MOTOR RACING-INDYCAR – TELAM Agency
The Argentine Agustín Canapino (Dallara Chevrolet) reached the nineteenth time this afternoon in the classification of the race that will be held tomorrow in the oval of the Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, within the framework of the second date of the annual IndyCar motorsport calendar from United States.
The Juncos Hollinger Racing driver recorded a time of 47s. 479/1000 to cover the 2,400 meter length of the oval layout.
The 33-year-old native of the city of Arrecifes was 409 thousandths behind the fastest, the Swedish Felix Rosenqvist (Dallara Chevrolet), who set a mark of 47s. 070/1000, at an average of 220.264 kilometers per hour.
The driver from Buenos Aires, four times champion in Road Tourism (TC), was two places below his teammate, the British Callum Ilott, who set a time of 47s. 466/1000.
Rosenqvist, from the Arrow McLaren team, led New Zealander Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) by 63 thousandths, while the American Alexander Rossi (Arrow McLaren) was 065/1000.
Further back were the American Josef Newgarden (Team Penske), the Mexican Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren) and the Japanese Takuma Sato (Chip Ganassi Racing).
Canapino provisionally occupies twelfth place in the contest, with 18 points. The Swede Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing) is the leader with 51 units, followed by O’Ward with 41; New Zealander Dixon with 36 and American Rossi with 32.
Tomorrow’s race, with 250 laps and a total of 375 miles, will start at 2:00 p.m. in Argentina.
