Marco Andretti notched the fastest time in the first full day of practice for the 2009 Indianapolis 500.
Andretti topped the times with a speed of 225.478 miles per hour (362.871 km/h) on the famed 2 1/2 mile (4km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, where the Indianapolis 500 will be held on May 24.
More immediately, Thursday’s practice was a warm-up for Saturday’s scheduled pole position qualifying battle, with Andretti now apparently the man to beat.
“We really worked on the car the whole day,” Andretti said. “The car was good to run with it…Â Details
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