Ed Carpenter Racing’s all-American three-driver lineup for the Indy 500 has had an up-and-down week, yet Josef Newgarden was one of only two cars to crack the 232mph barrier on Fast Friday. Tennessee native Newgarden, who has a road course win and a street course win to his name, has also produced several strong oval performances including a pole position, front-row starts, and near misses on race day, but has yet to nail an oval win. This will be his fifth Indy 500 start. With everyone’s engine turned up to 1.4-bar qualifying turbo boost (as opposed to raceday 1.3-bar), speeds jumped by 4-5mph on average, and Newgarden set second-fastest speed, just 0.06mph behind Team Penske’s Will...
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