Sage Karam ended the opening day of practice at a blustery Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the quickest time. The day was affected by the weather, with rain initially delaying the session before several stoppages due to ‘sprinkles’ on the 2.5-mile oval. Thirty of the thirty-four entries for this years 99th Indianapolis 500 took to the track, and it was the Chevrolet-powered Chip Ganassi Racing’s Karam who set the pace, running a best lap of 225.802mph, with team-mates Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan second and third. Marco Andretti was the fourth driver to get over 225mph, and was the leading Honda-powered driver at the speedway for his Andretti Autosport team. Eight more drivers...
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