The Frontstretch: Indianapolis 500 practice results (Thursday, May 15) posted by Kim DeHaven -- Friday May 16, 2008

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Indianapolis 500 practice results (Thursday, May 15)

Friday May 16, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS – Practice Thursday for the 92nd Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed:

1. (6T) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 223.708
2. (3T) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 223.284
3. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 223.192
4. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 222.880
5. (12) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 222.804
6. (8) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 222.657
7. (24) John Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 222.474
8. (27) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 222.411
9. (10) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 222.378
10. (18) Bruno Junqueira, Dallara-Honda, 222.303
11. (15) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 222.252
12. (33) EJ Viso, Dallara-Honda, 222.108
13. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 221.850
14. (4T) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 221.763
15. (41) Jeff Simmons, Dallara-Honda, 221.370
16. (16) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 221.274
17. (02) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 221.261
18. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 221.129
19. (20T) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 220.920
20. (99) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda, 220.855
21. (06) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 220.836
22. (19) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 220.787
23. (5) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 220.729
24. (14) Darren Manning, Dallara-Honda, 220.723
25. (36) Enrique Bernoldi, Dallara-Honda, 220.579
26. (23) Milka Duno, Dallara-Honda, 220.416
27. (22) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Honda, 220.190
28. (96) Mario Dominguez, Dallara-Honda, 219.929
29. (44) Max Papis, Dallara-Honda, 219.920
30. (25) Marty Roth, Dallara-Honda, 219.634
31. (67) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Honda, 219.571
32. (2) A.J. Foyt IV, Dallara-Honda, 219.510
33. (34) Jaime Camara, Dallara-Honda, 219.248
34. (17T) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 218.400
35. (98) Roger Yasukawa, Dallara-Honda, 217.490

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