Team Penske Verizon IndyCar Series Practice and Qualifying Report - Mid-Ohio

July 28, 2018

Track:                 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Race:                   Honda Indy 200
Date:                   July 28, 2018

No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Josef Newgarden

Final Practice
Position:                            2nd
Time / Speed:                   1:05.2470 / 124.585 mph     

Qualifying
Position:                            4th                   
Time / Speed:                   1:05.1335 / 124.802 mph     

No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Will Power

Final Practice
Position:                            3rd
Time / Speed:                   1:05.2470 / 124.414 mph     

Qualifying
Position:                            2nd               
Time / Speed:                   1:04.8939 / 125.263 mph     

No. 22 Menards Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet – Simon Pagenaud

Final Practice
Position:                            6th
Time / Speed:                   1:05.4571 / 124.185 mph     

Qualifying
Position:                            17th                  
Time / Speed:                   1:05.9630 / 123.233 mph     

Fastest Time:          1:05.2067 (No. 15 – Graham Rahal) – Final Practice

                               1:04.6802 (No. 27 – Alexander Rossi) – Qualifying

Notes:

It was a challenging day at Mid-Ohio Sports Course for a final practice session and qualifying for the Verizon IndyCar Series’ Honda Indy 200.  Will Power and the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet were the fastest of Team Penske’s Chevrolets having a solid third-place run for the final practice session and ultimately qualifying second for Sunday’s race. Josef Newgarden and the No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet also put on a strong performance ending the final practice session running second and qualifying fourth. Simon Pagenaud and the No. 22 Menards Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet had a more difficult day after spinning on track during final practice. While they ran fast in practice, they were unable to find the speed they needed for a stronger qualifying result – qualifying ultimately in the 17th spot. The team will work hard this evening to find speed for tomorrow’s race.