Scott McLaughlin looked like anything but the reigning champion of the BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland during the opening practice for this year’s event Friday at Portland International Raceway, ending up 16th out of 27 drivers on the time sheet. McLaughlin, who won this race from the pole last year, returned to form during practice Saturday. NBC, Peacock and the INDYCAR Radio Network will begin live coverage of the 110-lap race at 3 p.m. The 45-minute practice today was a bounce-back for Team Penske, as two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Josef Newgarden rebounded to second at 58.2695 in the No. Palou, who was third in practice Friday, continued to lurk among the leaders after rounding out the top five at 58.3630 in the No.

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