You have to go all the way back to 2002 to find an Indianapolis 500 Fast Nine without one or more representatives from Team Penske. Eighteen years after Helio Castroneves qualified 13th and Gil de Ferran took 14th on the grid, it happened again as Penske’s quartet of drivers lacked the speed to claim a starting position in the first three rows. It was another rough day for two-time champion Josef Newgarden (13th), 2018 Indy winner Will Power (22nd), defending Indy 500 winner Simon Pagenaud (photo above, 25th), and three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves (28th), making for one of the stranger qualifying sessions at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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