The 25 cars danced around the Portland road course as the scheduled 75-minute practice session took nearly 2 1/2 hours to run. There was a delay of more than an hour when a large video board on the front straightaway broke and began leaking hydraulic fluid. It was a bizarre situation, but the session finally resumed and cars were able to return to the track for the remaining 51 minutes of practice.
The red flag came back out with 37 minutes remaining after Takuma Sato went off course and into the tire barrier in Turn 11. The Japanese driver was not the only driver to venture off course during practice. Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi, Newgarden, Pato O’Ward, Helio Castroneves, Devlin DeFrancesco, and several more drivers pushed the limits on Friday.
Ironically enough, the top-three in today’s practice is a mirror image of the three drivers that stood on the podium in the last race at Gateway two weeks ago. Newgarden, David Malukas, and Scott McLaughlin were followed by Andretti Autosport teammates Rossi and Colton Herta. Many drivers struggled to get a clean lap in, and found themselves further down the chart when the checkered flag finally waved.
| 2022 Grand Prix of Portland – Practice 1 Results | |||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 2 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne w/ HMD Motosports | Honda |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 5 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Kyle Kirkwood | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Alex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 13 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 14 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 17 | Helio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 18 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 22 | Pato O’Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 23 | Dalton Kellett | AJ Foyt Racing | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 25 | Takuma Sato | Dale Coyne w/ Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
There were 24 CART races held at Portland from 1984-2007, and in 2018 IndyCar made their return to the 1.964-mile road course. The 12-turn circuit provides plenty of passing opportunities, including a quick chicane at the end of the…
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