Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, smiles as he waits in the pit area for his crew to ready his car during practice for IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, smiles as he waits in the pit area for his crew to ready his car during practice for IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
IndyCar driver Katherine Legge, of England, talks with teammate Sebastien Bourdais, of France, after she took her first laps during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
IndyCar driver Ryan Briscoe, of Australia, and four-time Indy 500 champion Rick Mears watch the action from the pit area during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, pulls out of the pit area during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
IndyCar driver Michel Jourdain, of Mexico, sits in his car under an umbrella during a break in practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Scott Dixon turned turning the fastest Thursday lap in practice for the Indianapolis 500.
The 2008 Indy 500 winner and two-time series champ went 223.088 mph ? the second- fastest speed of the week.
American rookie Josef Newgarden was second at 222.709. Graham Rahal, another American, was third at 222.080.
Those speeds are expected to jump by 4-5 mph when practice resumes Friday and IndyCar officials give the engines more power over the three-day qualifying weekend.
Again, the two Lotus cars struggled. France's Jean Alesi turned a fast lap of 207.489, while Switzerland's Simona de Silvestro's best lap was 205.690.
English rookie Katherine Legge and France's Sebastien Bourdais took their first laps of the week after team owner Jay Penske worked out a deal to put Chevy engines in the cars.
Associated Pressjohn tyler chuck elisabeth hasselbeck fran drescher scarlett o hara pat sajak vanna white
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