Kanaan dominates final free practice before Indy 500

For 60 minutes, the 33 competitors lined up at the start were able to make their final adjustments in terms of settings and pit stops. Held under a blazing sun at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the session gave the drivers a taste of the weather conditions they will encounter on Sunday.

On the timesheet, Kanaan is the only one to have crossed the barrier of 227 and 226 miles per hour. AJ Foyt Enterprises veteran beats four-time champion Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) IndyCar and winner at Indy in 2008. The New Zealander's best mark was recorded at 225,684 miles per hour (363,203 km/h). Note that the Chevrolet and Honda engines equally share the places in the Top 10 with five representatives each.

Idol of an entire people, Marco Andretti (Andretti Herta Autosport) is 3rd. Mario Andretti's grandson precedes Sébastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing). Takuma Sato, defending champion on the most famous oval in the world, ranks 6th for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. For her last weekend as a professional driver, Danica Patrick (Ed Carpenter Racing) finished in 8th place even though she lost driving time by returning to her garage to resolve a problem with the accelerator.

His boss and teammate Ed Carpenter, poleman for the 2018 edition, is in 14th position, one place ahead of Josef Newgarden (Team Penske), 2017 IndyCar champion and current leader of the Drivers' standings. simon pagenaud (Team Penske) is in 20th place. Le Poitevin will start on Sunday from the middle of the first row with 2nd place. His compatriot Bourdais will be just behind him in 5th position.

The 102nd edition of the Indianapolis 500 will launch on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. local time, or 18:00 p.m. in France.