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

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Indianapolis 500 practice results (Friday, May 16)

Friday May 16, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS – Practice Friday 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. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 223.713
2. (3T) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 223.411
3. (6T) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 223.372
4. (8) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 223.039
5. (06) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 222.959
6. (24) John Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 222.860
7. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 222.764
8. (10) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 222.680
9. (5) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 222.456
10. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 222.388
11. (18) Bruno Junqueira, Dallara-Honda, 222.102
12. (15) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 221.919
13. (99) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda, 221.857
14. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 221.632
15. (16) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 221.538
16. (19) Mario Moraes, Dallara-Honda, 221.475
17. (67) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Honda, 221.046
18. (27) Hideki Mutoh, Dallara-Honda, 220.878
19. (4T) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 220.756
20. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 220.726
21. (14) Darren Manning, Dallara-Honda, 220.300
22. (36) Enrique Bernoldi, Dallara-Honda, 220.297
23. (22) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Honda, 220.240
24. (41) Jeff Simmons, Dallara-Honda, 220.111
25. (12) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 220.006
26. (44) Max Papis, Dallara-Honda, 219.959
27. (2) A.J. Foyt IV, Dallara-Honda, 219.909
28. (23) Milka Duno, Dallara-Honda, 219.893
29. (02) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 219.810
30. (98) Roger Yasukawa, Dallara-Honda, 219.542
31. (96) Mario Dominguez, Dallara-Honda, 219.194
32. (25) Marty Roth, Dallara-Honda, 218.951
33. (34) Jaime Camara, Dallara-Honda, 218.851
34. (17T) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 218.633
35. (91) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Honda, 216.392
36. (33) EJ Viso, Dallara-Honda, 177.902

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