Rain has struck Indianapolis Motor Speedway, after not quite one-third of the field had made their opening runs. Helio Castroneves, who was out fourth, set a 228.919mph average which held firm, 0.6mph faster than Team Penske-Chevrolet teammate Simon Pagenaud who had just completed his fourth lap when the rain started to fall hard enough to bring out the red flag. Spencer Pigot was also in the 228mph bracket for Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet, ahead of the fastest of the Hondas so far, Scott Dixon and Ed Jones in the Chip Ganassi Racing cars on 227.591 and 226.995 respectively. Ryan Hunter-Reay, lies sixth, on a 226.916, with Jay Howard tucking the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda into...
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