Indianapolis 500 Testing Goes Well, If Not As Predicted
A.J. Foyt Racing rookie Caio Collet posts best two-day speed.
Indy 500 Testing Goes Well, If Not As Predicted Michael L. Levitt - Getty Images At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, expect the unexpected. This week’s two-day Indianapolis 500 Open Test proved that.
During Tuesday’s opening-day activity alone, 32 of the 33 cars present combined for 2,262 incident-free laps, or 5,655 miles, which is the equivalent of the driving distance from Los Angeles to New York and back. The two-day total for all 33 entries was 4,697 trouble-free laps, or 11,742. 5 miles, about the distance from Nome, Alaska, to Miami.
Jack Harvey’s engine problem, which produced a plume of white smoke from the rear of the Dreyer & Reinbold No. 24 Chevrolet in the North Chute in Wednesday’s practice, was the lone glitch in the entire test. Each day had its unpredicted results.
The first saw three experienced but part-time racers led the way—each with his fastest lap in the final 15 minutes of allotted track time. Conor Daly, a 12-time Indianapolis 500 qualifier and driver of the No. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Chevy, was fastest at 225.