Devin
Feel the breeze
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Should be a good run this year. Big personality shakeups. Hot weather.
Dario Franchitti puts his Chip Ganassi Racing entry through its paces during final practice for the Indianapolis 500.
Dario Franchitti puts his Chip Ganassi Racing entry through its paces during final practice for the Indianapolis 500.
INDIANAPOLIS Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon had the final word in the final practice for Sunday's Indianapolis 500, as the Target Chip Ganassi Racing tandem each surpassed 225 mph to lead Friday's Carb Day session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Franchitti, whose No. 10 Dallara/Honda will start on the outside of the front row in Sunday's 94th running, topped the one-hour session at 225.574 mph with Scott Dixon, who starts sixth, next at 225.159 mph. Pole-sitter and defending race winner Helio Castroneves was fifth-fastest (224.573), two spots below Team Penske teammate Will Power (224.993) but five higher than Ryan Briscoe (223.493).
Temperatures reached the 90s during the morning practice, with no incidents reported. With similar conditions are forecast for Sunday, drivers came away feeling good having a solid weather baseline for setting up the car.
Franchitti, Dixon top charts in Carb Day final practice at Indy - USATODAY.com
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