Oval IndyCar rookie Jimmie Johnson, the fifth driver to run, was the first driver to crack 220mph on a lap, reaching the 220.006mph mark on his first flyer in the Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda, and a 219.724mph on his second left him with an average of 219.865mph.
This mark was immediately edged by Andretti Autosport-Honda’s rookie Devlin DeFrancesco who breached the 220mph barrier on his second lap, and delivered an average of 219.888mph.
Now it was his turn to be usurped, with Conor Daly producing an average of 219.987mph for Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet, but then Alex Rossi was the first driver to run two 220mph laps and jumped to the top of the speed charts, his two laps just 0.01mph apart.
The 11th car to run, Felix Rosenqvist in the Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet, went into the 221s – a 221.316mph – on his opening lap, and backed it up with a 220.905mph, trimming the grass at the kink on the front straight, to set a 221.110mph average. That put him beyond the reach of Josef…
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