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Posted on 14. March 2023

McLaughlin leads Barber IndyCar check

Staff Penske’s Scott McLaughlin was quickest among the many 16 drivers in attendance on Monday at Barber Motorsports Park. The non-public check held on the quick Alabama street course ended with McLaughlin (66.222s) main teammate Will Energy (66.429s) of their Chevy-powered entries and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Christian Lundgaard operating third (66.525s), high among the many Honda-powered drivers in attendance.

After Lundgaard, it was Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou in fourth (66.570s), Penske’s Josef Newgarden in fifth (66.753s) and Ganassi’s Marcus Armstrong in sixth (66.767s). Among the many 10 remaining drivers, solely Estonia’s Juri Vips, who was drafted in to check whereas RLL’s Jack Harvey continues to get better from the numerous crash he was concerned in at St. Petersburg, was not a full-time IndyCar driver.

Unofficial Lap Instances:

1. Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Staff Penske Chevy, 66.222

2. Will Energy, No. 12 Staff Penske Chevy, 66.429s

3. Christian Lundgaard, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, 66.525s

4. Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, 66.570s

5. Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Staff Penske Chevy, 66.753s

6. Marcus Armstrong, No. 11 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, 66.767s

7. David Malukas, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda, 66.776s

8. Marcus Ericsson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, 66.779s

9. Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, 66.787s

10. Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, 66.805s

11. Helio Castroneves, No. 06 Meyer Shank Racing Honda, 67.148s

12. Benjamin Pedersen, No. 55 A.J. Foyt Racing Chevy, 67.239s

13. Juri Vips, No. 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, 67.467s

14. Agustin Canapino, No. 78 Juncos Hollinger Racing, Chevy 67.552s

15. Sting Ray Robb, No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda, 67.580s

16. Simon Pagenaud, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda, 67.674s