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Alex Palou leads Indy NXT test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indy NXT Chris Griffis Memorial Test Indianapolis Motor Speedway Alex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing

Five-time NTT IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou topped the Friday session of the Chris Griffis Memorial Test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 11 Chip Ganassi Racing entry, Palou recorded a lap time of 1:14.5050 on the 2.439-mile road course, marking his first time driving Indy NXT by Firestone machinery.

Tymek Kucharczyk, driving for HMD Motorsports, finished second with a time of 1:14.8209. Max Taylor of Andretti Global took third place at 1:14.8453, while Max Garcia finished fourth for HMD Motorsports at 1:14.9443. Jack Beeton rounded out the top five.

The test was held under overcast and chilly conditions in Central Indiana and was named in memory of Chris Griffis, the former Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team manager.

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Alex Palou · Chip Ganassi Racing · HMD Motorsports · Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Tymek Kucharczyk

Sources

Alex Palou lidera hasta cuando ayuda [infopits.mx]
Palou Sets The Pace For Indy NXT Testers [speedsport.com]
Alex Palou prueba el Indy NXT de Ganassi... y lidera un test por 3 décimas sobre el resto [revistascratch.com]
Kucharczyk Tops INDY NXT Regulars at Griffis Test - Alex Palou didn’t expect to be the quickest driver in Friday’s Chris Griffis Memorial Test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. by Official Release [speedwaymedia.com]