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Carpenter Secures Second Consecutive Indy 500 Pole
Indy native Ed Carpenter captured his second straight Indianapolis 500 pole with a four lap average of 231.067 mph at IMS. He headlines the front row alongside James Hinchcliffe, while Will Power, Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud, and Marco Andretti also feature prominently on the starting grid. Carpenter shifted to an oval focus with his team and prepared with Hildebrand driving the second car. Pole points were introduced, awarding 33 for top qualifier and tapering to 1 for 33rd.
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Indianapolis
Ed Carpenter
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
James Hinchcliffe
Hinchcliffe
Will Power
Helio Castroneves
Simon Prgenaud
Marco Andretti
Carlos Munoz
Josef Newgarden
J.R. Hilderbrand
Carpenter
Forme Speedway
Tony George
Mike Conway
Speedway
Castroneves
Hildebrand
Indy
Dan Wheldon
Juan Pablo Montoya
Montoya
Scott Dixon
Kurt Busch
Busch
Concord
North Carolina
Tony Kanaan
IndyCar