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Indy 500 focus will be on racing, not outright speed
IndyCar president of competition and operations, Jay Frye, says that Arie Luyendyk’s 1996 qualifying lap record at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is unlikely to be threatened by cars using the 2018 universal aerokit. Luyendyk set record one-lap [237.498mph] and four-lap average [236.986mph] speeds during qualifying for the 80th Indy 500, driving Jonathan Byrd/Treadway Racing’s Reynard-Ford. However, the Dutchman’s time were set on the second day of qualifying and so he lined up 20th. With the Indy Racing League switching from ex-CART cars to new normally-aspirated cars for 1997, pole speed dropped by almost 20mph. Since then, the Indy 500 pole speed has breached the 230mph barrier just...
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