INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Ed Carpenter, of Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR), clocked his fastest lap of the month so far Friday afternoon, in his No. 67 Dollar General Honda powered Dallara at 228.017 mph, in preparation for tomorrow's qualifying run. The 30-year old from Indianapolis, Indiana turned 88 laps on a sun splashed day of practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). Carpenter's speed was good enough for 6th quick on the speed charts.
Ed Carpenter: "Overall, today was another productive day for us. We went in to Fast Friday with a game plan and we stuck to it. We were able to do some mock qualifying runs early this afternoon and also worked on race set up a bit this evening. The car felt good out there, it's pretty consistent. I'm really looking forward to seeing what the Dollar General machine can do tomorrow in qualifying."
All Indianapolis 500 entrants will return to the track for a practice session tomorrow morning before the drivers will attempt to make their way into the field of 33 starting positions during qualifications. Practice will get underway at 8:00am. IndyCar qualifications begin at 11:00am.
The 95th running of the Indianapolis 500 is set for Sunday, May 29, 2011, which will be the 5th race of the 17-race 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. SFR driver Ed Carpenter will attempt to make his way into the field of 33 starting positions tomorrow, Saturday, May 22, 2011. The race will be aired live on ABC at Noon EST on Sunday, May 29, 2011. Additional coverage will be available on IMS Radio, XM Satellite Radio Channel 94 "IndyCar Racing," Sirius Channel 212, along with broadcast coverage summaries available at www.indycar.com and www.sarahfisher.com.
