Andretti Green Racing hopes Miller Lite Carb Day is a good indication of the Indianapolis 500 finish. Tony Kanaan, who will start the 91st Indianapolis 500 from the middle of the front row, topped the speed chart for the final practice session, the final opportunity for teams to fine-tune their cars before Race Day. Kanaan, driving the No. 27 Canadian Club for Andretti Green Racing, topped the speed chart with a quick lap of 225.467 mph (39.9171 seconds). Teammates Dario Franchitti (223.807 mph in the No. 27 Canadian Club car) and Michael Andretti (223.575 mph in the No. 39 Jim Beam/Motorola car) were right behind.
Michael Andretti, Dario Franchitti & Tony Kanaan completed their final practice session for the 91st Indianapolis 500.
Carl Edwards finished in sixth but wasn’t overly excited about the tire situation. “The tires were very difficult. Goodyear’s doing they’re best, I guess, to come out here and be safe, but that’s kind of a mess we’ve got here with the tires. We’ll just fight through it,” said Edwards.
Many comments were made prior to and after yesterday's Busch race, some giving a warning to how today's Cup race might fare. The speedway wanted to improve competition, but the new banking and the repaving have not been a big hit. Goodyear had to come up with harder compound tires for the event due to the new surface and many drivers commented on how hard it was to come to grips with the track as they ended up doing quite a bit of sliding.
Carl Edwards increased his lead in the NASCAR Busch Series Championship points after yesterday's at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Edwards started the Roush Fenway #60 Dish Network Ford 19th in the lineup. He now leads the standings by 68 points over Denny Hamlin who finished 12th in Saturday's event.
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