On alternate tires, Rossi, along with Conor Daly of Ed Carpenter Racing were up at the top of the times, soon to be joined by Rossi’s teammate Pato O’Ward, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou, and Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden.
But on primary tires, polesitting Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s first-time polesitter Christian Lundgaard looked very strong, as did Scott Dixon (Ganassi).
