Juncos Racing veteran Sting Ray Robb began his ‘home race’ the right way, leading the lone test Indy Pro 2000 before qualifying.
Championship leader Rasmus Lindh had the fourth quickest time, almost a half-second behind his teammate. Lindh’s closest competitor for the championship, Kyle Kirkwood ended the session with the second-fastest lap.
The top six drivers were within a half-second, and the top seven were within one second.
The first open-wheel cars on track at the Portland International Raceway for the 2019 Grand Prix of Portland was the Indy Pro 2000
At the half-way point of the 25-minute session, Kyle Kirkwood had the quickest lap at 66.729 seconds. He was followed by Sting Ray Robb, Rasmus Lindh, Danial Frost, Parker Thompson, Artem Petrov, Nikita Lastochkin, Antonio Serravalle, Jacob Abel, Matthew Round-Garrido, Kory Enders, Antoine Comeau, and Moisés de la Vara.
At just past the half-way point of the session, Robb went to the top of the timing screens.
He held that position until the red and checkered flags came out with two minutes remaining. The red flag was caused by Exclusive Autosport veteran Lastochkin, who made contact in Turn 4.
Indy Pro 2000 first practice results
| RANK | CAR NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | FASTEST LAP | DIFFERENCE | TOTAL LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Racing | 1:06.464 | –.—- | 13 |
| 2 | 28 | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport USA | 1:06.644 | 0.1804 | 16 |
| 3 | 8 | Parker Thompson | Abel Motorsports | 1:06.859 | 0.3944 | 18 |
| 4 | 10 | Rasmus Lindh | Juncos Racing | 1:06.950 | 0.4863 | 14 |
| 5 | 68 | Danial Frost | Exclusive Autosport | 1:07.021 | 0.5570 | 15 |
| 6 | 5 | Artem Petrov | RP Motorsport USA | 1:07.041 | 0.5770 | 15 |
| 7 | 90 | Nikita Lastochkin | Exclusive Autosport | 1:07.255 | 0.7913 | 14 |
| 8 | 7 | Kory Enders | DEForce Racing | 1:07.770 | 1.3059 | 14 |
| 9 | 6 | Moises de la Vara | DEForce Racing | 1:07.852 | 1.3882 | 12 |
| 10 | 51 | Jacob Abel | Abel Motorsports | 1:07.921 | 1.4566 | 14 |
| 11 | 27 | Matt Round-Garrido | Jay Howard Driver Development/BN Racing | 1:07.967 | 1.5025 | 15 |
| 12 | 11 | Antonio Serravalle | Pserra Racing/RP Motorsports USA | 1:07.996 | 1.5318 | 11 |
| 13 | 3 | Antoine Comeau | Turn 3 Motorsport | 1:08.405 | 1.9407 | 17 |
The middle rung of the Road To Indy was on track yesterday for three 45-minute test sessions. The baker’s dozen drivers turned a total of 631 laps and championship contender Kirkwood was the quickest driver. He was followed by Sting Ray Robb and championship leader Lindh.
Combined results of Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires test
| RANK | CAR NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | FASTEST LAP | DIFFERENCE | TOTAL LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Kyle Kirkwood | RP Motorsport | 67.3527 | 52 | |
| 2 | 2 | Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Racing | 67.4199 | -0.0672 | 54 |
| 3 | 10 | Rasmus Lindh | Juncos Racing | 67.654 | -0.3013 | 24 |
| 4 | 11 | Antonio Serravalle | RP Motorsport | 67.7211 | -0.3684 | 63 |
| 5 | 68 | Danial Frost | Exclusive Autosport | 67.7459 | -0.3932 | 46 |
| 6 | 8 | Parker Thompson | Abel Motorsports | 67.9163 | -0.5636 | 56 |
| 7 | 51 | Jacob Abel | Abel Motorsports | 68.2597 | -0.907 | 64 |
| 8 | 27 | Matthew Round-Garrido | Jay Howard Driver Development | 68.351 | -0.9983 | 61 |
| 9 | 5 | Artem Petrov | RP Motorsport | 68.3924 | -1.0397 | 33 |
| 10 | 7 | Kory Enders | DEForce Racing | 68.4935 | -1.1408 | 47 |
| 11 | 6 | Moisés de la Vara | DEForce Racing | 68.4964 | -1.1437 | 63 |
| 12 | 3 | Antoine Comeau | Turn 3 Motorsport | 68.5963 | -1.2436 | 40 |
| 13 | 90 | Nikita Lastochkin | Exclusive Autosport | 70.5829 | -3.2302 | 28 |
The Indy Pro 2000 drivers are back on track for their first qualifying session of the weekend at 2:05 pm.