Santino Ferrucci posts second-fastest speed in final practice prior to the '500'

• Takuma Sato, Jordan King and James Davison round out top five for Honda
• 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place on Sunday

After hovering in second half of the top-10 throughout most of practice session, Connecticut native Ferrucci shot up the speed chart in the final minutes to finish the day second overall, and quickest of the 18 Honda drivers in the 33-car starting field for this year's '500'.

Honda drivers claimed four of the top five positions on the day, and seven of the top 10. Following Ferrucci and third overall was 2017 race winner Takuma Sato. Another rookie in this year's race, Jordan King, had his best result of the month posting the fourth-fastest speed, with James Davison rounding out the top five for Honda.

Today's final practice concluded on-track activities until race day. The 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place on Sunday, May 26, with live television coverage on NBC starting at 11 a.m. EDT.

Quote:

Santino Ferrucci (Dale Coyne Racing Honda) 2nd fastest in final 'Carb Day' practice for the Indianapolis 500: 'We were having fun. The #19 Cly-Del Manufacturing Honda is in really good shape. We could pass about everybody and we're quick, so there isn't much else to say! We're looking forward to the race on Sunday.'

Indianapolis 500 'Carb Day' Final Practice

Circuit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval), Indianapolis, IN

2018 Winner: Will Power (Team Penske) 166.935 mph average

Weather: Mostly sunny after morning showers, warm, 80 degrees F

Indianapolis 500 'Fast Friday' Practice Results:

Ps.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Best Speed	Notes
1.	Tony Kanaan	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	225.517
2.	Santino Ferrucci-R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	225.486
3.	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan	Honda	225.468
4.	Jordan King-R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan	Honda	225.337
5.	James Davison	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	225.314
6.	Sebastien Bourdais	DCR with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	225.288
7.	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	224.692
8.	Charlie Kimball	Carlin Racing	Chevrolet	224.650
9.	Colton Herta-R	Harding Steinbrenner Racing	Honda	224.527
10.	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	224.240

Other Honda-powered Results:

11.	James Hinchcliffe	Arrow Schmidt Peterson	Honda	224.152
15.	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	223.664
16.	Conor Daly	Andretti Autosport	Honda	223.659
17.	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan	Honda	223.541
19.	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	223.388
20.	Felix Rosenqvist-R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	223.210
21.	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	222.978
23.	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	Honda	222.824
25.	Marcus Ericsson-R	Arrow Schmidt Peterson	Honda	222.759
27.	Oriol Servia	Arrow Schmidt Peterson	Honda	222.612
28.	Zach Veach	Andretti Autosport	Honda	222.582

Photo credit: Honda
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