Will Power set the fastest time during first practice at the Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, leading Penske team-mate Ryan Briscoe by a margin of 0.016 seconds around the 1.5-mi (2.4-km) oval venue. The pair finished marginally ahead of 2010 Rookie of the Year Alex Lloyd, while the 30-strong field was separated by little more than half a second after 45 minutes of track action.
Panther Racing's J.R. Hildebrand narrowly missed out on a spot inside the top three, with the American driver eager to move on from his last-lap disaster at the Indy 500 last month. Reigning IndyCar Champion Dario Franchitti grabbed fifth for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, just two thousandths of a second ahead of Ed Carpenter who finished ninth during his last IndyCar race at the venue in 2009.
Indy 500 pole-sitter Alex Tagliani was next up, while KV Racing’s Tony Kanaan edged out fellow Brazilian Hélio Castroneves for eighth. Justin Wilson followed closely for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, stealing the final top ten spot from Takuma Sato.
Qualifying begins at 3.45pm local time (BST -6)
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  W. Power | Penske | 00:24.365 | 50 |
| 2. | R. Briscoe | Penske | 00:24.381 | 53 |
| 3. | A. Lloyd | Dale Coyne | 00:24.439 | 32 |
| 4. | J.R. Hildebrand | Panther | 00:24.441 | 47 |
| 5. | D. Franchitti | Chip Ganassi | 00:24.473 | 50 |
| 6. | E. Carpenter | Sarah Fisher | 00:24.475 | 49 |
| 7. | A. Tagliani | Sam Schmidt | 00:24.477 | 47 |
| 8. | T. Kanaan | Lotus KV Racing | 00:24.512 | 68 |
| 9. | H. Castroneves | Penske | 00:24.516 | 61 |
| 10. | J. Wilson | D&R Racing | 00:24.536 | 62 |
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