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Wicked lap puts Wickens on top in IndyCar!

IndyCar Media Robert Wickens has got his fledgling IndyCar career off to the best possible start by securing a stunning pole position for his maiden outing. Qualifying for the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg was held on a track slick with light rain. Wickens timed his final outing in the top six shoot-out to perfection to claim the top spot with a lap of 1:01.6643s (105.085mph). The 28-year-old Canadian is the first driver to win the pole position in his maiden IndyCar race since Sebastien Bourdais in 2003. Earlier in qualifying he had set a new lap record for the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street course with a stunning outing of 1:00.0476s (107.914 mph). “It was just chaos –...
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