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David Malsher-Lopez

Laguna Seca IndyCar: Palou heads McLaughlin in warm-up

IndyCar Alex Palou Scott McLaughlin Firestone Alexander Rossi Scott Dixon Andretti Autosport Chip Ganassi Racing Christian Lundgaard Colton Herta

Drivers spent the session either scrubbing sets of tires or testing how long their tires last on the abrasive WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Pato O’Ward saw a drop off of around 2.5 seconds running a dozen laps on the Firestone alternates on his Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet, Rinus VeeKay saw seven second fall-off in his Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet over 18 laps also on the softer rubber.

On alternate tires, Alex Palou ahead of probably his final event for Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda, set a best time of 1min12.9318sec. The outgoing champion will be starting the race from 11th, having received a six-place grid drop due to an early change to a fifth Honda.

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