– James Hinchcliffe completed a fairy tale comeback today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, capturing pole position for the 100th running Indy 500 by the fourth-closest margin in the race's history. A year after an accident nearly claimed his life on the 2.5-mile oval, Hinchcliffe bettered Josef Newgarden on the final run of the day, clocking a 230.760mph average.The pole position came five years to the day since team owner Sam Schmidt put another Candian, Alex Tagliani, on pole in similarly dramatic fashion. Hinchcliffe had been fastest yesterday, which meant he could utilize a cooler, late-day track as the final runner of the weekend. The advantage held, and he earned his first...
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