“That first lap blew my mind!” says Carpenter of Indy 500 pole run
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To the roars of the crowd, Carpenter opened his qualifying run with a 230.088mph lap, eclipsing the next best lap – Simon Pagenaud’s first lap in the #22 Penske-Chevy – by almost 1mph. When he followed it up with three laps over 229, he jumped to P1,“That first lap blew my mind!” says Carpenter of Indy 500 pole run
To the roars of the crowd, Carpenter opened his qualifying run with a 230.088mph lap, eclipsing the next best lap – Simon Pagenaud’s first lap in the #22 Penske-Chevy – by almost 1mph. When he followed it up with three laps over 229, he jumped to P1, with only one car left to run. When Helio Castroneves couldn’t get out of the 228s, pole was Carpenter’s for the third time in six ... Keep reading Read more