Pato O’Ward is listed as a rookie at Indianapolis but his experience was on display again Friday in the final practice before Sunday's 104th Indianapolis 500. The 21-year-old Mexican, bumped from last year's race but in his second season as an IndyCar driver, led the way on Carb Day with a lap of 225.355mph in his No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet. O’Ward, who nearly captured his initial IndyCar win at Road America last month, was the only driver to crest 225mph as it was basically a two-hour conga line for most of the 33 starters. Scott Dixon, who starts second in the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda, wound up there on the speed chart Friday with a lap of 224.646mph and that was just a tick...
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