Marco Andretti, Robert Wickens and Ed Carpenter have all broken the 231mph barrier on Fast Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speeway, but James Davison has hit the SAFER barrier after losing the rear of his car exiting Turn 2. The Australian was 32nd overall and 35th on the no-tow rankings when the back end of the AJ Foyt Racing with Byrd, Hollinger and Belardi entry flicked out looping him into a spin so he made hard contact with the SAFER barrier which was extended by almost 60 feet at that point this year. He was able to step out of the car unaided. With all engines tweaked up from 1.3-bar to 1.4-bar turbo boost – as they will run throughout qualifying – speeds have climbed by around...
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