Carb Day
For the first time modern scheduling, Carb Day was moved to the Friday before the race (May 27). Previously it was held on a Thursday. The final practice session was also trimmed back to one hour.
All 33 qualified cars took to the track. Nine minutes into the session, Buddy Lazier wrecked coming out of turn four, sliding along the outside wall down the front stretch. Lazier was not seriously injured, but the car would have to be repaired before Sunday.
Danica Patrick led the speed chart at 225.597 mph, and no other serious issues were reported.
Later in the afternoon, Penske Racing with driver Sam Hornish, Jr. won the Checker's/Rally's Pit Stop Challenge. They defeated Andretti Green Racing (Bryan Herta) in the final round.
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