Spaniard Palou finishes first in the Indianapolis 500-mile race
Alex Ballou, the 26th and 2021 IndyCar Champion, will start the 107th edition of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28 after being fastest in Fast 6.
By Le Figaro with AFP
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Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) will start on pole for the 107th edition of the 2018 Grand Prix Indianapolis 500 miles on May 28, after being fastest on Sunday in a Fast 6 that set the top six positions on the starting grid.
It is the first time in three matches that the 26-year-old Spaniard has participated, 2021 IndyCar Championachieves this performance. Naturally, he will aim for his first victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway within a week, which he finished second in 2021, after the 28th-place finish the previous year.
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The current championship leader clocked an average of 234.217 mph (about 377 km/h), ahead of Dutchman Rinus Vichai (Ed Carpenter Racing) and Swede Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren).
“It is very important to me and everyone around me. We knew it was going to be tight, and the team did a great job. I couldn’t be more proudBaloo commented.
New Zealander Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing), who has been chasing a third consecutive Indy finish, will start from sixth.
french side, Roman Grosjeanthe former F1 driver who is racing for the Andretti Autosport team, and Simon Pagenaud, who is driving for Meyer Shank Racing, will start to turn the peloton around, respectively in 19th and 22nd.
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