Filed under: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IRL, Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS - Qualifying for the
Indianapolis 500 has never seen a day quite like this, but when all was said and done, a familiar, winning face took home the big prize.
Helio Castroneves won his second straight pole at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a blistering four-lap average of 227.970 mph, the fastest pole qualifying speed for the 500 since 2006. In taking the top spot, Castroneves now has four poles at the Brickyard -- tying him with A.J. Foyt and Rex Mays and second all-time to Rick Mears with six.
"I think I need a raise after today," said Castroneves with a laugh, a telling statement of how hard the No. 3 team worked for the top spot.
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