Dixon, Honda Lead Shortened Opening Practice In Texas
Scott Dixon leads Honda sweep of top three positions in rain-shortened session• Rahal Letterman Lanigan teammates Takuma Sato, Graham Rahal round out top three
• Saturday night contest will be first Saturday night race of 2019
Three-time and defending Texas winner Dixon lapped the 1.5-mile oval at 219.308 mph to lead the two Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Hondas of Takuma Sato and Graham Rahal. Honda drivers swept the top three and claimed seven of the top-10 positions on the time sheet.
Additional practice and qualifying takes place tomorrow. Saturday night's 248-lap race, the second oval and first Saturday night race of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season, starts at 8 p.m. EDT, with live coverage on the NBC Sports Network.
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Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) Fastest in opening practice: 'Unfortunately today we just ran into weather. It's nice to come in here and be fastest, but it's 'early days' on the weekend and we really haven't gotten started. The PNC Bank car feels decent right out of the gate, and I hope we can get some additional track time tomorrow from INDYCAR to help with dialing in the cars for qualifying and the race.'
NTT IndyCar Series DXC Technology 600
2018 Winner: Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) 177.250 mph average
Weather: Mostly sunny, hot, 94 degrees F
Top-10 Practice Results:
Other Honda Results
Photo credit: Honda
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• Saturday night contest will be first Saturday night race of 2019
Scott Dixon put his Chip Ganassi Racing Honda on top in opening practice tonight for Saturday's DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, but the scheduled two-hour session was cut to less than an hour by heavy rain.
Circuit: Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Fort Worth, Texas
Ps. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Speed mph | Notes |
1. | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 219.308 | |
2. | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Honda | 219.262 | |
3. | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Honda | 218.311 | |
4. | Charlie Kimball | Carlin Racing | Chevrolet | 217.503 | |
5. | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 217.196 | |
6. | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 217.134 | |
7. | Colton Herta-R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 217.095 | |
8. | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 216.840 | |
9. | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 216.681 | |
10. | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 216.653 |
11. | Sebastien Bourdais | DCR with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 215.927 | |
12. | James Hinchcliffe | Arrow Schmidt Peterson | Honda | 215.970 | |
17. | Santino Ferrucci-R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 214.731 | |
18. | Marcus Ericcson-R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson | Honda | 214.127 | |
20. | Felix Rosenqvist-R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 212.655 | |
21. | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 212.180 |
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