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Andretti’s Hunter-Reay leads Indy 500 practice
- Updated: May 18, 2016
6:54 PM ET
INDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Hunter-Reay returned to the top of the IndyCar world Wednesday.
It’s only practice.
Four years after winning the series championship and two years after winning the Indianapolis 500, Hunter-Reay posted the fastest lap of the day by going 228.202 mph. Andretti Autosport teammate Carlos Munoz, of Colombia, was second at 228.066.
“Coming off the year we had here last year when we couldn’t get the car to do anything we wanted it too, it’s nice to be back on top,” Hunter-Reay said. “It’s been a fun day, a challenging one at times when that wind spins you around, it’s a big change. But I liked what I had at the end.”
It was a busy day. All 33 car-driver combinations participated, and in the final half-hour there were so many cars still on the track that it resembled a race-day scene.
How much of an edge Andretti’s Honda-powered cars have over everyone else remains unclear.
Marco Andretti had the best speed Monday, with the next three spots going to his teammates. Tuesday’s practice was washed out by rain, and the Andretti drivers took four of the top 10 spots Wednesday.
But the two teams that have dominated the early portion of the season, Chip Ganassi Racing and Team …
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