Andretti Global’s performances at the NTT IndyCar Series’ three-day test at Miami-Homestead Speedway were everything the team could hope for as Andretti Technologies client Meyer Shank Racing was fastest on Monday with Felix Rosenqvist, fastest again on Tuesday with its own Colton Herta, and quickest to close the visit to southern Florida with home state prodigy Kyle Kirkwood.
Kirkwood’s top lap of 1m11.277s in the No. 98 Honda also represented three straight days of the Honda Racing Corporation US-built motors leading the running on Homestead’s roval. Behind Kirkwood it was MSR’s Tom Blomqvist in the No. 60 Honda (1m11.475s), and Chip Ganassi Racing rookie Linus Lundqvist in the No. 8 Honda (1m11.640s) was third.
“With me being in on the third day, I probably had the easiest of the job of the three Andretti drivers because I just built off what they had already done,” Kirkwood told RACER, referencing Marcus Ericsson’s Monday outing and Herta’s the day after. “And honestly, the car that we just started with right away that Marcus drove and then Colton drove is what we built on top of. I was happy with the car right away.”
Ed Carpenter Racing’s Rinus VeeKay was fourth in the No. 21 Chevy (1m11.715s) and had Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Christian Lundgaard close behind in fifth with the No. 45 Honda (1m11.835s). The nicest surprise of the test was Indy NXT race winner and pre-season NXT title favorite Nolan Siegel, who made his IndyCar testing debut with Dale Coyne Racing and clocked the sixth-fastest lap with the No. 18 Honda (1m11.842s). Siegel was a pinch faster than fellow Californian Alexander Rossi, who was seventh in the No. 5 Chevy (1m11.894s).