Mikhail Aleshin made Indycar history by becoming the first Russian driver to win a pole position in Verizon P1 Award qualifying at the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. The Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver averaged 220.445mph over two laps in the #7 SMP Racing Honda to collect his first pole in his 31st career Verizon IndyCar Series start. Aleshin will lead the field to the green flag for the 200-lap marathon on the 2.5-mile 'Tricky Triangle' oval in what will be the 13th race to be completed on the 16-race schedule. "It's obviously very difficult to explain what I feel now," the reserved 29-year old Muscovite admitted, "It's a lot of emotions definitely. It's my first...
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