McLaughlin edges out Indy 500 winners in Texas test

Scott McLaughlin has completed another pre-season IndyCar Series test, setting the 12th fastest time in a 17-car field at Texas Motor Speedway.

McLaughlin debuted his new Pennzoil livery that he’ll run in this year’s 105th running of the Indianapolis 500.

The Kiwi clocked 233 laps, setting a best lap of 23.762s at 218.16 mph.

The test marked only the second outing for McLaughlin at the high-speed oval, having made his speedway debut at the circuit a little over a year ago.

McLaughlin joined Team Penske stable-mates Will Power, Josef Newgarden, and Simon Pagenaud at the 1.5-mile superspeedway.

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Patricio O’Ward of Arrow McLaren SP set the pace with a 23.325s lap and a 222.25 mph average.

The 2018 Indy Lights winner edged out Andretti Autosport driver Alexander Rossi on a 23.473s while Meyer-Shank Racing’s Jack Harvey was third with 23.505s.

Pagenaud (23.515s) was the leading Team Penske entry in fourth followed closely by team-mate Power (23.520s).

O’Ward’s team-mate Rosenqvist was sixth fastest followed by Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport), Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing), Newgarden, and Sebastian Bourdais (A.J. Foyt Racing).

Driver-owner Ed Carpenter fell 0.007s shy of the top 10.

McLaughlin in 12th was followed by 2017 and 2020 Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) and 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport.

Hunter-Reay’s team-mate James Hinchcliffe, Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing), and Dalton Kellett (A.J. Foyt Racing) completed the 17-car field.

McLaughlin’s first competitive outing of this year’s IndyCar Series takes place at Barber Motorsports Park on April 18.

The series will host a double-header at Texas Motor Speedway on May 1-2 (local time).

Unofficial Results: IndyCar Series pre-season test, Texas Motor Speedway (Day 2)

Pos	Num	Driver	Team	Engine	Time	Mph	Laps
1	5	Pato O’Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	23.325	222.25	146
2	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	23.473	220.85	178
3	60	Jack Harvey	Meyer-Shank Racing	Honda	23.505	220.55	205
4	22	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Chevrolet	23.515	220.46	224
5	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	23.520	220.41	247
6	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	23.556	220.07	136
7	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport	Honda	23.604	219.62	197
8	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	23.608	219.59	208
9	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	23.680	218.92	219
10	14	Sebastien Bourdais	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	23.700	218.73	166
11	20	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	23.707	218.67	162
12	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	23.762	218.16	233
13	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	23.800	217.81	184
14	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	23.807	217.75	167
15	29	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Honda	23.838	217.47	160
16	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	23.895	216.95	207
17	4	Dalton Kellett	A.J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	23.922	216.7	140