Kyle Kirkwood, reigning Indy Lights champion with AJ Foyt Racing, was the first driver of the weekend to duck under the 1m01 second barrier but was soon eclipsed by Will Power of Team Penske, Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank Racing) and Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing).
But it was Alexander Rossi of Andretti Autosport who hit form, his ninth lap putting him on top with a 1m00.306s.
The session had been largely incident-free to this point – a harmless Turn 1 spin for Jimmie Johnson and a trip down the Turn 10 escape road for yesterday’s pacesetter Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport).
But with just under half an hour to go of the 45-minute session, Jack Harvey turned in a tad too early at Turn 9, clipped the inside wall which spat the Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver hard into the outside wall on corner exit which brought out the red flag.
The session resumed with 20 minutes to go, but the red flag emerged again just two minutes later. Grosjean arrived fast at Turn 10 as a group of…
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