In the fourth practice for the Indianapolis 500, it’d be Simon Pagenaud topping the charts as Team Penske found the speed that has served them well so far this season to date in winning the pole for each of the first four events this season.
Carlos Munoz and Sage Karam, who have each topped the charts throughout the week, were second and third quickest, respectively.
“Another practice day, today we were really just focusing on pack racing and long runs with my teammates,” Munoz sounded off. “The car feels really comfortable – I’m really happy. I feel that I’m competitive, more competitive than last year. Now for tomorrow, we’re going to focus on qualifying and see where we are speed-wise.”
Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan rounded out the top-five. Juan Pablo Montoya was sixth quickest for Team Penske, followed by last year’s pole sitter Ed Carpenter, Sebastien Bourdais, Marco Andretti and Charlie Kimball.
The day didn’t go without incident, though, as Josef Newgarden became the second driver to flip over during practice so far this week.
“It’s still early for me, I am still trying to gather my thoughts from it,” he commented. “I got around pretty quick in Turn 1, it definitely surprised me. I am just lucky that everything is good, the Dallara tub held up pretty well. I want to get back with my crew and see what the damage is and see what we can do going forward.”
