Ed Carpenter Racing's Zach Veach took made quick work of adapting to Josef Newgarden's Chevy-powered Indy car on Thursday as the Ohioan led the three Indy Lights drivers making their debut at Sonoma Raceway. Veach, using Newgarden's No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing entry, posted an unofficial best of 1m18.32s around the 2.3-mile road course. He was followed by Andre Negrao in James Hinchcliffe's No. 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda (1m18.35s) and Santiago Urrutia in Mikhail Aleshin's No. 7 SPM Honda (1m18.62s). Veach's time also compared favorably to 2015 Indy Lights champion Spencer Pigot, who drives the No. 20 ECR Chevy (1m18.93s). "I don't think I'm going to stop smiling for a...
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