Veekay grabs phenomenal pole in IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama

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20:12, 30 Apr 2022

Rinus van Kalmthout impressively secured the pole position for the IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama. At the Barber Motor Park, the 21-year-old Dutchman proved unbeatable and won the NTT P1 Award for the second time in his career.

Veekay takes pole in IndyCar Alabama GP

Rinus Veekay, with a time of 1:06.2507, was a tenth and a half too fast for Pato O'Ward, who will start alongside Veekay from the front row. Alex Palou grabbed the third time with a gap of just under two tenths.

After the session, Veekay says he has a lot of confidence for the race on Sunday, for which the warm-up is already a few hours away in the form of the final free practice. That means no warm-up on Sunday, so the drivers will go straight into the race tomorrow.

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Now that's art. @rinusveekay masters @BarberMotorPark with a fast lap of 1:06.2507 to grab the NTT P1 Award. He'll lead the field to green tomorrow for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. #INDYCAR // #HIGPA

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2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
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12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
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15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
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Veekay grabs phenomenal pole in IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama

Veekay takes pole in IndyCar Alabama GP

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