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The driver Marco Andretti and his team Andretti Autosport, whose owner is his father, Michael, dominated this Saturday, the first day of classification of the 104 edition of the 500 Miles of Indianapolis, in which the Spanish Fernando Alonso was ranked 26 with McLaren.

The hot and humid day also proved beneficial to Honda engines at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

During the first three hours of time trials, Andretti held the pole position for the interim with an average of four turns to 231,351 mph in his Dallara-Honda No. 98, and the following four places were for their team-mates Ryan Hunter-Reay (231,330), Alexander Rossi (231,268) and canadian James Hinchcliffe (231,195).

The two-time world champion of Formula One Fernando Alonso, with his Chevrolet Ruoff Arrow McLaren SP does Not. 66, finished in twenty-sixth place (229,418 mph, 369,212 kilometers).

ahead of Alonso was the frenchman Simon Pagenaud, the winner of the last edition, team Penske, he got his worst rating of his career in Indianapolis, which will be very difficult to comeback the same way as Alonso.

The owner of Andretti Autosport has promised that his work will not end until their six cars were among the first nine positions that will fight for the ‘pole position’ in a one-hour session this Sunday.

After passing on target with its five-car full-time in the first six races of this season, Michael Andretti said that his team was not sure it would be as fast in the qualification to the training on Friday.

“we Were back last year, but worked hard during the off-season and they gave us the car to be where we are. The team worked hard. Honestly, it’s crazy. We have a little more confidence every day,” said Michael Andretti.

Marco Andretti opened with the first round on Saturday to 232 mph (373,5 kilometers) around the oval of 2.5 miles (4,023 kilometers).

“That first round was amazing. We were all amazed. In the last two laps was driving him crazy. I needed all that experience to do what he did today, and did a great job, so I could not be more happy,” said Andretti father.

Other riders of Honda in the Fast Nine provisional were the duo Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing trained by Graham Rahal and the japanese Takuma Sato (who drew the first two positions in the order), the five-time series champion, the new zealander Scott Dixon.

The rookie of Dale Coyne Racing, the Spanish Alex Palou, seventh, continues to be the sensation this year.

Palou made the fastest lap in the first of the four, which he completed with a record of 231,552 mph (372,646 kilometers) to leave the average 231,034 mph (371,814 kilometers).

“I Think we need more speed to reach,” stated Palou, 23-year-old, who finished sixth.

he Stressed that “the team gave me a car so good that it was my obligation to be in the Fast Nine, and now we have to try to get that pole. I think we can fight with the cars of Andretti. It is a pity that now make too much heat and that made our race was a little more difficult.”

Another young promise of the IndyCar, the mexican Duck O Ward, 21 years of age, with the Not. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet, who went out eighth in the order of the classification, finished in the fifteenth position to record the fastest lap of 230,809 mph (371,451 kilometers).

The two-time world champion of Formula One, the Spanish Fernando Alonso, with his Chevrolet Ruoff Arrow McLaren SP does Not. 66, finished in twenty-sixth place (229,418 mph, 369,212 kilometers).

ahead of Alonso was the frenchman Simon Pagenaud, the winner of the last edition, team Penske, he got his worst rating of his career in Indianapolis, which will be very difficult to comeback the same way as Alonso.

The brazilian Helio Castroneves, a three-time winner of the Indy 500, who will probably make his last start for team Penske, will start on the twenty-eighth.

His fellow countryman Tony Kanaan, also a winner of the race, will occupy the eighth row with the twenty-third position.

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