Man, it’s great to have IndyCar back in action! I find myself seeking out any videos I can find currently to get a chance to get my dose of racing. And as stated in my previous article, there are many stories to follow. But the story for the first session was Andretti.
Colton Herta and Kyle Kirkwood managed to finish the session 1-2. Kirkwood, the newest member of the Andretti Autosport IndyCar team, was a mere 0.0933 second behind Herta, the youngest yet most tenured Andretti driver. Simon Pagenaud managed to finish P3, meaning it was all Honda at the top. Pagenaud seems confident that Meyer Shank Racing worked hard over the offseason to reduce some of the tire wear issues that had previously plagued the team.
Rinus VeeKay led the Chevrolet brigade in the fourth position. The Dutch driver aims to return to victory lane in 2023 after a relatively mediocre 2022 season, the highlight being a podium and pole position at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama.
Josef Newgarden was relegated to a fifth-position finish for the first session of the 2023 IndyCar season. He said his primary goal for this year is to have the championship locked up as early as possible.
The rest of the results are as follows:
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1 |
Colton Herta |
#26 Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
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2 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
#27 Andretti Autosport |
|
3 |
Simon Pagenaud |
#60 Meyer Shank Racing |
|
4 |
Rinus VeeKay |
#21 Ed Carpenter Racing |
|
5 |
Josef Newgarden |
#2 Team Penske |
|
6 |
Will Power |
#12 Team Penske |
|
7 |
Romain Grosjean |
#28 Andretti Autosport |
|
8 |
Marcus Armstrong |
#11 Chip Ganassi Racing |
|
9 |
Scott Dixon |
#9 Chip Ganassi Racing |
|
10 |
Jack Harvey |
#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
|
11 |
Alex Palou |
#10 Chip Ganassi Racing |
|
12 |
Scott McLaughlin |
#3 Team Penske |
|
13 |
David Malukas |
#18 Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports |
|
14 |
Pato O’Ward |
#5 Arrow McLaren |
|
15 |
Felix Rosenqvist |
#6 Arrow McLaren |
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16 |
Marcus Ericsson |
#8 Chip Ganassi Racing |
|
17 |
Callum Ilott |
#77 Juncos Hollinger Racing |
|
18 |
Christian Lundgaard |
#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
|
19 |
Alexander Rossi |
#7 Arrow McLaren |
|
20 |
Conor Daly |
#20 Ed Carpenter Racing |
|
21 |
Devlin DeFrancesco |
#29 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport |
|
22 |
Agustin Canapinio |
#78 Juncos Hollinger Racing |
|
23 |
Graham Rahal |
#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
|
24 |
Sting Ray Robb |
#51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing |
|
25 |
Santino Ferrucci |
#14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
|
26 |
Helio Castroneves |
#06 Meyer Shank Racing |
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27 |
Benjamin Pedersen |
#55 A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
Check back tonight for the report on the Second Session of Day 1.Â