Andretti Leads Honda Effort at Indianapolis 500 "Fast Friday" Practice
Indianapolis 500 Practice Circuit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval), Indianapolis, IN 2014 Winner: Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport Honda) 186.563 mph average Weather: Mostly sunny, warm, 80 degrees F
Indianapolis 500 Friday, May 15, Top-10 Results:
| Ps. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Speed mph | Notes |
| 1. | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 230.698 | |
| 2. | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 230.655 | |
| 3. | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 230.457 | |
| 4. | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 230.312 | |
| 5. | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 230.206 | |
| 6. | Sage Karam | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 230.166 | |
| 7. | Gabby Chaves-R | Bryan Herta Autosport | Honda | 229.891 | |
| 8. | Helio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 229.852 | |
| 9. | Takuma Sato | A.J. Foyt Racing | Honda | 229.808 | |
| 10. | Juan Pablo Montoya | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 229.714 | |
| Other Honda-powered Results: | |||||
| 11. | Jack Hawksworth | A.J. Foyt Racing | Honda | 229.495 | |
| 14. | Carlos Munoz | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 229.106 | |
| 16. | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 229.023 | |
| 17. | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 229.021 | |
| 19. | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Honda | 228.977 | |
| 21. | Oriol Servia | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Honda | 228.878 | |
| 22. | Justin Wilson | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 228.722 | |
| 24. | Simona de Silvestro | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 228.640 | |
| 25. | Alex Tagliani | A.J. Foyt Racing | Honda | 228.621 | |
| 26. | Carlos Huertas | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 228.555 | |
| 27. | Conor Daly | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 228.306 | |
| 29. | James Jakes | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 227.588 | |
| 32. | Tristan Vautier | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 226.860 | |
| 33. | Pippa Mann | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 225.457 | |
Andretti Leads Honda Effort at Indianapolis 500 "Fast Friday" Practice
- Final practice prior to qualifying Saturday and Sunday
- Gabby Chaves continues impressive rookie performance
- 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 24
Marco Andretti led the way for Honda and his Andretti Autosport team in "Fast Friday" practice today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, posting the fourth-fastest speed of 230.312 mph in the final practice session prior to the start of qualifying Saturday for the Indianapolis 500.
Gabby Chaves continued his run of impressive performances in practice to record the seventh-fastest speed of 229.891 mph for Bryan Herta Autosport; while A.J. Foyt Racing's Takuma Sato wrapped up an encouraging week of practice with the ninth-fastest speed, 229.808 mph.
Qualifying to set the field of 33 begins Saturday and concludes on Sunday. Television coverage on ABC begins at 4 p.m. EDT Saturday and 1 p.m. EDT Sunday.
Gabby Chaves (#98 Bryan Herta Autosport Honda) 7th fastest, leads Indy 500 rookies: "I think we had a very positive day. The car was working well. It's definitely been the hardest day out there for me. I think, here today and tomorrow and Sunday will be the hardest days. I think once we get back to race trim downforce configurations, it will be a lot easier. I think the track conditions weren't very favorable, as well, very strong winds. It definitely made for some tough times out there. But I was very happy with the car. We made great progress all day. Made some good changes that allowed me to post some quick speeds."
