In the IndyCar practice sessions at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Scott McLaughlin and Colton Herta set impressive lap times, with McLaughlin leading Practice 1 and Herta topping Practice 2. Other notable drivers in the top positions include Palou, Newgarden, O'Ward, and Kirkwood. In the qualifying session, Alex Palou secured pole position, followed by Kirkwood, Rosenqvist, Herta, and Rossi.
Between @AlexPalou’s 5th career @IndyCar pole - at a venue where he has a stellar history - & maybe the best qualifying performances of the year from @KKirkwoodRacing & @AlexanderRossi, Saturday’s session had several standouts. How the field fared: https://t.co/V23OHKZ8U8 https://t.co/JA6uxDbwd4
Two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou continued his mastery of Laguna Seca Raceway by winning the pole Saturday in a qualifying session dominated by Honda drivers. https://t.co/YeKxTHjmdC
Ganassi’s two-time champion Alex Palou pips Kyle Kirkwood and Felix Rosenqvist for Laguna Seca #IndyCar pole; points leader Will Power to start 15th in Monterey FULL REPORT & RESULTS 👇 https://t.co/tYW7NJpDFn
Alex Palou earns pole position for the #IndyCar race at Laguna Seca! He will share the front row with Kyle Kirkwood. Felix Rosenqvist starts 3rd, Colton Herta 4th, and Alexander Rossi 5th.
At a place where he’s won & finished on the podium in all 3 of his starts, @AlexPalou will start on pole at @WeatherTechRcwy. 2. Kirkwood 3. Rosenqvist 4. Herta 5. Rossi 6. Lundgaard
Massive lap for @AlexanderRossi as the @ArrowMcLaren driver jumps from 9th to 5th after the checkered. Tops on the team & lone Fast 6 Chevy. Advancing: Palou, Kirkwood, Herta, Rosenqvist, Rossi, Lundgaard Missing out: McLaughlin, Grosjean, O’Ward, Dixon, Armstrong, Malukas
Andretti's Colton Herta sets the pace in #IndyCar FP2 at @WeatherTechRcwy Laguna Seca, ahead of Penske's Will Power FULL REPORT & RESULTS 👇 https://t.co/itSrr9E0Ea
After running 2nd-fastest in Practice 1, two-time @WeatherTechRcwy winner @ColtonHerta tops Practice 2 with nearly a 0.2s gap to Power in P2. 3. Palou (‘22 winner) 4. McLaughlin (1st Friday) 5. O’Ward 6. Dixon (‘23 winner) 7. Felix (‘23 pole) 8. Rossi 9. Kirkwood 10. Armstrong
Last year’s runner-up @smclaughlin93 takes the Meat Wagon to the top of the timing charts for Practice 1 (1:07.6325), with 2 former @WeatherTechRcwy winners just a tenth back (Herta & Palou). Rest of the top-10 from practice: 4. Newgarden 5. Fittipaldi 6. O’Ward 7. Kirkwood 8.…