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INDYCAR: Munoz beats heat for first career pole

It's not an Indianapolis 500 win, but it is a career first for Carlos Munoz. The driver from Colombia set a two-lap average of 217.127mph at Texas Motor Speedway for his first career Verizon IndyCar Series pole. He was the only driver on the day to run 217mph on both laps. As the fifth driver in line to qualify, he waited as several drivers put down fast first laps only to fall off on the second in sweltering conditions. Firestone Racing showed an ambient temperature of 93 degrees for qualifying and a track temperature of 132 degrees. "It's my first, it looks really nice," Munoz told IMS Radio. "Really happy for all my team, after Indy and everything. It's a long race...
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