Alexander Rossi set the pace in the final practice before this afternoon’s qualifying session for the IndyCar Classic at the Circuit of the Americas. With overcast skies and track temperatures nearly 30 degrees cooler than yesterday, times were bound to fall in the session.
Ryan Hunter-Reay was the fastest cat in the alley again during the final NTT Data IndyCar Series practice session before this afternoon’s qualifying session on the Streets of St. Petersburg.
Conor Daly will return to the Indianapolis 500 in May after being signed into Andretti Autosport's fifth car. Daly, 27, has made five previous appearances at the Indy 500, recording a best finish of 21st last year with Dale Coyne Racing.
Fernando Alonso enjoyed a "special" maiden Indy car test on a road course on Wednesday with Andretti Autosport, completing running at Barber Motorsports Park as momentum gathers for a potential move into IndyCar for 2019.
Formula E rule makers have taken a harder stance on mid-season driver changes for the second year of the all-electric championship, with only two changes per car, per season allowed.
Ed Carpenter won the race as Ryan Hunter-Reay survived a thrilling end to the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season to take the championship by a narrow margin over Will Power.
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.