Alex Palou leads tense Indy 500 drafting observe, Rasmussen crashes

The 2-hour session is the final on-track observe till Carb Day on Friday, and all 33 groups took full benefit of it. Alex Palou led the best way within the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda with a 226.765mph lap, adopted by Helio Castroneves within the No. 06 Meyer Shank Racing Honda at 226.441mph, and Takuma Sato within the No. 75 RLL Racing Honda at 226.087mph.

Jack Harvey was the highest Chevrolet in fourth, adopted by Ryan Hunter-Reay in fifth, Nolan Siegel sixth, Will Energy seventh, Josef Newgarden eighth, Christian Rasmussen ninth, and Conor Daly tenth on the time sheets.

88 laps was essentially the most run by any driver with each Energy and Callum Ilott reaching that whole.

The session featured one on-track incident as Rasmussen touched the wall on the exit of Flip 2, breaking the rear rear toe-link. He tried to hold onto the automobile, however it will definitely spun into the infield grass and impacted the within wall. It was not a big influence, nevertheless it’s price noting that that is the second time this month Rasmussen misplaced it on the exit of Flip 2.

Robert Shwartzman and Prema Racing shocked the world once they earned pole place for the 109th working of the Indianapolis 500, however issues did not go as easily in Monday drafting observe. Shwartzman had an enormous lock-up whereas attempting to observe his pit entry and the crew struggled in a observe pit cease.

However one of many sketchier moments for Shwartzman got here when 2021 NASCAR Cup Sequence champion Kyle Larson considered making an enormous transfer late into Flip 3. Fortunately, catastrophe was averted as Larson lifted on the final attainable second. Larson ranked eleventh on the velocity charts at 225.056mph whereas Shwartzman was down in twenty sixth with a quick lap of 222.561mph.

There have been a number of different shut calls and large overtakes as focus shifts to race day, together with one second the place Newgarden went three-wide down the frontstretch as Graham Rahal moved up in direction of him, however fortunately, no contact was made.

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