Indianapolis 500, pole position
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Twelve drivers have a chance at the pole position today, and four others are still trying to earn a spot in the race.
A rookie driver for a brand new team has won the pole for the Indianapolis 500. Robert Shwartzman became the first Indy 500 rookie to qualify on the pole since Teo Fabi in 1983.
Robert Shwartzman has received praise from IndyCar fans online after FOX Sports' commentator Will Buxton revealed that the rookie does not have a backup car for the Indy 500.
6:51: ROBERT SHWARTZMAN WILL START ON THE FRONT ROW IN HIS FIRST INDIANAPOLIS 500. Shwartzman’s run of 232.790 is good enough for provisional pole, and with just two drivers remaining he is guaranteed to start no lower than P3.
Shwartzman, making his first-ever oval racing start in any series, tops IndyCar heavyweights with a four-lap average of 232.790 mph.
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Scott McLaughlin, the 2024 Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter, crashed during practice Sunday on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. McLaughlin did a half-spin and crashed hard into the Turn 2 wall.
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Israeli-born IndyCar driver Robert Shwartzman won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, then used his platform to ask for peace in both the Middle East and Eastern Europe.