Indy 500 Day 2 practice results: Conor Daly tops the charts at 228mph

TL;DR

Conor Daly led Day 2 of the Indianapolis 500 practice with a speed of 228.080mph. Alex Palou followed closely in second place at 228.027mph, both breaking the 228mph barrier.

Key points

Conor Daly topped Day 2 practice at 228.080mph
Alex Palou finished second at 228.027mph
Both drivers broke the 228mph barrier
Daly drives for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Palou is the defending Indy 500 race winner

Conor DalyAlex PalouDreyer & Reinbold RacingChip Ganassi Racing

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Conor Daly throttled to the top of the timesheets to lead the second day of practice for the 110th Running Indianapolis 500.

On a gusty and chilly day, the native Hoosier received a massive tow and put down a stout run of 228.080mph in the #23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou, the four-time and reigning IndyCar Series champion who is also the defending race winner of the Indy 500, backed up his top-of-the-charts on Tuesday’s opening day of practice by being second on Day 2. He was a slim 0.0093s behind (228.027mph) Daly’s pace and the only other driver to break the 228mph barrier.

David Malukas, driving the #12 Team Penske Chevrolet, was third at 0.1636s behind (227.139mph). Despite spending a good chunk of the session near the bottom, the #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda of Graham Rahal vaulted up to fourth in the last 30 minutes with a quick lap of 226.835mph. Romain Grosjean’s #18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda ended up fifth after a best showing of 226.591mph.

Six-time IndyCar champion and 2008 Indy 500 winner (Chip Ganassi Racing) was sixth, ahead of (Team Penske) in seventh, (Team Penske) in eighth, (AJ Foyt Racing), and (Andretti Global) in 10th.