"Hopefully it runs this good in the race," Dixon said after his lap at 228.323 mph put the six-time IndyCar champion in control of Friday's practice."I was told we were done. We got through our list. I thought the car felt good.Dixon packed his helmet and calmly headed back to the paddock, his rivals taking nervous notice of confident the pole-sitter is ahead of Sunday's race.
The session was shortened for the final 10 minutes when it once again began to rain, but not before Team Penske showed it's ready to race Sunday and the rest of the field indicated it should be a rather exciting show. "I honestly felt bad for Will. Obviously, he's a fierce competitor. Seeing the struggles, not him, but the team are going through for qualifying pace," Dixon said."He's probably the greatest qualifier of our era if not all time. You definitely know it's not him, it's just one of those frustrating things.