Josef Newgarden fastest in final Indy 500 practice. Takuma Sato and other contenders have problems

Josef Newgarden spent the final 2-hour practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Friday carving through a track full of cars. The two-time defending Indy 500 winner, who will start in the last row as punishment for an illegally modified part found during qualifying, had the fastest lap of the 2-hour final practice on Carb Day at 225.687 mph. Teammate Will Power, who will also start at the back, was fifth while fellow Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin was just 27th on the chart. “We have the tools and the people to battle to the front,” Newgarden said, “which is what we plan to do.”