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Palou earned his second straight pole for Chip Ganassi Racing, following on from the Indianapolis 500, on the new street track that’s been constructed by Penske Entertainment Corp around the GM headquarters at the city’s Renaissance Center.

Having raced on nearby Belle Isle Island from 1992, Penske Entertainment Corp revived the downtown circuit for the IndyCar event with a short and sharp 1.7-mile, nine-turn layout in the shadow of the General Motors Renaissance Center.

Palou beat VeeKay to pole by the second-closest margin in Indy 500 qualifying history, at 0.004s and 0.006mph last Sunday.

Palou set the fastest four-lap average of 234.217mph around the 2.5-mile oval, narrowly defeating Ed Carpenter Racing’s Rinus VeeKay.

Palou started third in his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing entry but was into the lead before the end of the first lap having taken advantage of the extra grip from the red-sidewalled Firestones.

After half an hour of the first two-hour session for the Indy 500 veterans, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Ericsson sat at the top of the speed charts.

After half an hour of the first two-hour session for the Indy 500 veterans, it was appropriately defending winner, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Ericsson, who sat at the top of the speed charts, lapping the 2.5 mile course in 40.1194s, 224.330mph, over one mile per hour clear of Colton Herta of…

The 2021 IndyCar champion found himself in the fight for victory at the 1.5-mile oval before ultimately losing out to eventual winner Josef Newgarden, who took the win by 1.2s from Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward.  

Marcus Ericsson opened his 2023 season in brilliant style after passing Pato O’Ward with four laps to go, but there was carnage throughout the field in the IndyCar season-opener at St. Petersburg.

Defending IndyCar champion Will Power says he expects his toughest opposition to come from his Penske teammates and Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou, but expects challenges from around the field.

Team Penske-Chevrolet’s two-time and defending IndyCar champion Will Power says he expects his toughest opposition to come from his teammates and Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda’s Alex Palou, but admits it’s a stacked field.