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The Marshall Pruett Podcast

MP 1670: The Week In IndyCar Sebring Monday Test Report

The Marshall Pruett Podcast

Marshall Pruett

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4.6594 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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It's audio from The Week In IndyCar YouTube show! TOPICS: Monday's IndyCar Series test at Sebring, plus a visit by the fastest driver on the day, Alex Palou. NEW show stickers and retro racing memorabilia: ThePruettStore.com EVERY episode is graciously supported by the Justice Brothers and TorontoMotorsports.com. If you'd like to join the PrueDay podcast listener group, send an email to pruedayrocks@gmail.com and you'll be invited to participate in the Discord chat that takes place every day and meet up with your new family at IndyCar events. Play on Podbean.com: https://marshallpruett.podbean.com/ Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast [WTI]

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Marshall Pruitt podcast.

0:06.8

Going to talk about IndyCar two-day test here at Sebring International Raceway.

0:11.7

Day one, just done.

0:13.7

Going to roll the timing and scoring unofficial information that we got out of the test.

0:18.4

You're going to run that right now so you can take a look.

0:20.5

Thing to know, Chip Canassie Racing, Alex Palo, fastest in the morning session, 12 drivers running,

0:27.5

cooler temperatures for sure, track a little bit green. Then in the afternoon, Chip Canassie

0:33.1

Racing's technical affiliate, Meyer Shank Racing, Marcus Armstrong, fastest there.

0:39.3

You look at the time set from the morning, indeed, across the entire day.

0:43.3

Pelo, right behind him, Meyer Shank Racing's, Felix Rosenkvist, and then

0:49.3

Rhenus VK from Huncos Hollinger Racing.

0:52.3

Those three actually had not just the top three times from the

0:55.2

morning, but those were the fastest of the day. We look at what Armstrong was able to do in the

1:00.0

afternoon, while quickest of that group of 11, indeed the fourth fastest lap of the day. Behind him,

1:07.7

Scotty McLaughlin team Penske. And then behind him, Stingray Rob, who was quick all afternoon.

1:14.0

They actually look at the four-hour window in the morning, four-hour window in the afternoon.

1:18.1

In that afternoon frame, Stingray was faster than anybody for more time during those four hours than anyone else.

1:25.6

So it looks like at least in the Monday running at

1:29.0

Sebring International Raceway's short course, that outer loop, Bunkos-Hollinger racing appears to have

1:35.0

something really good working for them. So one thing about the Monday times here, not putting a whole

1:41.0

lot into them. It's for one main reason.

1:48.5

It's tires, the tire choice and availability for teams here for this test.

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