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Alonso upbeat despite ninth row start for Indy 500

Fernando Alonso will start his second Indy 500 bid next week from 26th on the 33-car grid after lacking speed in Saturday's qualifying run. The Arrow McLaren SP driver clocked in with an average speed over the four-lap run of 228.768 mph that put him behind his rookie teammates Pato O'Ward (15th) and Oliver Askew (21st). At the top of the timesheet, Marco Andretti confirmed in qualifying his impressive pace in practice with a four-lap average of 231.351 mph that nicely lines up the Andretti Autosport charger for Sunday's fast nine shootout for pole. Anxious Abiteboul 'hardly breathing' during Alonso Indy 500 bid Alonso acknowledged his lack of pace in the Saturday session but remained...
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