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Indy 500 qualifying eve spotlights Hornish and Wheldon
On the eve of Indianapolis 500 qualifying at the speedway Sam Hornish Jr. tops practice speeds again with 227.925 mph four lap run while defending champion Dan Wheldon hits 228.663 mph in a single lap last Sunday. Both aim to secure pole as weather threatens the schedule with rain delays and a 33-car field. Hornish leads the month’s fastest laps but faces past Indy struggles. Wheldon, Dixon, Castroneves and Kanaan push for top times amid rain flags and prep for Saturday’s pole run.
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