Brazilian veteran Helio Castroneves has led the second round of practice ahead of the May 24 running of the Indianapolis 500. The speeds rose markedly over the opening day with Castroneves turning a best lap around the 4km oval of 227.51mph (366.14km/h). Searching for a fourth Indy 500 win to join another Team Penske great, Rick Mears, Castroneves logged a total of 72 laps across the afternoon-long session. Team-mate Simon Pagenaud is benefitting from tutorials from Mears and was second fastest after a busy schedule that saw him put 93 laps in the books with a best lap of 227.38mph (365.93km/h). “Rick (Mears) has got so much experience here and he thinks a lot about what his racecar was...
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