Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon won Indianapolis qualifying and will start from pole in the Indy 500 for the fifth time in his career.
Qualifying ahead of the legendary race follows a rather difficult four-stage format, but the top six advance to the final, the Firestone Fast Six.
Each gets one try, consisting of four fast laps, and the 41-year-old New Zealander set the record for all of the history of the Indy 500 on Sunday by passing them at an average speed of 234.046 miles per hour (376.66 km). /h).
By the way, the winner of the qualifier will not only receive the right to start from pole position, but also a cash prize of $100,000.
Alex Palow, last year’s IndyCar champion and Dixon’s teammate, finished second, with Ed Carpenter Racing’s Rinus VeKay third.
“Now you have to do everything for the sake of victory,” Dixon noted. – Starting from pole position is a privilege that is very hard to earn. Now everyone is happy, although not as much as in 2008 when I won the Indy 500.”
It is also worth adding that Markus Erickson, an ex-Formula 1 driver, who has been playing in IndyCar for several years, showed a very worthy fifth result in qualifying; Arrow McLaren SP driver Pato O’Ward was seventh and Roman Grosjean, a former Haas F1 driver who has driven an Andretti Autosport car this season, was ninth.
This Sunday, May 29, the Indy 500 will start for the 106th time.
Source: F1 News
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