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4 Takeaways From Alex Palou Snagging Indy 500 Pole

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) — Yes, again. Alex Palou, the defending Indianapolis 500 winner and four-time INDYCAR champion who seems to win all the big events these days in INDYCAR, captured the Indy 500 pole Sunday. No surprise there. Unless you’re Alex Palou. "Very surprised," Palou said in his news conference after winning his second career Indy 500 pole. "We did not have the speed. Even on Fast Friday [practice two days ago], we tried and tried and tried to get more speed. It was OK." It certainly was more than OK on Sunday when it counted most. Here are my takeaways: 1. R...