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The Andretti Global trio of Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood, and Marcus Ericsson went 1-2-3 on Thursday at the five-team, nine-car test at World Wide Technology Raceway, site of the NTT IndyCar Series’…
At the recent test at World Wide Technology Raceway, the Andretti Global trio dominated the leaderboard, with Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood, and Marcus Ericsson finishing 1-2-3. Herta set the pace with 151 laps and a best time of 25.427s, closely followed by Kirkwood and Ericsson in their Hondas. In the Chevy camp, Conor Daly and Romain Grosjean showed competitive speeds, with Daly finishing fourth and Grosjean in fifth after a crash. The Chip Ganassi Racing rookies Kyffin Simpson and Linus Lundqvist were sixth and seventh, respectively. Christian Rasmussen from Ed Carpenter Racing and Nolan Siegel from Arrow McLaren rounded out the field of rookie drivers in eighth and ninth positions. The test revealed concerns regarding tire degradation and the lack of passing opportunities, prompting driver Kyle Kirkwood to emphasize the importance of qualifying for the upcoming race.
