Polesitter Linus Lundqvist took the lead in the HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing, but Christian Rasmussen’s Andretti Autosport entry bravely took him around the outside at Turn 7 on Lap 3. But Lundqivst wouldn’t let him go, drafted him down the front straight, and the pair collided at Turn 1 on Lap 5.
That left Hunter McElrea in front , but his joy lasted just four laps, as Danial Frost in another HMD car took the lead and started edging away.
