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Rookie Tomas Scheckter Captures Pole at Ameristar 200
South African rookie Tomas Scheckter set a Kansas Speedway pole speed of 218.547 mph to lead the Ameristar 200 field, shattering the track record and moving Infiniti powered Cheever Racing cars into three of the top four spots. Scheckter, who has faced a tough IRL start, vows a breakthrough after leading 85 laps in Indy 500 before a crash. Sam Hornish Jr., last year’s champ and current points leader, briefly held the prior mark before Scheckter’s lap. Eddie Cheever Jr will share the second row with Laurent Redon while Buddy Lazier and Airton Dare sit on the third row. The IRL schedule confirms 16 races in 2003, including the first international stop at Twin Ring Motegi on April 13 and a season opener March 2 at Homestead.
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