Chip Ganassi Racing’s Takuma Sato in the No.11 Deloitte Honda had a great practice session on Wednesday as he was the fastest of the 34 cars on track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the opening day of practice for the Indianapolis 500.
“I think it was a really solid, good day. We learned quite a few things. In the end, we’re gathering and putting everything together. It was definitely good to see all Ganassi cars near the top.”
Scott Dixon in the No;9 PNC Bank Honda was second fastest and speaking following the action, the Iceman said:
“The car was fast right out of the gate, which was great to see. It was also great to see all four Ganassi cars running right near the top throughout the day. We’ll work through our list and keep working at it.”
Alex Palou in the No.10 THe American Legion Honda was fourth fastest with a speed of 228.720MPH and speaking following the action the Spaniard said:
“The car was fast right out of the gate, which was great to see. It was also great to see all four Ganassi cars running right near the top throughout the day. We’ll work through our list and keep working at it.”
Defending Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson in the No.8 Huski Spritz Honda was seventh and speaking following the action he said:
“I think it was a great first day, to be honest. Again, the Chip Ganassi Racing team rolled off with really strong cars. I felt comfortable right away. We got through quite a bit with the program after missing a bit with the weather yesterday. I felt like we checked quite a few boxes today while focusing on race-running. Now, we have to dig into the data tonight and see what we can do tomorrow.”