Dixon led the training session held on Carb Day. The session, which took place on Friday morning at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was the last session on the track before the main race on Sunday.
The track was extremely busy throughout the two-hour session, resembling a full race at times. Drivers were moving around each other in every corner of the track, running in groups, practicing overtaking, and getting familiar with their cars in the turbulent air.
Scott Dixon emerged as the fastest driver in the final training session, setting a lap time of 227.206 MPH early on. The six-time champion and one-time Indy 500 winner completed 90 laps and showed great comfort behind the wheel.
Helio Castroneves, a four-time winner of the Indy 500, recorded the second fastest lap, closely followed by Pato O’Ward in third place. Colton Herta secured the fourth fastest time and expressed satisfaction with the performance of his Andretti Global team, which remained fast and stable throughout the training period.
During the session, Kyle Larson had a close call when he ran out of fuel half a lap before planning to pit. With the help of the safety team, Larson and the other drivers were able to get back on the track in the final minutes of the session.
Santino Ferrucci faced difficulties during the final training session as his AJ Foyt Chevy car underperformed as soon as he hit the track. His team pushed the car back to the garage after completing only nine laps to address the issue. Ferrucci returned to the track 30 minutes later, but faced more adjustments as he was pushed back to the garage again.
Several other drivers were also surprised to find that their cars were not performing as well as in previous training sessions. Christian Lundgaard and Alexander Rossi, among others, experienced a decrease in comfort and performance, indicating the need for adjustments before the race.
Overall, the entire field completed an impressive 2,721 laps, with Graham Rahal spending the most time on the track, completing 106 laps in his Honda #15 RLL.
With no remaining training sessions, any necessary adjustments will have to be made based on the data collected so far. The 108th edition of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to start shortly after noon, Eastern time, although there is a chance of rain that could postpone the race until Monday if it is intense enough.
