In the morning session on Wednesday, 2016 Indy winner Alexander Rossi spun his Andretti Autosport-Honda as he straightened up on the warm-up lane beside the short chute between Turns 1 and 2. In the afternoon session, four-time 500 winner Helio Castroneves lost control of his Meyer Shank Racing-Honda on the warm-up lane and spun across the grass and hard into the outside wall at Turn 2.
Barely 20 minutes later, Team Penske-Chevrolet’s Will Power, the 2018 Indy winner, had his car snap out of control as he changed into second gear and started negotiating the left-hand turn after pit exit. The #12 car completed a 360deg spin that saw its tail hanging over the Turn 1 racing line – just long enough to obstruct Colton Herta who was leading a pack of cars. Herta jinked around the briefly stricken Power, but the avoidance maneuver caused the Andretti Autosport-Honda to spin, nicking the outside wall with its front and rear wings, but somehow avoiding a huge shunt.
