In the morning warm-up practice session ahead of the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit presented by Quickens Loans, Luca Filippi would top the charts with a lap of one minute and 16.7466 seconds behind the wheel of the No. 20 Fuzzy Vodka Chevrolet.
Filippi, who qualified 19th for today’s event, is running the road/street course events for CFH Racing while team co-owner Ed Carpenter runs the ovals. In five starts thus far this season, he has a best finish of ninth coming in the season opener at St. Petersburg.
“It doesn’t count now, but it’s a way to say sorry to my guys to not getting the position we deserved,” Filippi said. “It’s a long race and we have to race smart.”
Helio Castroneves, who qualified outside pole, was second quickest as Team Penske continues to show speed thus far this weekend. Team Penske swept four of the top-five spots in time trials, with Will Power scoring the pole. Chip Ganassi Racing has been Penske’s biggest foe so far this season, and that looks to continue with Tony Kanaan timing in third quickest. Penske drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Simon Pagenaud rounded out the top-five.
Jack Hawksworth was the highest scored Honda in sixth, followed by Power, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti and Takuma Sato.
