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After his sublime spin and win victory at Indianapolis a fortnight ago, Dixon put on another fuel-saving masterclass to win the race – despite a nine-place grid penalty that meant he started 16th – by 22s from Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren) and David Malukas (Dale Coyne Racing).

A pre-session downpour and high winds delayed the session by more than eight hours and when it did run for 60 minutes, Newgarden lapped the 1.25-mile oval, formerly known as Gateway, in 24.9944s at 180.040mph.

Andretti Autosport's Herta made his final pitstop a lap sooner than Palou and paid the penalty in the closing stages, as he was forced to lower his pace and tumbled back to finish fifth.

Sato lapped the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in 39.2261s, a speed of 229.439mph – faster than the quickest lap in regular boost-level practice last year.

Will Power has achieved his long-held dream of matching Mario Andretti’s all-time IndyCar pole position record after topping qualifying at the Gateway oval.

Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet ace Pato O’Ward clinched his second win of the season ahead of Team Penske-Chevrolet’s Will Power after the hitherto dominant Josef Newgarden shunted out with an apparent car failure.

Colton Herta’s Andretti Autosport-Honda led the 27-car field in second practice for Sunday’s Honda Indy 200 in a session that saw three red flags.