Fernando Alonso will compete for pole position at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday after making it through the first qualifying day seventh fastest. The McLaren Formula 1 driver produced an impressive performance in his first competitive session on a US oval track. Alonso is among the 'fast nine' who will dispute pole on Sunday. Alonso's average speed for his four-lap qualifying run on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway was 230.034mph. American Ed Carpenter, who ran later in the day, was fastest at 230.468mph. The shootout for pole is due to begin at 21:00 BST on Sunday. The dangers of racing on high-speed American oval tracks were emphasised by a huge accident for former F1 driver...
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