Verizon IndyCar Series drivers have been raving about Gateway's newly repaved surface since testing here earlier this month, and with many of the teams getting some test laps in before race weekend, Friday's fast speeds didn't come as much of a surprise. "It's very Phoenix-esque I would say now, even newer," said Josef Newgarden, who will start second in Saturday night's race. "So we tried to keep up with it as much as we could, tried to get on that page as quickly as possible just because the track time was so limited for everyone. You only had an hour, so everyone tried to do as much work as they could. I'm sure people would have liked a little bit more track time to try...
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