Indy 500 practice speeds, time results: Who's fastest for 2019 race?

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Tadd Haislop

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The whole practice-makes-perfect thing will only apply to the winner of the 2019 Indy 500, which is frustrating for the 35-plus other drivers and race teams who went through a borderline excessive amount of practice sessions prior to the 103rd running of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing all for nothing.

Including the final Indy 500 practice known as Carb Day, and not including three qualifying sessions, there were nine practice sessions stuffed into the two weeks before the race, which will take the green flag on Sunday, May 26 at 12 p.m. ET on NBC.

MORE: Watch the Indy 500 live with fuboTV (7-day trial)

Below is the full practice schedule for the Indy 500 in 2019.

Date	Session	Time	How to watch
Tuesday, May 14	Practice 1	11 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET	NBC Sports Gold
Wednesday, May 15	Practice 2	11 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET	NBC Sports Gold
Thursday, May 16	Practice 3	11 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET	NBC Sports Gold
Friday, May 17	Practice 4	11 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET	NBC Sports Gold
Saturday, May 18	Practice 5	8-9:30 a.m. ET	NBC Sports Gold
Sunday, May 19	Practice 6	10:15-11:15 a.m. ET	NBC Sports Gold
Sunday, May 19	Practice 7	(Cancelled)	NBCSN/fuboTV
Monday, May 20	Practice 8	12-2 p.m. ET	NBCSN/fuboTV
Friday, May 24	Final practice	11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET	NBCSN/fuboTV

The most extensive practice session, Tuesday's Practice 1, was paced by Will Power, last year's Indy 500 winner. Yet he was 21st fastest in Practice 2 on Wednesday and 14th fastest in Practice 3 on Thursday.

Below are the speeds and results from all the practice sessions ahead of the 2019 Indy 500. The results will be posted upon completion of each session.

MORE: Full TV schedule for week of Indy 500

Indy 500 practice speeds

Practice 1

(Tuesday, May 14)

Pos.	Driver	Car No.	Best time	In lap	Best speed	Total laps	Difference	Gap
1	Will Power	12	00:39.1738	41	229.745	68	--.----	--.----
2	Simon Pagenaud	22	00:39.1810	53	229.703	81	0.0072	0.0072
3	Ed Carpenter	20	00:39.3610	8	228.653	105	0.1872	0.1800
4	Helio Castroneves	3	00:39.3974	5	228.441	67	0.2236	0.0364
5	Colton Herta	88	00:39.4246	4	228.284	74	0.2508	0.0272
6	Sebastien Bourdais	18	00:39.4318	25	228.242	110	0.2580	0.0072
7	Zach Veach	26	00:39.4506	76	228.133	109	0.2768	0.0188
8	Alexander Rossi	27	00:39.4631	47	228.061	92	0.2893	0.0125
9	Marco Andretti	98	00:39.4736	41	228	81	0.2998	0.0105
10	Ed Jones	63	00:39.4795	47	227.966	105	0.3057	0.0059
11	Spencer Pigot	21	00:39.5021	85	227.836	128	0.3283	0.0226
12	Ryan Hunter-Reay	28	00:39.5358	27	227.642	80	0.3620	0.0337
13	Scott Dixon	9	00:39.5730	41	227.428	97	0.3992	0.0372
14	Takuma Sato	30	00:39.6042	6	227.249	90	0.4304	0.0312
15	JR Hildebrand	48	00:39.6125	94	227.201	113	0.4387	0.0083
16	Santino Ferrucci	19	00:39.6330	81	227.083	95	0.4592	0.0205
17	Josef Newgarden	2	00:39.6474	39	227.001	60	0.4736	0.0144
18	Felix Rosenqvist	10	00:39.6774	51	226.829	81	0.5036	0.0300
19	Conor Daly	25	00:39.6963	68	226.721	99	0.5225	0.0189
20	Graham Rahal	15	00:39.7354	42	226.498	90	0.5616	0.0391
21	Kyle Kaiser	32	00:39.7509	3	226.41	10	0.5771	0.0155
22	Charlie Kimball	23	00:39.8507	49	225.843	69	0.6769	0.0998
23	James Hinchcliffe	7	00:39.9117	4	225.498	5	0.7379	0.0610
24	Tony Kanaan	14	00:39.9161	57	225.473	66	0.7423	0.0044
25	James Hinchcliffe	5	00:39.9582	7	225.235	99	0.7844	0.0421
26	Jack Harvey	60	00:39.9641	35	225.202	85	0.7903	0.0059
27	Max Chilton	59	00:40.0274	65	224.846	76	0.8536	0.0633
28	James Hinchcliffe	77	00:40.0369	6	224.793	6	0.8631	0.0095
29	Marcus Ericsson	7	00:40.0532	83	224.701	83	0.8794	0.0163
30	Sage Karam	24	00:40.0686	20	224.615	32	0.8948	0.0154
31	Matheus Leist	4	00:40.1150	50	224.355	85	0.9412	0.0464
32	Fernando Alonso	66	00:40.1496	32	224.162	50	0.9758	0.0346
33	Jordan King	42	00:40.1834	31	223.973	42	1.0096	0.0338
34	Pippa Mann	39	00:40.1948	11	223.91	25	1.0210	0.0114
35	Max Chilton	31	00:40.2646	7	223.521	13	1.0908	0.0698
36	James Davison	33	00:40.2660	22	223.514	30	1.0922	0.0014
37	Oriol Servia	77	00:40.3063	60	223.29	60	1.1325	0.0403
38	Ben Hanley	81	00:40.6235	11	221.547	14	1.4497	0.3172
39	James Hinchcliffe	60	00:40.8157	4	220.503	5	1.6419	0.1922

Practice 2

(Wednesday, May 15)

Pos.	Driver	Car No.	Best time	In lap	Best speed	Total laps	Difference	Gap
1	Josef Newgarden	2	00:39.3260	28	228.856	82	--.----	--.----
2	Scott Dixon	9	00:39.3296	6	228.835	109	0.0036	0.0036
3	Spencer Pigot	21	00:39.3601	93	228.658	108	0.0341	0.0305
4	Santino Ferrucci	19	00:39.3768	10	228.561	90	0.0508	0.0167
5	Helio Castroneves	3	00:39.3975	28	228.441	68	0.0715	0.0207
6	Sebastien Bourdais	18	00:39.4268	52	228.271	104	0.1008	0.0293
7	Zach Veach	26	00:39.4638	71	228.057	107	0.1378	0.0370
8	Charlie Kimball	23	00:39.5653	86	227.472	94	0.2393	0.1015
9	Ed Jones	63	00:39.5945	2	227.304	91	0.2685	0.0292
10	Ed Carpenter	20	00:39.6140	52	227.192	90	0.2880	0.0195
11	Kyle Kaiser	32	00:39.6338	69	227.079	79	0.3078	0.0198
12	Matheus Leist	4	00:39.6410	74	227.038	85	0.3150	0.0072
13	Marco Andretti	98	00:39.6412	36	227.037	80	0.3152	0.0002
14	Graham Rahal	15	00:39.6461	69	227.008	100	0.3201	0.0049
15	Simon Pagenaud	22	00:39.6772	25	226.831	85	0.3512	0.0311
16	Felix Rosenqvist	10	00:39.6848	74	226.787	95	0.3588	0.0076
17	Takuma Sato	30	00:39.6887	65	226.765	120	0.3627	0.0039
18	Conor Daly	25	00:39.7030	33	226.683	112	0.3770	0.0143
19	Oriol Servia	77	00:39.7031	77	226.683	88	0.3771	0.0001
20	JR Hildebrand	48	00:39.7095	75	226.646	86	0.3835	0.0064
21	Will Power	12	00:39.7159	48	226.609	97	0.3899	0.0064
22	Patricio O'Ward	31	00:39.7455	3	226.441	70	0.4195	0.0296
23	Jack Harvey	60	00:39.7535	53	226.395	58	0.4275	0.0080
24	Tony Kanaan	14	00:39.7590	56	226.364	63	0.4330	0.0055
25	James Davison	33	00:39.8119	98	226.063	106	0.4859	0.0529
26	Sage Karam	24	00:39.8492	29	225.851	37	0.5232	0.0373
27	Ryan Hunter-Reay	28	00:39.8767	15	225.696	99	0.5507	0.0275
28	Marcus Ericsson	7	00:39.8786	47	225.685	111	0.5526	0.0019
29	Fernando Alonso	66	00:39.9231	18	225.433	46	0.5971	0.0445
30	Max Chilton	59	00:39.9237	75	225.43	114	0.5977	0.0006
31	Jordan King	42	00:39.9484	22	225.291	132	0.6224	0.0247
32	James Hinchcliffe	5	00:39.9540	108	225.259	112	0.6280	0.0056
33	Colton Herta	88	00:40.0527	19	224.704	111	0.7267	0.0987
34	Alexander Rossi	27	00:40.0627	34	224.648	46	0.7367	0.0100
35	Pippa Mann	39	00:40.0983	46	224.448	54	0.7723	0.0356
36	Ben Hanley	81	00:40.1139	82	224.361	90	0.7879	0.0156

Practice 3

(Thursday, May 16)

Pos.	Driver	Car No.	Best time	In lap	Best speed	Total laps	Difference	Gap
1	Ed Jones	63	00:39.5008	8	227.843	37	--.----	--.----
2	Takuma Sato	30	00:39.7002	22	226.699	47	0.1994	0.1994
3	Zach Veach	26	00:39.8107	55	226.07	58	0.3099	0.1105
4	Sebastien Bourdais	18	00:39.8238	16	225.996	53	0.3230	0.0131
5	Colton Herta	88	00:39.9188	66	225.458	73	0.4180	0.0950
6	Sage Karam	24	00:39.9289	34	225.401	86	0.4281	0.0101
7	Kyle Kaiser	32	00:39.9298	20	225.396	39	0.4290	0.0009
8	Spencer Pigot	21	00:39.9406	5	225.335	66	0.4398	0.0108
9	Scott Dixon	9	00:39.9467	1	225.3	53	0.4459	0.0061
10	Simon Pagenaud	22	00:39.9545	25	225.256	40	0.4537	0.0078
11	Helio Castroneves	3	00:39.9747	1	225.142	65	0.4739	0.0202
12	James Davison	33	00:39.9886	6	225.064	60	0.4878	0.0139
13	Ed Carpenter	20	00:39.9933	12	225.038	50	0.4925	0.0047
14	Will Power	12	00:40.0252	16	224.858	49	0.5244	0.0319
15	Max Chilton	59	00:40.0353	5	224.802	42	0.5345	0.0101
16	Charlie Kimball	23	00:40.0361	67	224.797	67	0.5353	0.0008
17	Marco Andretti	98	00:40.0408	6	224.771	41	0.5400	0.0047
18	JR Hildebrand	48	00:40.0924	11	224.481	47	0.5916	0.0516
19	Conor Daly	25	00:40.0927	3	224.48	76	0.5919	0.0003
20	Marcus Ericsson	7	00:40.1060	5	224.405	34	0.6052	0.0133
21	Josef Newgarden	2	00:40.1171	32	224.343	39	0.6163	0.0111
22	Alexander Rossi	27	00:40.1391	28	224.22	50	0.6383	0.0220
23	Patricio O'Ward	31	00:40.1481	8	224.17	24	0.6473	0.0090
24	Graham Rahal	15	00:40.1547	50	224.133	57	0.6539	0.0066
25	James Hinchcliffe	5	00:40.1814	5	223.984	31	0.6806	0.0267
26	Jack Harvey	60	00:40.1817	7	223.983	26	0.6809	0.0003
27	Pippa Mann	39	00:40.2111	20	223.819	41	0.7103	0.0294
28	Oriol Servia	77	00:40.3075	7	223.284	49	0.8067	0.0964
29	Jordan King	42	00:40.3274	34	223.173	43	0.8266	0.0199
30	Ryan Hunter-Reay	28	00:40.3454	32	223.074	38	0.8446	0.0180
31	Matheus Leist	4	00:40.3644	5	222.969	34	0.8636	0.0190
32	Tony Kanaan	14	00:40.3893	25	222.831	34	0.8885	0.0249
33	Ben Hanley	81	00:40.4742	30	222.364	67	0.9734	0.0849
34	Felix Rosenqvist	10	00:40.5960	35	221.697	41	1.0952	0.1218
35	Santino Ferrucci	19	00:40.8242	57	220.457	60	1.3234	0.2282

Practice 4

(Friday, May 17)

Rank	Driver	Car No.	Best time	In lap	Best speed	Total laps	Difference	Gap
1	Conor Daly	25	00:38.8426	54	231.704	57	--.----	--.----
2	Marco Andretti	98	00:38.9862	2	230.851	42	0.1436	0.1436
3	Takuma Sato	30	00:39.0024	41	230.755	54	0.1598	0.0162
4	Spencer Pigot	21	00:39.0504	21	230.471	25	0.2078	0.0480
5	Ryan Hunter-Reay	28	00:39.0513	42	230.466	43	0.2087	0.0009
6	Ed Carpenter	20	00:39.0696	26	230.358	26	0.2270	0.0183
7	Simon Pagenaud	22	00:39.0750	2	230.326	15	0.2324	0.0054
8	Charlie Kimball	23	00:39.0812	33	230.29	36	0.2386	0.0062
9	Josef Newgarden	2	00:39.0827	37	230.281	42	0.2401	0.0015
10	Ed Jones	63	00:39.1124	9	230.106	17	0.2698	0.0297
11	Will Power	12	00:39.1200	28	230.061	38	0.2774	0.0076
12	Tony Kanaan	14	00:39.1285	16	230.011	21	0.2859	0.0085
13	Sage Karam	24	00:39.1420	43	229.932	43	0.2994	0.0135
14	Alexander Rossi	27	00:39.1512	42	229.878	46	0.3086	0.0092
15	Sebastien Bourdais	18	00:39.1527	38	229.869	50	0.3101	0.0015
16	Scott Dixon	9	00:39.1562	40	229.849	54	0.3136	0.0035
17	Zach Veach	26	00:39.1627	46	229.811	48	0.3201	0.0065
18	Helio Castroneves	3	00:39.1838	45	229.687	49	0.3412	0.0211
19	Santino Ferrucci	19	00:39.2025	21	229.577	30	0.3599	0.0187
20	Marcus Ericsson	7	00:39.2137	10	229.512	39	0.3711	0.0112
21	Jack Harvey	60	00:39.2215	3	229.466	44	0.3789	0.0078
22	Graham Rahal	15	00:39.2244	8	229.449	41	0.3818	0.0029
23	James Davison	33	00:39.2380	15	229.369	34	0.3954	0.0136
24	Fernando Alonso	66	00:39.2451	77	229.328	77	0.4025	0.0071
25	Colton Herta	88	00:39.2852	22	229.094	26	0.4426	0.0401
26	JR Hildebrand	48	00:39.3458	13	228.741	29	0.5032	0.0606
27	Matheus Leist	4	00:39.3590	33	228.664	34	0.5164	0.0132
28	Oriol Servia	77	00:39.3736	47	228.58	47	0.5310	0.0146
29	James Hinchcliffe	5	00:39.3770	44	228.56	51	0.5344	0.0034
30	Felix Rosenqvist	10	00:39.3927	60	228.469	64	0.5501	0.0157
31	Pippa Mann	39	00:39.4272	37	228.269	38	0.5846	0.0345
32	Jordan King	42	00:39.4658	53	228.046	56	0.6232	0.0386
33	Max Chilton	59	00:39.5470	31	227.577	51	0.7044	0.0812
34	Patricio O'Ward	31	00:39.5581	36	227.513	38	0.7155	0.0111
35	Ben Hanley	81	00:39.7059	3	226.667	81	0.8633	0.1478
36	JR Hildebrand	24	00:39.7284	3	226.538	5	0.8858	0.0225
37	Kyle Kaiser	32	01:09.3212	1	129.83	1	30.4786	29.5928

Practice 5

(Saturday, May 18)

Rank	Driver	Car No.	Best time	In lap	Best speed	Total laps	Difference	Gap
1	Fernando Alonso	66	00:39.4625	4	228.065	13	--.----	--.----
2	Jordan King	42	00:39.6131	3	227.198	6	0.1506	0.1506
3	Kyle Kaiser	32	00:39.7883	29	226.197	32	0.3258	0.1752
4	Ben Hanley	81	00:39.8467	4	225.866	4	0.3842	0.0584
5	Patricio O'Ward	31	00:39.9101	10	225.507	11	0.4476	0.0634
6	Max Chilton	59	00:42.2586	2	212.974	3	2.7961	2.3485

Practice 6

(Sunday, May 19)

Rank	Driver	Car No.	Best time	In lap	Best speed	Total laps	Difference	Gap
1	James Hinchcliffe	5T	00:39.4521	3	228.125	12	--.----	--.----
2	Sage Karam	24	00:39.4594	4	228.083	7	0.0073	0.0073
3	Max Chilton	59	00:39.5772	7	227.404	11	0.1251	0.1178
4	Patricio O'Ward	31	00:39.8679	7	225.746	9	0.4158	0.2907
5	Fernando Alonso	66	00:40.9075	2	220.009	6	1.4554	1.0396

Practice 7

(Sunday, May 19)

Cancelled for weather.

Practice 8

(Monday, May 20)

Rank	Driver	Car No.	Best time	In lap	Best speed	Total laps	Difference	Gap
1	Simon Pagenaud	22	00:39.3975	88	228.441	88	--.----	--.----
2	Josef Newgarden	2	00:39.4265	80	228.273	88	0.0290	0.0290
3	James Hinchcliffe	5	00:39.4748	47	227.994	71	0.0773	0.0483
4	Scott Dixon	9	00:39.4822	79	227.951	86	0.0847	0.0074
5	Alexander Rossi	27	00:39.5326	14	227.66	84	0.1351	0.0504
6	Charlie Kimball	23	00:39.5353	20	227.645	70	0.1378	0.0027
7	Helio Castroneves	3	00:39.5406	60	227.614	92	0.1431	0.0053
8	Will Power	12	00:39.5639	55	227.48	94	0.1664	0.0233
9	Felix Rosenqvist	10	00:39.5754	79	227.414	84	0.1779	0.0115
10	James Davison	33	00:39.5791	30	227.393	51	0.1816	0.0037
11	Tony Kanaan	14	00:39.5962	7	227.295	56	0.1987	0.0171
12	Marcus Ericsson	7	00:39.6405	70	227.041	76	0.2430	0.0443
13	Jack Harvey	60	00:39.6582	61	226.939	84	0.2607	0.0177
14	Sebastien Bourdais	18	00:39.6887	75	226.765	82	0.2912	0.0305
15	Ed Carpenter	20	00:39.6909	21	226.752	86	0.2934	0.0022
16	Matheus Leist	4	00:39.6964	42	226.721	57	0.2989	0.0055
17	Spencer Pigot	21	00:39.7886	50	226.195	74	0.3911	0.0922
18	Jordan King	42	00:39.8023	54	226.118	61	0.4048	0.0137
19	Marco Andretti	98	00:39.8040	11	226.108	50	0.4065	0.0017
20	Colton Herta	88	00:39.8185	56	226.026	80	0.4210	0.0145
21	Santino Ferrucci	19	00:39.8190	52	226.023	84	0.4215	0.0005
22	Takuma Sato	30	00:39.8200	19	226.017	98	0.4225	0.0010
23	Pippa Mann	39	00:39.8465	42	225.867	57	0.4490	0.0265
24	Conor Daly	25	00:39.8470	65	225.864	82	0.4495	0.0005
25	Graham Rahal	15	00:39.8677	75	225.747	85	0.4702	0.0207
26	Zach Veach	26	00:39.8815	70	225.669	74	0.4840	0.0138
27	Oriol Servia	77	00:39.8947	59	225.594	65	0.4972	0.0132
28	JR Hildebrand	48	00:39.8987	4	225.571	59	0.5012	0.0040
29	Ryan Hunter-Reay	28	00:39.9071	61	225.524	71	0.5096	0.0084
30	Ed Jones	63	00:39.9743	16	225.145	61	0.5768	0.0672
31	Sage Karam	24	00:40.0892	23	224.499	53	0.6917	0.1149
32	Kyle Kaiser	32	00:40.2007	28	223.877	78	0.8032	0.1115
33	Tony Kanaan	4	00:40.4702	4	222.386	4	1.0727	0.2695
34	Ben Hanley	81	00:40.5362	60	222.024	84	1.1387	0.0660

Final practice (Carb Day)

(Friday, May 24)

Rank	Driver	Car No.	Best time	In lap	Best speed	Total laps	Difference	Gap
1	Tony Kanaan	14	00:39.9083	17	225.517	40	--.----	--.----
2	Santino Ferrucci	19	00:39.9137	60	225.486	64	0.0054	0.0054
3	Takuma Sato	30	00:39.9170	3	225.468	64	0.0087	0.0033
4	Jordan King	42	00:39.9402	11	225.337	64	0.0319	0.0232
5	James Davison	33	00:39.9443	7	225.314	55	0.0360	0.0041
6	Sebastien Bourdais	18	00:39.9488	21	225.288	55	0.0405	0.0045
7	Alexander Rossi	27	00:40.0548	7	224.692	44	0.1465	0.1060
8	Charlie Kimball	23	00:40.0623	45	224.65	46	0.1540	0.0075
9	Colton Herta	88	00:40.0843	26	224.527	59	0.1760	0.0220
10	Will Power	12	00:40.1356	12	224.24	59	0.2273	0.0513
11	James Hinchcliffe	5	00:40.1514	33	224.152	48	0.2431	0.0158
12	Helio Castroneves	3	00:40.1617	6	224.094	49	0.2534	0.0103
13	Josef Newgarden	2	00:40.1945	39	223.911	72	0.2862	0.0328
14	Spencer Pigot	21	00:40.1956	4	223.905	49	0.2873	0.0011
15	Ryan Hunter-Reay	28	00:40.2389	5	223.664	38	0.3306	0.0433
16	Conor Daly	25	00:40.2398	6	223.659	53	0.3315	0.0009
17	Graham Rahal	15	00:40.2611	7	223.541	63	0.3528	0.0213
18	Ed Carpenter	20	00:40.2718	3	223.481	46	0.3635	0.0107
19	Scott Dixon	9	00:40.2887	14	223.388	54	0.3804	0.0169
20	Felix Rosenqvist	10	00:40.3207	55	223.21	65	0.4124	0.0320
21	Jack Harvey	60	00:40.3628	14	222.978	56	0.4545	0.0421
22	Simon Pagenaud	22	00:40.3848	34	222.856	64	0.4765	0.0220
23	Marco Andretti	98	00:40.3906	9	222.824	43	0.4823	0.0058
24	JR Hildebrand	48	00:40.4018	9	222.762	44	0.4935	0.0112
25	Marcus Ericsson	7	00:40.4024	8	222.759	54	0.4941	0.0006
26	Pippa Mann	39	00:40.4275	17	222.621	60	0.5192	0.0251
27	Oriol Servia	77	00:40.4290	51	222.612	61	0.5207	0.0015
28	Zach Veach	26	00:40.4346	15	222.582	59	0.5263	0.0056
29	Sage Karam	24	00:40.4585	34	222.45	41	0.5502	0.0239
30	Matheus Leist	4	00:40.5037	32	222.202	50	0.5954	0.0452
31	Ed Jones	63	00:40.5201	15	222.112	58	0.6118	0.0164
32	Kyle Kaiser	32	00:40.5956	5	221.699	42	0.6873	0.0755
33	Ben Hanley	81	00:40.9614	18	219.719	36	1.0531	0.3658