Two-time defending Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden had the fastest lap of the 2-hour final practice on Carb Day at 225.687 mph.

On Carburetion Day, better known as Carb Day, at the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, the fastest car perhaps fittingly belonged to the two-time defending champion.Josef Newgarden led the final practice before the fabled race with a top lap of 225.

Newgarden has 31 career wins, making him the winningest active American driver on the IndyCar series. He is tied for 10th on the all-time list. Newgarden became the first back-to-back champion at the Indy 500 since Helio Castroneves in 2001 and 2002. He is trying to become the first driver ever to win the race in three straight years.

Last Sunday’s FOX broadcast of Indianapolis 500 qualifying showed a grinning Alex Palou, of Chip Ganassi Racing, and Josef Newgarden standing together on pit lane, watching the Team Penske driver’s team work on the car’s attenuators.