By: Spencer Neff
April 27, 2024

Practice 2 Results Combined Practice Results Qualifying Groups

Chevrolet teams agin found themselves on top of the Barber Motorsports Park scoring pylon at the end of Saturday’s 45-minute practice session.

After second practice for Sunday’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix, the driver of the No. 21 was first, having turned a best lap of 1m06.5463 (124.425 mph) on the 2.3-mile, 17-turn road course in Leeds, Alabama.

VeeKay, who stated on the pole and finished third at Barber in 2022, was .0356 of a second ahead of Juncos Hollinger Racing’s Romain Grosjean.

2023 Barber winner Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske would give Chevrolet a 1-2-3 sweep. McLaughlin’s teammate Josef Newgarden, a three-time Barber winner who led opening practice yesterday, was ninth among the 27 cars.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Graham Rahal, a tw0-time Barber runner-up, was fourth, best among the Honda entries. Teammate Christian Lundgaard rounded out the Top 5.

Another high mark for ECR would come as Christian Rasmussen was fastest among the rookies in 15th. Luca Ghiotto, who makes his INDYCAR debut for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing, was 24th.

Early on in the session, Pietro Fittipaldi went off track in Turn 2.

The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver went through the gravel trap and stopped on the infield grass. Their red flag was brought out to retrieve the No. 30 and the session would continue approximately five minutes later.

Just past halfway in the session, Arrow McLaren’s Théo Pourchaire would slide off track in Turn 14, ultimately stopping in the grass.

Long Beach pole sitter Felix Rosenqvist saw his session end abruptly. The Meyer Shank Racing driver reported a power issue that could necessitate an engine change for the No. 60 entry.3

Up Next

Here is the remaining schedule for this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park. IndyCar1909.com will have recaps following all on-track sessions and updates on social media throughout the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix.

At-track schedule (All Times Local/Central Time):

Saturday, April 27

1:35-2:05 p.m. – INDY NXT by Firestone Qualifying (Two groups, 12-minute session), INDYCAR LIVE

2:30-4 p.m. – Qualifying for the NTT P1 Award (three rounds of knockout qualifying), Peacock

Sunday, April 28

9:15-9:45 a.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES warmup, Peacock

10:10 a.m. – INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Alabama “Drivers, start your engines”

10:15 a.m. – INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Alabama (35 laps/55 minutes), Peacock.

Noon – NBC on air

12:33 p.m. – Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix “Drivers, start your engines”

12:40 p.m. – Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix (90 laps / 207 miles), NBC (Live)

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