Team Penske's Will Power topped the opening 45-minute practice session for Sunday's Honda Grand Prix of Alabama. Power (1m7.5987s) was well clear of his Chevy-powered teammate Josef Newgarden (+0.3154s), who lost a few minutes with a harmless spin and stall across the Turn 5 gravel trap. Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon was third (+0.6640s) and his former teammate Max Chilton, now driving for Carlin Racing, was an impressive fourth (+0.6895s) as the new IndyCar team posted its strongest practice performance to date. Ganassi's Ed Jones, fresh off his first podium of the year at Long Beach, was fifth (+0.7099s) and Penske's Simon Pagenaud completed the top six (+0.7135s) as the...
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