It was a weather-shortened, dust-the-rust-off kind of opening day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the series’ most recent race winner as he turned his first official laps Tuesday in opening practice for the 2025 Indianapolis 500.
After waiting out a light but persistent morning rain, the 34 cars vying for the 33-car grid in the famed May 25 race took to the 2.5-mile Speedway to shake down their cars and see where they stand as they begin preparation for this weekend’s qualifying and next weekend’s race.
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A lightning alert ultimately stopped Tuesday’s scheduled four-hour session at Indianapolis about a half hour early, but all 34 cars entered in the race turned laps on the day.
Larson ran 45 laps total in the No. 17 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet — his best lap of 221.207 mph was 24th-fastest in the field. He spent the end of the session running in traffic and said he mostly used the day to re-familiarize himself with the car.
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Practice continues every day this week, on Wednesday scheduled from noon-6 p.m. ET. The first session from noon-4 p.m. will be televised on FS2 and then the final two hours from 4-6 p.m. ET on FS1.
— NASCAR.com —