Change was in the air for the first official practice session of the Verizon IndyCar Series season at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, as AJ Foyt Racing's rookie Matheus Leist set the pace in the 45-minute session with a lap of 1m01.7231s in his No.4 Chevy. Cloudless but cool 61 degree conditions met the Verizon IndyCar Series contenders for the opening session, which was ruled from the start by rookies as Dale Coyne Racing's Zachary Claman DeMelo and Andretti Autosport's Zach Veach set the initial pace, although just eight cars took to the track in the first 15 minutes. AJ Foyt Racing's Tony Kanaan triggered the first red flag of the season by...
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