Scott McLaughlin, last year's runner-up, led Practice 1 with Colton Herta and Alex Palou close behind. Herta topped Practice 2 with a gap to Power. Palou secured pole position for the race at Laguna Seca, with Kyle Kirkwood starting alongside him. Rossi moved up to 5th in the final session.
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
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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.…