The 23-year-old Dutchman rocketed to the highest of the leaderboard with a fast lap of 1m06.5463s on the 2.3-mile, 17-turn street course.
“The automobile feels actually good,” VeeKay stated. “It felt fairly good yesterday.
“Could not actually get a lap in on the purple tyres, however we made some adjustments in a single day for what we thought was the precise path and it was the precise path. In order that’s actually good.
“I am excited for qualifying. It is normally an excellent signal once you’re quick in follow two.”
Romain Grosjean continued his sturdy weekend, with the #77 Juncos Hollinger Racing driver ending simply off VeeKay at 0.035s behind. Team Penske’s Scott Mclaughlin ended up third at 0.063s off the highest mark.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s duo of Graham Rahal and Christian Lundgaard had been fourth and fifth, respectively.
Pato O’Ward positioned sixth for Arrow McLaren, forward of Penske’s Will Power.
Reigning IndyCar Collection champion Alex Palou ended the session eighth for Chip Ganassi Racing as Penske’s Josef Newgarden and Ganassi driver Marcus Armstrong rounded out the highest 10.
The session was purple flagged lower than three minutes in after Pietro Fittipaldi went off at Flip 2, struggling a steering failure.
Pietro Fittipaldi, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Picture by: Josh Tons / Motorsport Images
“We had been simply doing laps and warming up the automobile,” the RLL driver defined.
“Weren’t actually pushing after which my steering rack simply got here free. Fortunately, it did not occur within the high-speed nook, as a result of it will’ve been fairly scary.
“I had no steering, principally. Upset as a result of we want laps, clearly, to maintain getting rhythm with these tracks I do not know. Clearly, does not assist the race.”
Lundgaard went quickest shortly after the resumption of follow, producing a flying lap of 1m06.6973s. However VeeKay dethroned the Dane together with his quick lap with half-hour to go.
The purple flags returned with 20 minutes remaining after Arrow McLaren’s Theo Pourchaire, making his second IndyCar begin this instead of the injured David Malukas, spun off at Flip 14. He was capable of proceed on after receiving help.
Throughout the purple flag, Felix Rosenqvist was seen getting pushed again to the paddock following an issue together with his Honda engine, prematurely ending the Meyer Shank Racing driver’s session.
“We had a lack of energy after which they stated we now have to park it [for] one thing with the engine,” the Swede stated. “So, unlucky.
“I assumed really the automobile felt fairly good in comparison with yesterday, so I am happier now going into qualifying than if it will’ve been yesterday.
“Dangerous luck, however we’ll get her fastened right here. I believe we’d do an engine change and see we find yourself in quali.”
IndyCar Barber second follow outcomes
Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Hole | Laps |
1 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’06.5463 | 18 | |
2 | 77 | Romain Grosjean | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’06.5819 | 0.0356 | 23 |
3 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’06.6099 | 0.0636 | 24 |
4 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Dallara/Honda | 1’06.6588 | 0.1125 | 21 |
5 | 45 | C.Lundgaard | Dallara/Honda | 1’06.6973 | 0.1510 | 19 |
6 | 5 | Patricio O’Ward | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’06.7528 | 0.2065 | 21 |
7 | 12 | Will Energy | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’06.7736 | 0.2273 | 23 |
8 | 10 | Alex Palou | Dallara/Honda | 1’06.7776 | 0.2313 | 26 |
9 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’06.8082 | 0.2619 | 17 |
10 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Dallara/Honda | 1’06.8590 | 0.3127 | 24 |
11 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’06.8634 | 0.3171 | 16 |
12 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara/Honda | 1’06.9763 | 0.4300 | 21 |
13 | 78 | Agustín Canapino | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’06.9977 | 0.4514 | 25 |
14 | 26 | Colton Herta | Dallara/Honda | 1’07.0557 | 0.5094 | 24 |
15 | 20 | C.Rasmussen | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’07.0712 | 0.5249 | 24 |
16 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’07.0893 | 0.5430 | 18 |
17 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson | Dallara/Honda | 1’07.0927 | 0.5464 | 26 |
18 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Dallara/Honda | 1’07.1810 | 0.6347 | 22 |
19 | 66 | Tom Blomqvist | Dallara/Honda | 1’07.2517 | 0.7054 | 21 |
20 | 8 | Linus Lundqvist | Dallara/Honda | 1’07.2799 | 0.7336 | 31 |
21 | 18 | Jack Harvey | Dallara/Honda | 1’07.5641 | 1.0178 | 25 |
22 | 4 | Kyffin Simpson | Dallara/Honda | 1’07.5755 | 1.0292 | 26 |
23 | 6 | Théo Pourchaire | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’07.6949 | 1.1486 | 25 |
24 | 51 | Luca Ghiotto | Dallara/Honda | 1’07.7358 | 1.1895 | 27 |
25 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Dallara/Honda | 1’07.8813 | 1.3350 | 7 |
26 | 41 | Sting Ray Robb | Dallara/Chevrolet | 1’08.3179 | 1.7716 | 22 |
27 | 30 | P.Fittipaldi | Dallara/Honda | 1’18.4327 | 11.8864 | 1 |