Reigning and two-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou vaulted up the leaderboard late to pace the second test session on Friday at The Thermal Club.
Palou, put down an unyielding lap of 1m39.3373s around the 3.067-mile, 17-turn road course to establish the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to the top of the charts in the second of four tests ahead of this weekend’s $1 Million Challenge. The second spot went to Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist, who was a massive 0.4429s off of Palou’s pace. Romain Grosjean, driving the No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet, settled in third, 0.8117s behind.
Each member of the top six held the top spot at one point during the afternoon, with most of the change coming in the final hour. While track temperatures jumped from 80F to 100F during the opening test session, it jumped to as high as 122F in the afternoon session before falling down to 110F in the final hour. After logging the most laps in the first session, Chip Ganassi Racing rookie Kyffin Simpson continued the theme by pounding 38 laps in the afternoon.
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