By: Spencer Neff
April 23, 2021
On Friday, the 24-car field took to the streets of St. Petersburg for the first time in preparation for Sunday’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
During the 45-minute session, Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden led the way. The two-time race winner posted a best lap of 1m00.8029 on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn circuit. Fellow two-time race winner Will Power finished .0073 of a second off his teammate’s best lap.
Andretti Autosport’s Colton Herta topped the Honda-powered teams in third. Aside from an early delay due to data issues, Sebastien Bourdais stopping in the Turn 10 runoff area was the only red flag on the session.
Up Next
Here is the remaining schedule for this weekend’s on-track activity. Keep tabs on this weekend’s action with IndyCar1909.com and our social media platforms, listed at the bottom of our webpage.
Saturday, April 24
9:45-10:30 a.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES practice, Peacock Premium
1:45-3 p.m. – Qualifying for the NTT P1 Award (three rounds of knockout qualifying), Peacock Premium (Live)/NBCSN (Same-day delay, 10 p.m. ET)
Sunday, April 25
9:05-9:35 a.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES warmup, Peacock Premium
Noon – NBC Sports on air
12:35 p.m. – “Drivers, start your engines”
12:42 p.m. – Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (100 laps / 181 miles), NBC (Live)
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