Rookie Carlos Muñoz Sets Fastest Lap of Week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
 
INDIANAPOLIS (May 16, 2013) – Rookie Carlo Muñoz didn’t let the warmest temperatures of the month slow him down. Rather, the native of Bogata, Colombia posted the fastest lap of the combined six practices held so far for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500. Behind the wheel of the No. 26 Unistraw Andretti Autosport Chevrolet, Muñoz posted a lap of 225.163 m.p.h around the famed 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
 
Other familiar Team Chevy faces in the top-five of the final speed chart were: Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti, Helio Castroneves and E.J. Viso.
 
Joining the top-10 quickest were Chevrolet IndyCar V6 drivers JR Hildebrand, Ed Carpenter and Oriol Servia.
 
1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier made his first on-track appearance today to bring the Chevrolet IndyCar V6 roster to 17 for this year’s 200-laps/500-mile race. Lazier concluded his “installation” laps today, and will participate in a special 30-minute refresher session on Friday morning.
The final day of practice, Fast Friday, is scheduled to see cars on track from noon to 6:00 p.m. as teams make their final preparations for Pole Day for the Indianapolis 500. Qualifying is set for Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. when, in addition to the pole sitter being crowned; the fastest 24 cars and drivers locked into the field.  NBC Sports Network will broadcast pole qualifying live from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and again from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Verizon FiOS 90/590, DirecTV 220, DISH 159 and AT&T UVerse 640). In addition, qualifying will be broadcast by the IMS Radio Network, including on Sirius and XM Channels 211 and

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