnee Mikhail Aleshin finished 13th quickest again behind rookie Ed Jones, who was the only driver to improve after the spots of rain caused everyone to come into the pits briefly.
Carlos Munoz set the slowest time having completed the fewest laps after being set back with electrical problems.
PRACTICE TWO RESULTS:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m04.2961s | - | 19 |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m04.4375s | 0.1414s | 20 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1m04.4910s | 0.1949s | 19 |
| 4 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m04.5625s | 0.2664s | 22 |
| 5 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Herta | Dallara/Honda | 1m04.6358s | 0.3397s | 20 |
| 6 | Will Power | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m04.6828s | 0.3867s | 23 |
| 7 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m04.7770s | 0.4809s | 18 |
| 8 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Dallara/Honda | 1m04.7973s | 0.5012s | 25 |
| 9 | Helio Castroneves | Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m04.8154s | 0.5193s | 20 |
| 10 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara/Honda | 1m04.8613s | 0.5652s | 20 |
| 11 | Takuma Sato | Andretti Autosport | Dallara/Honda | 1m05.1008s | 0.8047s | 22 |
| 12 | Ed Jones | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1m05.1411s | 0.8450s | 17 |
| 13 | Mikhail Aleshin | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara/Honda | 1m05.1859s | 0.8898s | 23 |
| 14 | Max Chilton | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1m05.1994s | 0.9033s | 21 |
| 15 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1m05.2065s | 0.9104s | 19 |
| 16 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m05.2931s | 0.9970s | 20 |
| 17 | Conor Daly | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m05.2975s | 1.0014s | 18 |
| 18 | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1m05.3474s | 1.0513s | 18 |
| 19 | Esteban Gutierrez | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara/Honda | 1m05.4063s | 1.1102s | 21 |
| 20 | J.R. Hildebrand | Ed Carpenter Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m05.4646s | 1.1685s | 25 |
| 21 | Carlos Munoz | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1m05.4686s | 1.1725s | 16 |
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