Alex Palou just did a 235 MPH lap at Indianapolis.
Alex Palou is already an IndyCar champion, but his Indianapolis 500 history has been one of disappointing results in excellent cars. In both qualifying and the race itself, Palou has come up crushingly short in big moments two years in a row. Today, that finally changes with an electric 234.217 MPH average speed over four laps to take pole for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500.
Palou kept his run up with laps of 234.4, 233.9, and 233.4 MPH to set a final time of 234.217. That was put in immediate danger when Ed Carpenter Racing's Rinus VeeKay put up a 235 MPH lap of his own on the next run, but VeeKay was slightly slower on his peak first lap and his speed faded in a similar way over his next three laps. VeeKay finished with a speed of 234.211 MPH, 6/1000ths of a mile per hour off the pole and the speed record for a pole-sitter.
The 107th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for its traditional date, next Sunday on the day before Memorial Day.
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