Overview
- Collet, who clocked a tow‑assisted 226.381 mph on Wednesday, posted the fastest lap of the two‑day run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Conor Daly led Tuesday’s opening day at 225.394 mph in a session topped by long‑time Indy 500 veterans.
- All four rookies completed the Rookie Orientation Program and four veterans passed refresher runs, clearing all 33 entries for official practice, with Katherine Legge finishing her refresher after a dedicated hour.
- Teams completed 4,697 laps without crashes, with Jack Harvey’s smoky engine failure the lone major issue and a brief fox sighting prompting a short caution.
- Harvey set the top no‑tow benchmark at 221.112 mph, a key gauge of solo speed since many headline laps came with a drafting slipstream that inflates top speeds.