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Kanaan flies and commands 'Carb Day' of 500 Mi

Tony Kanaan showed strength and speed at Indy's last 500-mile activity on Sunday at the world's most important oval. The Brazilian from Foyt appeared at the top of the table in the opening moments of 'Carb Day' and stayed there, improving his marks with each exit to the track. The truth is that the # 14 flew, riding in the house of 227.7 mph, or incredible 366.4 km / h. The rider still had a 233.766 mph finish on his arrival on Turn 3.In terms of time, Kanaan turned 39s509 and was 0s368 faster than Scott Dixon, who put Ganassi in second place, being the best Honda on the table. The 'Carb Day' performance is an indication of what could happen in the Indy 500, as teams study the hit, evaluate the conditions in the traffic and are already beginning to think about the strategies for the race.Also driven by the Japanese engines, Michael Andretti was third, pulling Sébastien Bourdais, another Honda. The first Chevrolet after Kanaan appeared with Charlie Kimball, closing the top-5.

Danica Patrick faced engine problems throughout the session but was able to put herself in the top-10 with the eighth fastest time. The pole position of the Indy 500, Ed Carpenter was only the 14th.

Check out what Carb Day
The shortest of free practice for the Indianapolis 500, Carb Day started punctually at 12 a.m. (Brasília) and with a very crowded track. Max Chilton started pulling the pace, but still above 41s.The first to lead the action at a more competitive time was Takuma Sato, who turned 40s1, a little above the mark set by Danica Patrick, who appeared just behind.The times were getting closer to the ideals with Tony Kanaan very fast. The Brazilian turned 39s754 and pulled with him Scott Dixon and Marco Andretti, two others that managed to lower of the 40s. Just behind, over 40s, came Sébastien Bourdais, Charlie Kimball, Sato and Danica.When Danica appeared standing in the pits with part of the car dismounted with the team analyzing some problems, the yellow flag for inspection of the track appeared.It was a good five minutes until the action returned to the oval that received a most interesting audience on the main straight. When the green flag was fired, the lane was full again and Will Power was fast turning to be seventh.

Source:Grand Prix