Dario Franchitti used the final IndyCar Series test of 2013 to hold his first media session since announcing he would be unable to continue his racing career.
Simon Pagenaud survived a wild and heated race at Baltimore on Sunday to claim his second win in the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series ahead of Josef Newgarden and Sebastien Bourdais.
Honours in the second 45-minute practice session at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course went to Penske's Will Power, who just edged Ganassi's Scott Dixon for the top spot in the afternoon.
Ganassi's Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti made an early impact in proceedings at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in first practice on Friday ahead of this weekend's Honda Indy 200.
In the final practice at Pocono Raceway before Sunday's race, Marco Andretti once again topped the times in race trim but there were also encouraging signs from the Honda camp.
Mike Conway's decision to step down from his race seat at AJ Foyt Racing because he no longer felt comfortable racing on ovals received broad support from his fellow racers on pit lane on Friday.
Ryan Hunter-Reay didn't get off to the best of starts at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana when he spun the #28 Andretti Autosport car and crashed early in testing on Wednesday.
Ryan Briscoe claimed his first win in the IZOD IndyCar Series in over two years, thanks to a late caution for a violent accident when Sebastien Bourdais crashed out of third place.
The Indianapolis 500 was decided by a controversial crash at the start of the final lap of the race; did Franchitti cause it intentionally, or was it a case of red mist from Sato?
Dario Franchitti won the 2012 Indianapolis 500 after Takuma Sato spun trying to pass him for the lead just after the white flag came out at the start of the final lap.
Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon put Ganassi at the top of the timesheets for the final practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday morning.
Marco Andretti blitzed the field on Fast Friday, hitting 227.540mph on with the assistance of the additional turboboost that all the drivers got to use for the first time.
Tony Kanaan will start off the qualifying runs at 11am local time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, with Katherine Legge, Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti also out early.
There was no question who was setting the pace for the second group of IndyCar drivers testing at Sebring International Raceway, with Scott Dixon way in front of the rest.
Dario Franchitti won his fourth IZOD IndyCar Series Championship in 2011, but it was overshadowed by tragedy at Las Vegas. Only now is the series success sinking in, he says.