BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Christian Rasmussen led the opening practice Friday for the Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Alabama, turning a lap quicker than the track record at Barber Motorsports Park. Rasmussen, from Denmark, led with a top lap of one minute, 11.4618 seconds in the No. That’s quicker than the track-record lap of 1:11.5149 set by Linus Lundqvist during qualifying in 2021. “HMD gave me a great car right off the bat, so hopefully we can continue that over the weekend. In 17 Indy NXT races at Barber, the polesitter has won 14 times. Rasmussen led a sweep by HMD Motorsports of the top four spots in the 45-minute session. 21 HMD Motorsports with CGR car, followed by rookie Nolan Siegel at 1:11.6148 in the No.

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