INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colton Herta and Andretti Global showed Monday that the Honda teams at the Indianapolis 500 just might have something for the mighty Chevrolet cars from Team Penske and Arrow McLaren when the green flag drops next weekend.
Herta spent about half of the penultimate 2-hour practice for Sunday’s race at the top of the speed chart, ultimately finishing with the second-quickest lap behind Penske’s defending race winner, Josef Newgarden. In fact, Herta was so pleased with how his car felt that he began practicing pit stops and ended the session early, rather than logging any more laps.
“I definitely felt very good. I felt very confident in the car and what I was able to do,” said Herta, who will start from the inside of fifth row on Sunday. “The car just felt solid. It was right underneath me. I was happy.”
So was the Andretti contingent, which landed only Kyle Kirkwood among the fast 12 in qualifying. He will roll off in the middle of the fourth row, while Marco Andretti will start 19th and Marcus Ericsson will be in the middle of the last row.
Kristin Cavallari, 37, ignores critics of her age
It's about to get more difficult for Americans to visit Brazil
VOX POPULI: Our anger must never cool over ‘vital’ political fund
Russia election: Arrests for vandalism as ballot boxes targeted in Putin vote
VOX POPULI: Rooting for the Sendai killifish that survived the 2011 tsunami
VOX POPULI: The war in Ukraine enters its 3rd year with no end in sight
China floods: Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years
Candice Swanepoel stuns in a form
US Treasury Secretary Yellen visits China for high
US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 2018
VOX POPULI: Sudden death of Navalny shows dangers of the truth in Russia