Kyle Kirkwood, reigning Indy Lights champion, turned a 219.78mph lap in his AJ Foyt Racing-Chevrolet with a 219.78mph effort on his 116th of 146 laps. But this did come with the benefit of a tow.
The same was true of Callum Ilott, former Formula 2 championship runner-up, who finished the day second for the Juncos Hollinger Racing team, with whom he made his fourth IndyCar start last weekend at St. Petersburg.
Although Romain Grosjean was only third overall, he was barely slower without the aid of a tow, and therefore topped the no-tow list for Andretti Autosport-Honda. Grosjean raced at Gateway last year, and passed his Rookie Orientation Program at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in October, but his pace was nonetheless impressive.
Although there are always caveats in testing regarding tire life, fuel load, etc., it will have encouraged Honda Performance Development that in the no-tow list, the four Honda-powered cars wound up ahead of the two Chevys.
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