All the lads from our part of the world were in the top seven at the first IRL test of the year. Ryan Briscoe topped the test for Penske Racing with a best time of 0’25.1984 at an average speed of 212.156 mph. Seventh Stater Scott Dixon was next best for Target Chip Ganassi Racing just 4/100ths of a second off the pace. Will Power had a good first outing for Penske and ended up in seventh place with a time of 0’25.3914, just 2/10ths off Briscoe’s time.
Homestead test times 2009-02-25
IndyCar Spring Training
Circuit: Homestead Miami Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Homestead, FL Full Field Practice Times:
Ps. Driver Team Chassis Best Lap Time
1. Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Honda Dallara 25.1984
2. Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Honda Dallara 25.2378
3. Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing Honda Dallara 25.3036
4. Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Honda Dallara 25.3582
5. Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Honda Dallara 25.3842
6. Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology Honda Dallara 25.3842
7. Will Power Team Penske Honda Dallara 25.3914
8. Dan Wheldon Panther Racing Honda Dallara 25.4085
9. Mike Conway-R Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Honda Dallara 25.4299
10. Graham Rahal Newman Haas Lanigan Honda Dallara 25.4465
11. Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing Honda Dallara 25.4578
12. Robert Doornbos-R Newman Haas Lanigan Honda Dallara 25.5077
13. Vitor Meira A.J. Foyt Racing Honda Dallara 25.5210
14. E.J. Viso HVM Motorsports Honda Dallara 25.5356
15. Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing Honda Dallara 25.5383
16. Milka Duno Newman Haas Lanigan Honda Dallara 25.5809
17. Ed Carpenter Vision Racing Honda Dallara 25.5881
18. Raphael Matos-R Luczo Dragon Racing Honda Dallara 25.6165
19. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda Dallara 25.6886
20. Jaime Camara Conquest Racing Honda Dallara 25.7790
21. Stanton Barrett-R Team 3G Honda Dallara 25.9180