Indy 500: McLaughlin tops second day of practice at 229.493mph before deluge

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Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin led the second day of practice for the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 following persistent rain showers that limited on-track activity.

Although the session was altered to start earlier at 10am ET , the weather that also impacted Tuesday’s opening day hung around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway overnight and delayed any running until 3:05pm ET. It was a frantic bout of action among the 34 cars once the session finally went green. Roughly 40 minutes into the running, McLaughlin’s No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet caught a good tow and went up to the top of the leaderboard with a quick lap of 229.493mph.

Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, finally received a proper amount of on-track running to begin his maiden Indy 500 attempt. He pounded the pavement for 54 laps in the No. 17 Arrow McLaren-Rick Hendrick Chevrolet, ending up 15th overall with a best of 39.9565mph . “It's just a little bit frustrating,” Larson said. “It is what it is. There's plenty of track time too, so trying to remember that.

 

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