Simon Pagenaud led Penske-Chevrolet in a 1-2-3 after the first two hours of practice for the 102nd running of the Indy 500, but it was Graham Rahal’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda that headed up speeds set without the aid of a tow. Pagenaud’s top lap came as he sat in the hole created by teammate Will Power, and he slingshotted past the yard of bricks to set a 225.787mph lap of the iconic 2.5-mile course. That was 2.3mph faster than another teammate, Helio Castroneves, who finished the session in second, just ahead of Josef Newgarden. Fourth fastest was Marco Andretti in the top Honda-powered entry, while fifth was Ed Carpenter in his #20 ECR-Chevrolet. Like Castroneves and...
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