Paul Jeffrey
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British driver Max Chilton topped out the final full day of practice for the Indy 500 at Indianapolis, as McLaren superstar Fernando Alonso struggled in traffic but still ended the day a respectable P12.
Now the preparations are drawing to a close and the grid has been set for the 101st running of the Indy 500, the teams and drivers are looking to make their final changes in advance of the green flag dropping for the greatest spectacle in American motorsports.
With eight full days of practice and qualifying behind the 33 strong field of drivers, it was left to former Formula One driver and Englishman Max Chilton to top out the times at Indy, setting a blistering 228.592 mph lap to ease himself ahead of Ed Jones in the Dale Coyne Racing entry, regrouping following the horrendous accident that befell one of the pre race favourites Sebastian Bourdais earlier in the week.
With an unusual mix of Chilton and Jones at the top of the field today it was left to polesitter Scott Dixon and defending IndyCar champion Simon Pagenaud to top out the regular pace setting drivers in positons three and four, clocking speeds of 227.165 and 226.997 respectively.
For his part on loan McLaren driver Fernando Alonso had a relatively trouble free day of running, clocking 122 laps of running and setting a time suitable for twelfth position in the final rankings. Alonso spent much of his running gaining valuable experience racing in packs of cars.
The drivers will get a final 1 hour of track time on Friday for 'Carb Day' before the race begins on Sunday 28th May.
Indy 500 Starting Grid 2017:
Scott Dixon
Warmup: 225.326
Lap 1: 232.595
Lap 2: 232.135
Lap 3: 232.018
Lap 4: 231.907
4 Lap Average: 232.164
Ed Carpenter
Warmup: 220.109
Lap 1: 232.180
Lap 2: 231.912
Lap 3: 231.582
Lap 4: 230.985
4 Lap Average: 231.664
Alexander Rossi
Warmup: 226.267
Lap 1: 231.843
Lap 2: 231.153
Lap 3: 231.479
Lap 4: 231.475
4 Lap Average: 231.487
Takuma Sato
Warmup: 225.797
Lap 1: 232.171
Lap 2: 231.599
Lap 3: 230.929
Lap 4: 230.768
4 Lap Average: 231.365
Fernando Alonso
Warmup: 224.838
Lap 1: 231.113
Lap 2: 231.440
Lap 3: 231.475
Lap 4: 231.171
4 Lap Average: 231.300
JR Hildebrand
Warmup: 223.930
Lap 1: 231.529
Lap 2: 231.010
Lap 3: 230.941
Lap 4: 230.081
4 Lap Average: 230.889
Tony Kanaan
Warmup: 223.753
Lap 1: 231.239
Lap 2: 231.016
Lap 3: 230.743
Lap 4: 230.317
4 Lap Average: 230.828
Marco Andretti
Warmup: 225.973
Lap 1: 230.659
Lap 2: 229.845
Lap 3: 230.631
Lap 4: 230.763
4 Lap Average: 230.474
Will Power
Warmup: 222.346
Lap 1: 230.912
Lap 2: 230.017
Lap 3: 229.898
Lap 4: 229.975
4 Lap Average: 230.200
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Warmup: 225.786
Lap 1: 231.674
Lap 2: 231.811
Lap 3: 231.250
Lap 4: 231.036
4 Lap Average: 231.442
Ed Jones
Warmup: 223.059
Lap 1: 230.897
Lap 2: 230.789
Lap 3: 230.343
Lap 4: 230.286
4 Lap Average: 230.578
Oriol Servia
Warmup: 226.041
Lap 1: 230.543
Lap 2: 230.437
Lap 3: 230.276
Lap 4: 229.981
4 Lap Average: 230.309
Mikhail Aleshin
Warmup: 228.623
Lap 1: 230.615
Lap 2: 230.339
Lap 3: 230.181
Lap 4: 229.949
4 Lap Average: 230.271
Graham Rahal
Warmup: 223.615
Lap 1: 230.859
Lap 2: 229.997
Lap 3: 230.404
Lap 4: 229.754
4 Lap Average: 230.253
Max Chilton
Warmup: 226.675
Lap 1: 231.417
Lap 2: 231.141
Lap 3: 229.076
Lap 4: 228.661
4 Lap Average: 230.068
Charlie Kimball
Warmup: 225.797
Lap 1: 230.344
Lap 2: 230.675
Lap 3: 229.368
Lap 4: 229.444
4 Lap Average: 229.956
James Hinchcliffe
Warmup: 227.847
Lap 1: 230.258
Lap 2: 230.060
Lap 3: 229.673
Lap 4: 229.452
4 Lap Average: 229.860
Juan Pablo Montoya
Warmup: 218.836
Lap 1: 230.445
Lap 2: 229.766
Lap 3: 229.133
Lap 4: 228.924
4 Lap Average: 229.565
Helio Castroneves
Warmup: 221.138
Lap 1: 229.948
Lap 2: 229.618
Lap 3: 229.268
Lap 4: 229.226
4 Lap Average: 229.515
Jay Howard
Warmup: 229.498
Lap 1: 229.908
Lap 2: 229.882
Lap 3: 229.617
Lap 4: 228.258
4 Lap Average: 229.414
Sage Karam
Warmup: 221.628
Lap 1: 230.134
Lap 2: 229.107
Lap 3: 229.173
Lap 4: 229.110
4 Lap Average: 229.380
Josef Newgarden
Warmup: 226.474
Lap 1: 229.481
Lap 2: 229.142
Lap 3: 228.200
Lap 4: 227.194
4 Lap Average: 228.501
Simon Pagenaud
Warmup: 221.121
Lap 1: 228.902
Lap 2: 228.375
Lap 3: 227.658
Lap 4: 227.443
4 Lap Average: 228.093
Carlos Munoz
Warmup: 220.644
Lap 1: 228.425
Lap 2: 228.399
Lap 3: 227.677
Lap 4: 227.186
4 Lap Average: 227.921
Gabby Chaves
Warmup: 218.687
Lap 1: 227.026
Lap 2: 226.798
Lap 3: 226.543
Lap 4: 227.316
4 Lap Average: 226.921
Conor Daly
Warmup: 218.951
Lap 1: 227.144
Lap 2: 226.679
Lap 3: 226.804
Lap 4: 225.140
4 Lap Average: 226.439
Jack Harvey
Warmup: 221.372
Lap 1: 228.784
Lap 2: 225.265
Lap 3: 226.069
Lap 4: 222.928
4 Lap Average: 225.742
Pippa Mann
Warmup: 224.494
Lap 1: 225.542
Lap 2: 224.875
Lap 3: 224.831
Lap 4: 224.784
4 Lap Average: 225.008
Spencer Pigot
Warmup: 220.076
Lap 1: 226.256
Lap 2: 225.652
Lap 3: 225.582
Lap 4: 218.885
4 Lap Average: 224.052
Buddy Lazier
Warmup: 220.417
Lap 1: 223.767
Lap 2: 223.427
Lap 3: 223.300
Lap 4: 223.174
4 Lap Average: 223.417
Sebastian Saavedra
Warmup: 214.578
Lap 1: 224.609
Lap 2: 225.480
Lap 3: 223.321
Lap 4: 211.736
4 Lap Average: 221.142
Zach Veach
Warmup: 221.189
Lap 1: 223.913
Lap 2: 221.464
Lap 3: 222.000
Lap 4: 217.064
4 Lap Average: 221.081
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