Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden led after the first three hours of IndyCar's test day at Barber Motorsports Park, but it was teammate Helio Castroneves who caused a stir by going third quickest in his first test with the 2018 aerokit. Newgarden lapped the 2.38-mile course in Birmingham, AL, in 1min07.9793sec, 0.1743sec faster than teammate Will Power. But it was Castroneves, rather than third fulltimer Simon Pagenaud, who completed a Penske-Chevrolet 1-2-3. The Brazilian veteran, preparing for his ‘two-off’ return to an IndyCar cockpit in May when he will take part in the Grand Prix of Indy as well as the Indy 500, was only 0.3362sec off the pace. Dale Coyne Racing-Honda’s Sebastien...
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