In the recent Indy 500 racing event, Alex Palou emerged as the polesitter by the narrowest of margins. He clocked a blistering four-lap average speed of 234.217mph on the 2.5-mile oval, outdoing Rinus VeeKay of Ed Carpenter Racing.
During the event, Palou signaled his intent by opening with a scorching opening lap, reaching 235.131mph. After claiming the victory, he exclaimed through the radio, “that was fun, very fun.”
He added, “It means the world to me; we knew it was going to be tight; they gave the fastest car to me. Watching [the other drivers] was tougher than doing the four laps.”
Rinus VeeKay secured a close second position with a speed of 234.211mph, which was only 0.004s and 0.006mph short of Palou’s speed. Despite his efforts, VeeKay remarked, “I got everything out of it, but it’s just so tight. I thought we really had a shot at pole position.”