May 16th, 2012 at Indy

The honorary starter, for the 5th day of practice, is Indianapolis orthodontist Dr. Charles Pritchett. He has attended every racing event at IMS since 1957.

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Bell talked to a crew member right before he went out for practice. ©Clarino 2012
Car #67 sits in the pits in the hot sun. ©Clarino 2012
Hildebrand was voted Indianapolis rookie of the year for 2011. ©Clarino 2012
Hinchcliffe after his first practice session today. ©Clarino 2012
Ana Beatriz. ©Clarino 2012
Ana removes her ear piece after her 1 practice session today. ©Clarino 2012
Ana Beatriz drives the car # 25 for Team Ipiranga. ©Clarino 2012
Ana takes off her gear after her early afternoon practice session. ©Clarino 2012
Ana and James confer on the pit wall after their practice sessions today. ©Clarino 2012
Kanaan gets ready to go out. ©Clarino 2012
Marco was all smiles after practice. ©Clarino 2012
Marco golf carts back to the garage. ©Clarino 2012
Marco Andretti. ©Clarino 2012
Marco and Mario discuss his practice session. ©Clarino 2012
Mario takes a phone call. ©Clarino 2012
Saavedra jokes around with a team member. ©Clarino 2012
Servia drives car #22. ©Clarino 2012
Servia on his way to Hildebrand's pit. ©Clarino 2012
Servia and Hildebrand have a chat. ©Clarino 2012
Servia on his timing stand before practice. ©Clarino 2012
Car #9 leads car #39 into the first turn. ©Clarino 2012
Car #9 on the track for practice. ©Clarino 2012
Tony in car #11 out for his first practice session today. ©Clarino 2012
Car #14 driven by Mike Conway. ©Clarino 2012
Wilson in the Sonny's BBQ #18 car. ©Clarino 2012
Michel Jourdian, as fof 3:30, was the 19th fastest. ©Clarino 2012
Graham Rahal, in car #38, is still running in the top five as of 3:30 today. ©Clarino 2012
As of 2:00, Clauson seems to being running with the middle of the pack speeds. ©Clarino 2012
Jean Alesi goes out for practice. ©Clarino 2012
Car #22 is running a Chevy engine. ©Clarino 2012
Car #64 down the front strightaway. ©Clarino 2012
Kimball, in car #83, has been running in the top five most of the day. ©Clarino 2012
Car #22 has been near the bottom of the speed chart most of the day. ©Clarino 2012
The CITGO car is being driven by E.J. Viso. ©Clarino 2012
Kanaan in car #11. ©Clarino 2012
Cars out for practice come down the front straightaway. ©Clarino 2012
Side by side down the front straightaway. ©Clarino 2012
Teammates on the track together. ©Clarino 2012
A small fan plays with his Hot Wheels waiting for practice to start. ©Clarino 2012
It was a beautiful day with the northwest winds moving the flags a top the Pagoda. ©Clarino 2012