[h=2]Dixon back on top in IndyCar practice 3[/h] Saturday, 08 April 2017


By Mark Glendenning / Image by LAT

Scott Dixon was fastest in the final practice session before qualifying for this weekend's Verizon IndyCar Series round at Long Beach.
On a track that had been washed clean by overnight showers, the Kiwi posted a 1m07.1348s with his final timed lap to finish the morning just 0.0002s ahead of Andretti's Ryan Hunter-Reay. Reigning series champion Simon Pagenaud was third fastest, and quickest of the Chevrolets.
For much of the session, the guy to beat was Schmidt's James Hinchcliffe, although the Canadian's morning was cut short when a suspected gearbox problem left him parked in the run-off at Turn 6. Nevertheless, his best time of 1m07.1746s was still good enough for him to finish up sixth fastest.
Elsewhere, Tony Kanaan's difficult start to the weekend continued when his running was limited to five laps by an electrical problem.
"It took a long time to fix, and the guys did a great job," said the Brazilian, who ended the morning 15th fastest. "They gave me five laps, which is not great when you're struggling, but it was a great job by them to even give me that [much]. We have a lot of work to do for qualifying."