A pre-session downpour and high winds delayed the session by more than eight hours and when it did run for 60 minutes, Newgarden lapped the 1.25-mile oval, formerly known as Gateway, in 24.9944s at 180.040mph.
It also marked the debut of Firestone’s softer alternate tyre on an oval, with teams mandated to run it in this session. Teams started on the primaries and most switched to the red-walled alternates towards the second half of the session.
