Not even a sore back that nearly kept him out of the race car could prevent Simon Pagenaud from winning another Verizon P1 Award and setting another Verizon IndyCar Series track record. The 2016 championship leader hustled his #22 PPG Automotive Refinish Team Penske Chevrolet around the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1m 3.8700s to edge Team Penske team-mate Will Power for the pole position and will lead the 22-car field to start Sunday's Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. It marked the sixth track record etched in Verizon IndyCar Series competition this year and second for Pagenaud. The 32-year old Frenchman accomplished the feat while nursing a back injury sustained early in Friday's...
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