One would think that after all of the stress and drama of Day 1 of qualifying weekend, it would be smooth sailing until next week's big event, but alas, other than a guaranteed placement in the Fast 9 shootout group, Saturday means nothing. Come Sunday morning the times were wiped, and drivers strapped in to repeat and hopefully better their performance from the day before, to lock in one of 33 starting positions. And that they did in dramatic fashion, with one driver, Scott Dixon, causing us all to collectively hold our breath for four butt-clenching, jaw dropping laps for an average speed of 232.164 mph, which if you can believe it is only the 2nd fastest qualifying speed at this...
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