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INDYCAR: Dixon Leads P2 At Motegi
Two-time series champion Scott Dixon jumped ahead of teammate Dario Franchitti on the final lap of Saturday morning's one-hour practice session.
Scott Dixon shot to the top of the charts on the final lap Saturday morning. (Marshall Pruett)
Teams spent most of Saturday morning on the 2.9-mile, 14-turn Motegi road course working through race setups, and after a relatively slow start to their weekend on Friday, Target Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti comfortably out-paced their rivals at Team Penske.
Franchitti led for almost the entire session, but a hot lap by Dixon--just as the checkered flag waved--put the Kiwi on top of the charts with a 1:38.771, appreciably faster than the 1:39.4745 set by Will Power on Friday.
Setting his best lap on Lap 3, Franchitti ended the session with a quick time of 1:39.168. Team Penske's Power close behind in third with a lap of 1:39.309.
With a Ganassi 1-2 in place, Ryan Briscoe made it a Penske 3-4, completing the session a scant .083 seconds behind his teammate.
Hideki Mutoh, driving for the Sam Schmidt Motorsports/AFS Racing outfit, impressed yet again by running fifth with a lap of 1:39.493.
Of the remaining drivers, Oriol Servia improved from a dismal showing on Friday to run seventh, Mike Conway led the Andretti Autosport team in ninth, and E.J. Viso finished 10th, the first of the three KV Racing entries.
Viso's teammates, Tony Kanaan (24th) and Takuma Sato (26th), looked lost, and have one more hour of practice at 12:00 p.m. to prepare for today's 3:00 p.m. qualifying session.
Rank, Driver , Gap, Best Lap
1 Scott Dixon 0.0000 1:38.7710
2 Dario Franchitti 0.3976 1:39.1686
3 Will Power 0.5380 1:39.3090
4 Ryan Briscoe 0.6218 1:39.3928
5 Hideki Mutoh 0.7222 1:39.4932
6 Sebastien Bourdais 0.7666 1:39.5376
7 Oriol Servia 0.7901 1:39.5611
8 Graham Rahal 0.7926 1:39.5636
9 Mike Conway 0.8077 1:39.5787
10 EJ Viso 0.8355 1:39.6065
11 Charlie Kimball 0.9619 1:39.7329
12 James Hinchcliffe 1.0649 1:39.8359
13 Vitor Meira 1.0664 1:39.8374
14 Giorgio Pantano 1.1268 1:39.8978
15 Joao Paulo de Oliveira 1.1536 1:39.9246
16 JR Hildebrand 1.1711 1:39.9421
17 Ryan Hunter-Reay 1.2133 1:39.9843
18 Helio Castroneves 1.2150 1:39.9860
19 Simona de Silvestro 1.2336 1:40.0046
20 Alex Tagliani 1.2457 1:40.0167
21 James Jakes 1.2803 1:40.0513
22 Marco Andretti 1.3034 1:40.0744
23 Ana Beatriz 1.4281 1:40.1991
24 Tony Kanaan 1.4438 1:40.2148
25 Danica Patrick 1.5804 1:40.3514
26 Takuma Sato 1.6643 1:40.4353
Marshall Pruett is SPEED.com's Auto Racing Editor, covering IndyCar and sports cars. He also contributes to Road & Track and Racecar Engineering. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
Franchitti led for almost the entire session, but a hot lap by Dixon--just as the checkered flag waved--put the Kiwi on top of the charts with a 1:38.771, appreciably faster than the 1:39.4745 set by Will Power on Friday.
Setting his best lap on Lap 3, Franchitti ended the session with a quick time of 1:39.168. Team Penske's Power close behind in third with a lap of 1:39.309.
With a Ganassi 1-2 in place, Ryan Briscoe made it a Penske 3-4, completing the session a scant .083 seconds behind his teammate.
Hideki Mutoh, driving for the Sam Schmidt Motorsports/AFS Racing outfit, impressed yet again by running fifth with a lap of 1:39.493.
Of the remaining drivers, Oriol Servia improved from a dismal showing on Friday to run seventh, Mike Conway led the Andretti Autosport team in ninth, and E.J. Viso finished 10th, the first of the three KV Racing entries.
Viso's teammates, Tony Kanaan (24th) and Takuma Sato (26th), looked lost, and have one more hour of practice at 12:00 p.m. to prepare for today's 3:00 p.m. qualifying session.
Rank, Driver , Gap, Best Lap
1 Scott Dixon 0.0000 1:38.7710
2 Dario Franchitti 0.3976 1:39.1686
3 Will Power 0.5380 1:39.3090
4 Ryan Briscoe 0.6218 1:39.3928
5 Hideki Mutoh 0.7222 1:39.4932
6 Sebastien Bourdais 0.7666 1:39.5376
7 Oriol Servia 0.7901 1:39.5611
8 Graham Rahal 0.7926 1:39.5636
9 Mike Conway 0.8077 1:39.5787
10 EJ Viso 0.8355 1:39.6065
11 Charlie Kimball 0.9619 1:39.7329
12 James Hinchcliffe 1.0649 1:39.8359
13 Vitor Meira 1.0664 1:39.8374
14 Giorgio Pantano 1.1268 1:39.8978
15 Joao Paulo de Oliveira 1.1536 1:39.9246
16 JR Hildebrand 1.1711 1:39.9421
17 Ryan Hunter-Reay 1.2133 1:39.9843
18 Helio Castroneves 1.2150 1:39.9860
19 Simona de Silvestro 1.2336 1:40.0046
20 Alex Tagliani 1.2457 1:40.0167
21 James Jakes 1.2803 1:40.0513
22 Marco Andretti 1.3034 1:40.0744
23 Ana Beatriz 1.4281 1:40.1991
24 Tony Kanaan 1.4438 1:40.2148
25 Danica Patrick 1.5804 1:40.3514
26 Takuma Sato 1.6643 1:40.4353
Marshall Pruett is SPEED.com's Auto Racing Editor, covering IndyCar and sports cars. He also contributes to Road & Track and Racecar Engineering. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
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